Stuart Brightwell

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Stuart Brightwell
Personal information
Full name Stuart Brightwell[1]
Date of birth (1979-01-31) 31 January 1979 (age 45)[1]
Place of birth Easington, England[1]
Position(s) Midfielder[1]
Youth career
Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1998 Manchester United 0 (0)
1998–1999 Hartlepool United 17 (1)
Bishop Auckland
????–2002 Durham City
2002–2004 Spennymoor United
2004 Durham City
2004 Billingham Town
20??–2006 Hetton Lyons (1)
2007 Carolina RailHawks[2] 25 (1)
2008 Horden C.W.
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stuart Brightwell (born 31 January 1979) is a former English football midfielder who spent one season in the USL First Division in the USA. He last played for Horden Colliery Welfare A.F.C. in the Northern League. Currently, he works as a coach at the i2i International Soccer Academy. .

Brightwell came up through the Manchester United youth system, before transferring to Hartlepool United in 1998. Brightwell played in 20 games for the Monkey Hangers. He then played for Bishop Auckland and Durham City. In November 2002, he transferred from Durham City to Spennymoor United. In the summer of 2004, he moved back to Durham City before transferring to Billingham Town on 12 October 2004.[3]

At Hetton Lyons CC, he scored a hattrick in the FA Sunday Cup Final.[4]

In May 2007, Brightwell signed with the Carolina RailHawks of the USL First Division. He played well, seeing extensive playing time, but was released by the team at the end of the season.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Stuart Brightwell at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Carolina RailHawks 2007 Roster". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 4 July 2008. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Stuart Brightwell Player Profile". NonLeagueDaily.com. Baltic Publications Limited. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Tyne > Sport > Grassroots > The Barry Hindson Column". BBC Tyne. BBC. 8 May 2006. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2020.

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