John Lewis (footballer born 1881)

John Lewis (footballer born 1881)

Infobox Football biography
playername = John Lewis


fullname = John Richard Lewis
dateofbirth = August 1881
cityofbirth = Aberystwyth
countryofbirth = Wales
dateofdeath = death date and age|1954|9|12|1881|8|0|df=y
cityofdeath = Burton upon Trent
countryofdeath = England
height = height|ft=5|in=8
nickname =
position = Inside Forward
currentclub =
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1899–1900
1900–1901
1901–1904
1904–1906
1906–1907
1907–1908
1908–1909
1909–1910
clubs = Bristol Rovers
Portsmouth
Burton United
Bristol Rovers
Brighton & Hove Albion
Southampton
Croydon Common
Burton United
caps(goals) =
021 0(7)
074 (24)


024 (10)

nationalyears = 1906
nationalteam = Wales
nationalcaps(goals) = 001 0(0)
manageryears =
managerclubs =

John Richard Lewis (August 1881 – 12 September 1954) was a Welsh international footballer, who played his club football as a forward for various clubs in the south of England.

Playing career

Lewis was born in Aberystwyth and started his career with Bristol Rovers in September 1899, before moving to the South coast to join Southern League Portsmouth in May 1900. After one season at Fratton Park, he moved to the Midlands to join Burton United playing in the Second Division of the Football League.

After three seasons, he returned to the Southern League with Bristol Rovers in August 1904 where he won a cap for Wales in the match against England on 19 March 1906. Shortly afterwards he moved back to the south coast with Brighton & Hove Albion, where he spent one season before arriving at Southampton, his third south coast club.

Although rather small, Lewis was a clever forward but sometimes found his size a handicap against burly opponents. In his one season at The Dell, he formed a useful partnership with Fred Harrison as well as linking up well with fellow forwards, Frank Jefferis and George Smith. He made 24 Southern League appearances for The Saints and his 10 goals made him top scorer for the club for the 1907–08 season.

Never able to settle long in one place, he spent the 1908–09 season with Croydon Common before returning to Burton United (now out of the Football League) in 1909.

References

*cite book | author=Duncan Holley & Gary Chalk | title=The Alphabet of the Saints| publisher= ACL & Polar Publishing | year=1992| pages=p.208| id=ISBN 0-9514862-3-3
*cite book | author=Dave Juson & others | title=Saints v Pompey - A history of unrelenting rivalry| publisher=Hagiology | year=2004| pages=p.227| id=ISBN 0-9534474-5-6


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