Derek Lewis

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Derek Lewis
Personal information

Full name Derek Ivor Edwin Lewis

Date of birth 10 June 1929(1929-06-10)

Place of birth Edmonton, London, England

Date of death 13 July 1953(1953-07-13) (aged 24)

Place of death St Albans, England

Playing position Striker

Senior career*

Years Team Apps^† (Gls)^†

? Erith & Belvedere

? Fulham 0 (0)

? Bury Town

1950–1952 Gillingham 48 (31)

1952–1953 Preston North End 37 (14)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:11, 10 December 2007 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Derek Ivor Edwin Lewis (10 June 1929 – 13 July 1953) was an English professional football (soccer) player for Gillingham and Preston North End. He made 85 Football League appearances and was tipped as a future England international but died suddenly of a brain haemorrhage at the age of 24.^[1]

References

^ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. pp. p195. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.

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Name Lewis,Derek

Alternative names

Short description English footballer

Date of birth 10 June 1929

Place of birth Edmonton, London, England

Date of death 13 July 1953

Place of death St Albans, England

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Personal information
Full name	Derek Ivor Edwin Lewis
Date of birth	10 June 1929(1929-06-10)
Place of birth	Edmonton, London, England
Date of death	13 July 1953(1953-07-13) (aged 24)
Place of death	St Albans, England
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
?	Erith & Belvedere
?	Fulham	0	(0)
?	Bury Town
1950–1952	Gillingham	48	(31)
1952–1953	Preston North End	37	(14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:11, 10 December 2007 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).