Kevin Lewis (footballer, born 1952)

Kevin William Lewis (born 25 September 1952) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Crewe Alexandra and Stoke City. His nephew of the same name was also a footballer who played for Stoke City.[1]

Kevin Lewis

Personal information
Full name	Kevin William Lewis[1]
Date of birth	25 September 1952[1]
Place of birth	Hull, England[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1970–1972	Manchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1972–1976	Stoke City	15	(0)
1977–1982	Crewe Alexandra	122	(2)
1982	Telford United
Total		137	(2)
Teams managed
1985–1986	Leek Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Lewis was born in Hull and played in the youth teams of Manchester United before joining Stoke City in 1972.[1] He never was really able to force his way into Tony Waddington's side and after 16 appearances in four seasons he left the Victoria Ground.[1] He spent three years out of the game before joining Crewe Alexandra in 1979.[1] He spent three seasons at Crewe making 132 appearances and spent a season at Telford United.

Career statistics

Source:[2]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City	1972–73	First Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	1973–74	First Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1974–75	First Division	5	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
	1975–76	First Division	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
	Total		15	0	0	0	1	0	16	0
Crewe Alexandra	1979–80	Fourth Division	30	0	1	0	2	0	33	0
	1980–81	Fourth Division	46	0	1	0	2	0	49	0
	1981–82	Fourth Division	46	2	2	0	2	0	50	2
	Total		122	2	4	0	6	0	132	2
Career Total			137	2	4	0	7	0	148	2

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
2. Kevin Lewis at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)