John Davison Hewie (13 December 1927 – 11 May 2015) was a South African-born Scottish international footballer, who spent most of his career with Charlton Athletic.
[4] Football however was his primary pastime and he honed his skills first with his employer's works team then local sides Arcadia and Johannesburg.
In October 1949 the opportunity arose for Hewie to turn professional with English side Charlton Athletic, who had already imported several other South African-based players.
He would spend the next 19 years in south-east London, making over 500 appearances[5][6] for the Addicks and playing in almost every position, including four times as an emergency goalkeeper when regular custodian Mick Rose was injured.
[5] After playing well for a British-based South Africa representative side in an unofficial match in Glasgow in early 1956,[6][7] he again came into consideration for the Scottish squad, and soon made the first of a total of 19 full appearances, predominantly at fullback, during which he scored twice.