Stuart Brightwell
Personal information
Full name	Stuart Brightwell
Date of birth	January 31, 1979 (1979-01-31) (age 30)
Place of birth	Easington, United Kingdom
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
?	Manchester United
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996-98 1998-99 -2002 2002-2004 2004 2004 -2006 2007 2008	Manchester United Hartlepool United Bishop Auckland Durham City Spennymoor United Durham City Billingham Town Hetton Lyons Carolina RailHawks Horden C.W.	00 (0) 20 (2) 25 (1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Stuart Brightwell (born January 31, 1979 in Easington, United Kingdom) is an English football midfielder who one season in the USL First Division in the United States. He currently plays for Horden Colliery Welfare A.F.C. in the Northern League.

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 October 12, 2004.^[1]

At Hetton Lyons CC, he scored a hattrick in the FA Sunday Cup Final.^[2]

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.

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