Austin Lewis (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Austin William Lewis | ||
| Date of birth | 26 May 1870 | ||
| Place of birth | Richmond, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 19 September 1937 (aged 67) | ||
| Place of death | Richmond, Victoria | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1890 | Richmond (VFA) | 8 (4) | |
| 1891–1896 | Melbourne (VFA) | 105 (2) | |
| 1897–1903 | Melbourne | 87 (9) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1903. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Austin William Lewis (26 May 1870 – 19 September 1937) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the VFA and Victorian Football League (VFL). He played in the 1900 premiership under the captaincy of Dick Wardill.
He made his VFL debut against South Melbourne in Round 1 of the 1897 VFL season, at the Lake Oval, having played 113 matches in the VFA. He has been given the Melbourne Heritage Number of 7, based on the order of his VFL/AFL debut for the club.[1]
His total of 192 matches for Melbourne remained a record until broken by Percy Beams in 1940.
References
- ^ "Heritage Numbers - 0 - 500". Melbourne Football Club. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Austin Lewis (footballer).
- Austin Lewis's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Austin Lewis at AustralianFootball.com
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