Derek Lewis

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Derek Lewis
Personal information
Full name	Derek Ivor Edwin Lewis
Date of birth	10 June 1929
Place of birth	Edmonton, London, England
Date of death	13 July 1953
Place of death	St Albans, England
Playing position	Striker
Youth clubs
?	?
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
? ? ? 1950–1952 1952–1953	Erith & Belvedere Fulham Bury Town Gillingham Preston North End	unknown 00 0(0) unknown 48 (31) 37 (14)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:11, 10 December 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

For the prison governor involved in a political controversy involving Michael Howard see Derek Lewis

Derek Ivor Edwin Lewis (born Edmonton, London, 10 June 1929, died St Albans, 13 July 1953) was an English professional football (soccer) player for Gillingham and Preston North End. He made 85 Football League appearances and was tipped as a future England international but died suddenly of a brain haemorrhage at the age of 24.^[1]

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