Jack Lewis (footballer, born 1902)

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Jack Lewis
Personal information
Full name James John Lewis
Date of birth (1902-01-16)16 January 1902
Place of birth Newport, Wales
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Position(s) Left-half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Somerton Park Juniors
1922–1923 Newport County 26 (0)
1924–1925 Cardiff City 1 (0)
1925–1933 Tranmere Rovers 266 (9)
International career
1925 Wales 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James John Lewis (born 16 January 1902, date of death unknown)[2] was a Welsh footballer who played in the English Football League for Cardiff City, Newport County and Tranmere Rovers. He was born in Newport.[3]

Career

Lewis started his career at his home town club

British Home Championship match against Scotland on 31 October 1925, which ended in a 3–0 defeat.[5] Lewis never played for Wales or Cardiff City again, moving to Tranmere Rovers
where he went on to make over 250 appearances.

References

  1. ^ "Cardiff City". Athletic News. 24 August 1925. p. 6. Retrieved 13 November 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ Upton, Gilbert; Wilson, Steve; Bishop, Peter (24 July 2009). "Player Records". Tranmere Rovers: The Complete Record. Breedon. pp. 520–538. .
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  5. ^ "Wales 0-3 Scotland". Welsh Football Data Archive. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2009.

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