Bradley William Fewster (born 27 January 1996) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a striker for Whitby Town.
![]() Fewster playing for York City in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bradley William Fewster[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1996-01-27) 27 January 1996 (age 26)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Middlesbrough, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Whitby Town | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2014 | Middlesbrough | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2017 | Middlesbrough | 0 | (0) |
2014 | → Preston North End (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → York City (loan) | 24 | (8) |
2016 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Spennymoor Town | 20 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Blyth Spartans | 19 | (3) |
2019– | Whitby Town | 53 | (20) |
National team | |||
England U16 | |||
England U17 | |||
England U18 | |||
2014–2015 | England U19 | 7 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:57, 20 April 2022 (UTC) |
Fewster started his career with Middlesbrough, and had loan spells with Preston North End, York City and Hartlepool United. He was released by Middlesbrough in 2017 and spent a season with Spennymoor Town before joining Blyth Spartans. He has represented England from under-16 through to under-19 level.
Born in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire,[2] Fewster joined the Middlesbrough academy before signing a three-year professional contract in July 2013.[3] Fewster made his first-team debut on 12 August 2014 in a League Cup win over Oldham Athletic, starting the game.[4] Fewster scored his first goal against Preston North End on 27 August 2014 on his second senior outing for the club.[5]
Fewster joined League One club Preston North End on 27 November 2014 on a season-long youth loan.[6] However, the loan was cut short for "personal reasons" after only two weeks.[7] Fewster signed for League Two club York City on 26 November 2015 on a one-month youth loan and scored on his debut against Accrington Stanley.[8]
On 30 August 2016, Fewster joined League Two club Hartlepool United on loan until 31 December.[9] He was released by Middlesbrough at the end of the 2016–17 season.[10]
Fewster signed for National League North club Spennymoor Town on 31 August 2017.[11] He signed for another National League North club, Blyth Spartans, on 11 July 2018.[12]
On 28 February 2019, Fewster joined Whitby Town on a contract until the end of next season.[13] Fewster's first season with Whitby was ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 outbreak, he scored nine times in 10 league appearances in his debut season with the club.[14]
Fewster has represented England at under-16,[15] under-17,[16] under-18[17] and under-19 levels.[18]
On 18 February 2014, Fewster scored a hat-trick for England under-18s against Belgium U18.[19] He scored on his under-19 debut against Germany in a 1–1 draw,[20] before scoring four goals in three matches in the first round of 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.[21]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Middlesbrough | 2014–15[22] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
2015–16[23] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2016–17[24] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
Preston North End (loan) | 2014–15[22] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
York City (loan) | 2015–16[23] | League Two | 24 | 8 | — | — | — | 24 | 8 | |||
Hartlepool United (loan) | 2016–17[24] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Spennymoor Town | 2017–18[25][26] | National League North | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
Blyth Spartans | 2018–19[25] | National League North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Whitby Town | 2019- | Northern Premier League | ||||||||||
Career total | 48 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 55 | 9 |
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