Kevin Lewis (footballer, born 1952)

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Kevin Lewis
Personal information
Full name Kevin William Lewis [1]
Date of birth (1952-09-25) 25 September 1952 (age 70) [1]
Place of birth Hull, England [1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1970–1972 Manchester United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1972–1976 Stoke City 15 (0)
1977–1982 Crewe Alexandra 122 (2)
1982 Telford United
Total137(2)
Managerial career
1985–1986 Leek Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kevin William Lewis (born 25 September 1952) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Crewe Alexandra and Stoke City. His nephew of the same name was also a footballer who played for Stoke City. [1]

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Career

Lewis was born in Hull and played in the youth teams of Manchester United before joining Stoke City in 1972. [1] He never was really able to force his way into Tony Waddington's side and after 16 appearances in four seasons he left the Victoria Ground. [1] He spent three years out of the game before joining Crewe Alexandra in 1979. [1] He spent three seasons at Crewe making 132 appearances and spent a season at Telford United.

Career statistics

Source: [2]

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 1972–73 First Division 10000010
1973–74 First Division00000000
1974–75 First Division50001060
1975–76 First Division90000090
Total1500010160
Crewe Alexandra 1979–80 Fourth Division 3001020330
1980–81 Fourth Division4601020490
1981–82 Fourth Division4622020502
Total122240601322
Career Total137240701482

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN   0-9524151-0-0.
  2. Kevin Lewis at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)