Lewis Baines

Lewis Baines

Personal information
Full name	Lewis Robert George Baines [1]
Date of birth	(1998-10-10) 10 October 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth	Brighton, England
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Altrincham
Number	4
Youth career
0000–2017	Fleetwood Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Fleetwood Town	0	(0)
2017	→ Bamber Bridge (loan)	13	(0)
2018	→ Ashton United (loan)	15	(1)
2018	→ Ashton United (loan)	6	(0)
2018–2019	→ Chorley (loan)	5	(0)
2019	→ Stockport County (loan)	5	(0)
2019–2022	Chorley	92	(2)
2022–	Altrincham	65	(4)
International career
2022–	England C	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:50, 10 March 2024 (UTC)

Lewis Robert George Baines (born 10 October 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Altrincham. ^[2]

Career

Baines turned professional with Fleetwood Town in the summer of 2017, ^[3] and spent loan spells with Bamber Bridge and Ashton United before signing a new contract in July 2018. ^[4] He made his senior debut on 13 November 2018 in the EFL Trophy. ^[5] He moved on loan to Chorley in December 2018, ^[6] and to Stockport County in January 2019. ^[7]

On 25 July 2019, Baines completed a permanent deal to join newly promoted National League side Chorley. ^[8]

On 30 May 2022, Baines returned to the National League to join Altrincham for an undisclosed fee. ^[9]

International career

On 28 March 2022, he was called-up to the England C squad for the friendly against Wales C in Caernarfon. ^[10] He came on for the final fifteen minutes as a substitute in the 4–0 defeat. ^[11]

Career statistics

As of end of 2021–22 season

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fleetwood Town	2017–18 [2]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2018–19 [2]	League One	0	0	—		0	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Bamber Bridge (loan)	2017–18 [12]	NPL Division One North	13	0	—		—		3 [lower-alpha 2]	0	16	0
Ashton United (loan)	2017–18 [13]	NPL Premier Division	15	1	—		—		2 [lower-alpha 3]	0	17	1
	2018–19 [2] [14]	National League North	6	0	2	0	—		—		8	0
	Total		21	1	2	0	—		2	0	25	1
Chorley (loan)	2018–19 [2]	National League North	5	0	—		—		—		5	0
Stockport County (loan)	2018–19 [2]	National League North	5	0	—		—		2 [lower-alpha 4]	0	7	0
Chorley	2019–20 [2]	National League	33	1	2	0	—		3 [lower-alpha 5]	0	38	1
	2020–21 [2] [15]	National League North	17	0	6	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 4]	0	24	0
	2021–22 [2] [16]	National League North	42	1	2	0	—		3 [lower-alpha 6]	0	47	1
	Total		92	2	10	0	—		7	0	109	2
Career total			136	3	12	0	0	0	15	0	163	3

1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
2. Two appearances in the FA Trophy, one appearance in the NPL League Challenge Cup
3. Appearance(s) in the NPL Premier Division play-offs
4. Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy
5. Two appearances in the FA Trophy, one appearance in the Lancashire Senior Cup
6. One appearance in the FA Trophy, one appearance in the Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy and one appearance in National League North play-offs

Honours

Ashton United

• Northern Premier League Premier Division play-offs: 2017–18 ^[13]

References

1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018" (PDF). English Football League. p. 53. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
2. Lewis Baines at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
3. "Profile". Fleetwood Town F.C. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
4. Andy Moore (5 July 2018). "Defender Lewis Baines signs new Fleetwood deal". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
5. "Games played by Lewis Baines in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
6. "Lewis Baines joins Chorley on youth loan deal". Fleetwood Town F.C. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
7. "Lewis Baines joins Stockport County on loan until end of the season". Fleetwood Town F.C. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
8. "BAINES COMPLETES PERMANENT MOVE". Chorley F.C. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
9. "He's just been capped by England, and he's heading our way - welcome to Alty, Lewis Baines!". www.altrinchamfc.com. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
10. Birch, Alex (28 March 2022). "BAINES CALLED UP FOR ENGLAND 'C' DUTY". Chorley F.C. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
11. "England call-up is well deserved for Chorley star Lewis Baines". Lancashire Evening Post. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
12. "FIRST TEAM 2017/2018 season". Bamber Bridge FC. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
13. "FIRST TEAM 2017/2018 season". Ashton United FC. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
14. For FA Cup third qualifying round: "King's Lynn Town 0 Ashton United 1". Blue & Gold Trust. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
15. For FA Cup second qualifying round: Nield, Mike (4 October 2020). "Chorley 2, Gateshead 1: FA Cup joy for Magpies". Lancashire Evening Post. Retrieved 31 March 2022. For FA Cup third qualifying round: Kilbride, Jacob (13 October 2020). "York City knocked out of FA Cup after 1-0 defeat at Chorley". York Press. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
16. For FA Cup second qualifying round: "MAGPIES HEAD FOR SOUTHPORT FA CUP REPLAY". Chorley FC. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2022. For FA Cup second qualifying round replay: "MAGPIES EXIT FA CUP AT SOUTHPORT". Chorley FC. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2022. For Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy quarter final "MAGPIES DOWNED BY ATHERTON". Chorley FC. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2022.