Billy Lewis (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Lewis | ||
| Date of birth | 1864 | ||
| Place of birth | Bangor, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 1935 | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| ? | Bangor Rovers | ||
| ?–1888 | Bangor City | ? | |
| 1888 | Everton | 3 | (1) |
| 1888–? | Bangor City | ? | |
| ? | Crewe Alexandra | ? | |
| ?–1896 | Chester | ? | |
| 1896–1897 | Manchester City | 12 | (4) |
| 1897–? | Chester | ? | |
| National team | |||
| 1885–1898 | Wales | 27 | (8) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Billy Lewis (1864–1935) was a Welsh international footballer in the late 19th Century who played as a centre forward.[1]
He played for Bangor City before joining Everton for a brief period in the first ever season of The Football League, making 3 league appearances with the Toffees in September 1888.[2] Lewis then returned to Bangor before spells with Crewe Alexandra and Chester.[1]
In 1896 he moved to Manchester City, and he made 13 appearances for City, scoring on 4 occasions.[3]
Lewis gained 13 Welsh caps whilst with Chester, which remained a club record for more than 100 years. His record was broken when Angus Eve was capped 35 times for Trinidad & Tobago, although for 24 of these caps he was on loan away from Chester, and thus Lewis could still be argued to be the record holder.[4]
References
- 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ↑ Everton player stats
- ↑ Manchester City player statistics at mcfcstats.co.uk
- ↑ Chester City Club Records
- Sumner, Chas (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City F.C. 1885-1997. Yore Publications. ISBN 1-874427-52-6.