Brighton & Hove Albion Hinshelwood was born in
Oxford and joined
Brighton & Hove Albion as a trainee. He turned professional in August 2002, while his uncle,
Martin Hinshelwood was Brighton manager. He made his league debut on 10 August 2002 in a 3–1 victory away to
Burnley, picking up man-of-the-match honours from the sports press. He made more than 40 appearances in the
Championship for Brighton over the next couple of seasons, playing so well that he was selected for the
England U21 squad for games against
Wales and
Azerbaijan in October 2004. Shortly after this call up, he was about to receive a letter from the
FA informing him that he was being considered for the
Toulon Tournament in the summer of 2005, when the results of a scan showed that he had ruptured his
ACL. Returning from this injury in the 2006–07 season, Hinshelwood even captained the Brighton side, becoming one of the youngest captains in club history. A second ACL operation was followed by two more minor procedures to repair surface damage. Upon his return from rehabilitation, Hinshelwood was loaned to
Lewes, where he helped the struggling
Conference team win three of the five games in which he played, his form prompting Brighton to recall him early from his loan spell. It was announced on 12 May 2009, that Hinshelwood would be leaving Brighton after the expiration of his contract at the end of June 2009.
Aldershot Town Hinshelwood signed for
Aldershot Town on 28 July 2009 on a one-year deal, and on 6 August Aldershot manager
Gary Waddock announced that Hinshelwood would be the
captain for the
2009–10 season.
Wycombe Wanderers Hinshelwood subsequently signed for
Wycombe Wanderers on 1 January 2010 on a free transfer, until the end of the season. He became Wycombe's club captain in early March, taking the armband from previous captain
Craig Woodman. On 14 July 2010, Hinshelwood announced his retirement from football due to a serious knee injury. ==Career statistics==