Lewis Stoker
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lewis Stoker[1] | ||
Date of birth | 31 March 1910 | ||
Place of birth | Wheatley Hill, England | ||
Date of death | 26 May 1979[1] | (aged 69)||
Place of death | Birmingham, England | ||
Position(s) | Right half | ||
Youth career | |||
Brandon Juniors | |||
Esh Winning Juniors | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Bearpark | |||
West Stanley | |||
1930–1938 | Birmingham | 230 | (2) |
1938–1939 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | (0) |
International career | |||
1932–1934 | England | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Lewis Stoker (31 March 1910 – 26 May 1979) was an English professional footballer who played as an attacking right half.[2] Born in Wheatley Hill, County Durham, he spent most of his professional career at Birmingham, for whom he played 246 games in all competitions, including 230 in the First Division.[2] He moved on to Nottingham Forest in 1938, made 11 Second Division appearances,[3] and retired during the Second World War.[2] He won three full caps for England between 1932 and 1934,[1] and played once for the Football League representative team.[3] After football, he worked for Wimbush's bakery in Birmingham, and died in the city at the age of 69.[2]
His brother Bob also played league football.[3][1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Lewis Stoker". England Football Online. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ a b c d Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 126–127. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 250. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
External links
- Lewis Stoker at Englandstats.com
Categories:
- 1910 births
- 1979 deaths
- People from Wheatley Hill
- English footballers
- England international footballers
- Association football wing halves
- West Stanley F.C. players
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Nottingham Forest F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English Football League representative players
- English football midfielder, 1910s birth stubs