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|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lewis Thomas Gobern | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Notts County | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2009 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | (2) |
| 2004 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Blackpool (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Bury (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Colchester United (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Milton Keynes Dons | 19[1] | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Grimsby Town | 9 | (0) |
| 2011 | Notts County | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:12, 12 November 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Lewis Thomas Gobern (born 28 January 1985) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger and is currently without a club. He has previously played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Hartlepool United, Blackpool, Bury, Colchester United, Milton Keynes Dons, Grimsby Town.
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Gobern, born in Birmingham, is a product of Wolves' youth academy. He gained his first professional experience on loan at Hartlepool United during the 2004/05 season, where he made his senior debut on 2 November 2004 in a 1-0 win over Carlisle United in the Football League Trophy. He later had spells on loan at Blackpool and Bury, respectively, during the 2005/06 season.
He made his Wolves debut on 5 November 2005, coming on as a substitute in a 2-0 win against Norwich City. However, he was not used again by Glenn Hoddle and only appeared again nine months later, as a substitute in a 1-1 draw at Plymouth Argyle, the first game of Mick McCarthy's reign. He progressed to being a first team starter over Autumn 2006, and marked these appearances with two goals in successive games, against Crystal Palace and Leicester City.
However, his debut season was cut short by two separate hamstring injuries that kept him out of action after Christmas. He signed a new two-year contract in June 2007, but spent the whole of the 2007/08 season on the sidelines after suffering a knee injury in training.
He returned to reserve team football in August 2008 and, in January 2009, joined Colchester United on a month's loan.[2] He returned to his parent club at the conclusion of the season but was not offered a new contract and was released.[3]
In July 2009 he signed a one-year contract with a one-year option with MK Dons.[4] Gobern played for the Dons during the 09/10 season, but at the end of the season after manager Paul Ince stood down, Gobern left the club.
On 1 June 2010 it was announced that Gobern had joined Conference National newcomers Grimsby Town on a one year deal.[5] Gobern made his debut for The Mariners on 24 August 2010 in a 1-0 away victory over Darlington. Gobern struggled to find his feet in Grimsby and fell out of contention in the squad where he was often looked over in preference of Michael Coulson. On 26 November 2010 Gobern was involved in a training ground bust up with Lee Ridley in which he suffered a broken nose.[6] It was mentioned on 9 December that Gobern may be on his way out of Blundell Park,[7] and on 7 January 2011 Gobern had his contract cancelled by mutual consent.[8]
Lewis was signed for Notts County by manager Paul Ince on January 15, 2011[9] and went straight into the squad on the same day in an away game against Southampton who coincidently had his brother Oscar on the bench.
His younger brother, Oscar is also a professional footballer and currently plays for Huddersfield Town.
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