John Lewis (footballer, born 1955)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 15 October 1955 | ||
Place of birth | Tredegar, Wales | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Bristol Rovers | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1974–1978 | Aberbargoed Buds | ||
1978 | Pontllanfraith | 1 | (0) |
1978–1983 | Cardiff City | 140 | (9) |
1983–1987 | Newport County | 153 | (8) |
1987–1989 | Swansea City | 25 | (0) |
1989–1991 | Abergavenny Thursdays | ||
1991 | Barry Town | ||
1992–1995 | Newport | 76 | (4) |
1995–1998 | Ebbw Vale | 12 | (0) |
1998–1999 | Merthyr Tydfil | ||
1999 | Rhayader Town | 2 | (0) |
1999–2000 | Bohemians | 0 | (0) |
2000–2001 | Llanelli | 0 | (0) |
2001 | Merthyr Tydfil | ||
International career | |||
Wales U-21 | 1 | (0) | |
Managerial career | |||
1987 | Newport County | ||
Merthyr Tydfil | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
For people with the same name see John Lewis (disambiguation)
John Lewis (born 15 October 1955) is a Welsh former professional footballer and manager.
Career
Lewis was born in Tredegar and was spotted by Cardiff City while playing for Pontllanfraith in a Welsh Football League match and was quickly offered a contract by then manager Jimmy Andrews. He made his Cardiff debut against Blackburn Rovers in September 1978. He went on to become a regular fixture in the Bluebirds line-up over the next few years before eventually leaving the club along with Linden Jones and Tarki Micallef to join Newport County in a swap deal that saw Nigel Vaughan and Karl Elsey go the other way and join Cardiff.[2]
After establishing himself in the County side he went on to become the club's player-manager when
Wales Under-21s
Lewis made one appearance for the Wales under-21 team.
Coaching career
Lewis was manager at Newport County and Merthyr. In February 2006 he returned to Merthyr as coach.
Managerial statistics
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||||
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G | W | D | L | Won % | ||||||
Newport County
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5 March 1987 | 7 September 1987 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15.00 |