Bill Lewis (footballer, born 1871)

Bill Lewis
Personal information
Full name William Jasper Lewis
Date of birth 1871
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Playing position Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Windsor Street Gas Depot
1894–1896 Small Heath 2 (1)
– Nechells[lower-alpha 1]
– Stourbridge
1902–19?? Leicester Fosse 30 (3)
– Stourbridge
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

William Jasper Lewis (1871 – after 1902) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath and Leicester Fosse.[2]

Lewis was born in the Bordesley Green district of Birmingham. He joined Small Heath from local football in February 1894.[1] He scored on his debut in the First Division on 29 December 1894, deputising for regular outside right Jack Hallam in a home game against Liverpool which Small Heath won 3–0. Though he kept his place for the next game,[3] his only other appearance for the first team was in the 1896 FA Cup first round match against Bury, in which he also scored.[4] Despite a goal return of two in three games, he returned to non-league football later that year.[1] Some six years later he resumed his Football League career with Leicester Fosse; he scored three goals in 30 Second Division games before returning to former club Stourbridge.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Matthews gives Hereford Town[1] where Joyce has Nechells.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 107. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  2. 1 2 3 Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  3. ↑ Matthews, p. 142.
  4. ↑ Matthews, p. 143.


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