Benjamin Lewis (footballer)

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Benjamin Lewis (born 1869) was a Welsh international footballer. [1] He played for Crewe Alexandra, Chester and Wrexham. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness
  2. "Benjamin Lewis". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  3. "Welsh Newspapers Online I AN OLD WREXHAM FOOTBALLER.|1895-12-14|Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register - Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 5 December 2017.