Jack Lewis (footballer, born 1948)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Frederick John Lewis[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 22 March 1948||
Place of birth | Long Eaton,[1] Derbyshire, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
– | Long Eaton United | ||
1967–1970 | Lincoln City | 62 | (9) |
1970–1977 | Grimsby Town | 258 | (74) |
1977–1978 | Blackburn Rovers | 28 | (6) |
1978–1980 | Doncaster Rovers | 64 | (10) |
1980–1981 | Scarborough | 13 | (5) |
International career | |||
1976 | Wales U23 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Frederick John "Jack" Lewis (born 22 March 1948) is a former footballer who scored 99 goals from 412 appearances in the Football League playing for Lincoln City, Grimsby Town, Blackburn Rovers and Doncaster Rovers. He also played non-league football for Long Eaton United and Scarborough.[3][4]
Lewis was selected in the Wales squad for their UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying match against Austria in November 1975, but did not play.[5][6] He appeared as an over-age player for the Wales under-23 team in a 3–2 defeat to Scotland under-23s in February 1976.[7]
References
- ^ a b c "Jack Lewis". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "Jack Lewis". doncasterrovers.co.uk. Forward Productions. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "Jack Lewis". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ^ Harman, John, ed. (2005). Alliance to Conference 1979–2004: The first 25 years. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 571, 576. ISBN 978-1-869833-52-7.
- ^ "Welsh name 3 new caps for key game". The Guardian. 19 November 1975. p. 23.
Smith has resisted the temptation of giving a first cap to Grimsby's Jack Lewis, who is named among the five substitutes. Lewis was in line to replace John Toshack, ruled out of the tie by a UEFA suspension after collecting two bookings in the tournament. Instead, Smith has included four midfield men...
- ^ "UEFA Euro 1976 Wales–Austria". UEFA. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (5 February 1976). "Devalued occasion—even for Scots". The Guardian. p. 16.
Categories:
- 1948 births
- Living people
- People from Long Eaton
- English footballers
- Welsh footballers
- Wales under-23 international footballers
- Association football forwards
- Long Eaton United F.C. players
- Lincoln City F.C. players
- Grimsby Town F.C. players
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
- Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
- Scarborough F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- English people of Welsh descent
- Welsh football forward stubs