John Lewis (footballer, born 1955)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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[edit]
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 Jimmy Mullen left for Aberdeen in 1987 but could not prevent the club being relegated in the 1986–87 season and was subsequently sacked after Newport took only one point from their first six games in the following season. He moved on to spend one season at Swansea City making 25 appearances before moving to Hereford before retiring.
Wales Under-21s[edit]
Lewis made one appearance for the Wales under-21 team.
Coaching career[edit]
Lewis was manager at Newport County and Merthyr. In February 2006 he returned to Merthyr as coach.
Managerial statistics[edit]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Won % | ||||||
| Newport County | 
|
5 March 1987 | 7 September 1987 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15.00 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1980). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 114. ISBN 0362020175.
- ^ Newport County A-Z of transfers
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| National | |
| Other | |
- 1955 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Tredegar
- Welsh men's footballers
- Wales men's under-21 international footballers
- English Football League players
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Newport County A.F.C. players
- Swansea City A.F.C. players
- Abergavenny Thursdays F.C. players
- Welsh football managers
- Newport County A.F.C. managers
- Merthyr Tydfil F.C. managers
- Rhayader Town F.C. players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Bohemian F.C. players
- Llanelli Town A.F.C. players
- Ebbw Vale F.C. players
- Barry Town United F.C. players
- Pontllanfraith A.F.C. players
- Merthyr Tydfil F.C. players