Dean Lewington
 Lewington in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dean Scott Lewington[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 1984[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Kingston upon Thames, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Milton Keynes Dons | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2004 | Wimbledon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Wimbledon | 29 | (1) |
| 2004– | Milton Keynes Dons | 578 | (20) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:25, 29 August 2018 (UTC) | |||
Dean Scott Lewington (born 18 May 1984) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League Two club Milton Keynes Dons where he is currently club captain. He is widely considered a club hero.[3]
Club career
Wimbledon
Born in Kingston upon Thames, London,[1] Lewington made his Wimbledon first team debut on 5 April 2003, coming on as a last-minute substitute for Alex Tapp in a 4–2 First Division defeat to Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough, his only appearance of the season.[4]
On 1 November 2003, he made his first start, in a 2–1 win over Bradford City at the National Hockey Stadium, their first victory in Milton Keynes.[5] He scored his first goal on 26 December in a 3–0 win away to Reading at the Madejski Stadium, heading Adam Nowland's cross for the second of the game.[6] Lewington was sent off for violent conduct near the end of the team's 0–3 home defeat to Coventry City on 21 February 2004.[7] At the end of the season, Wimbledon were relegated.[8]
Milton Keynes Dons
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Having moved to Milton Keynes in 2003, Wimbledon were relaunched in 2004 as Milton Keynes Dons, in the newly renamed League One. Lewington almost moved to Huddersfield Town in 2005 in an exchange deal involving Pawel Abbott, however Abbott chose to stay at Huddersfield thus ending their interest. As of October 2017, Lewington is the only former Wimbledon player at Milton Keynes Dons.
He received the MK Dons captaincy after the departure of Keith Andrews to Blackburn Rovers in August 2008. On 21 March 2011, Lewington led his team to a 1–0 victory over promotion rivals Peterborough United. The Dons reached the play-offs but were defeated by Peterborough.
On 2 December 2012, Lewington captained his side against AFC Wimbledon in their highly publicised first meeting. On 12 January 2013, Lewington made his 400th league appearance for Milton Keynes Dons against Bury.
Lewington scored his only goal of the 2013–14 League One season in the last minute of a 3–2 victory over Stevenage at Broadhall Way. The 2–2 draw with Rotherham United at the New York Stadium on 26 April 2014 saw Lewington make his 500th appearance for Milton Keynes Dons in all competitions. To celebrate his 500th appearance for the club, supporters of Milton Keynes Dons got together for the last home game of the season against Leyton Orient, and wore as much orange as possible (due to Lewington's hair colour). This campaign was dubbed "Orange4Lewie" and gained publicity from Twitter, Facebook and other social media.
On 3 May 2015, Lewington scored twice and assisted two further goals as the Dons defeated Yeovil Town 5–1 on the final day of the season to earn their first promotion to the Championship.[9]
On 20 May 2014, Milton Keynes Dons announced a testimonial match against Nottingham Forest would be played in honour of Lewington's ten years of service for the club. The match was played on 27 July 2014 at stadium:mk with 4,121 attending the game, including 1,286 from Nottingham Forest.[10] At the time of his testimonial, Lewington had amassed over 500 appearances in league and cup competitions for Milton Keynes Dons.
Between January and May 2018 Lewington temporarily worked in a player-coach role for the club under then manager Dan Micciche.[11]
Personal life
He is the son of former England assistant manager Ray Lewington.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 29 August 2018[12]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[lower-alpha 1] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wimbledon | 2002–03 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003–04 | First Division | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | ||
| Total | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| Milton Keynes Dons | 2004–05 | League One | 43 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 3 |
| 2005–06 | League One | 44 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 1 | |
| 2006–07 | League Two | 45 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 1 | |
| 2007–08 | League Two | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 53 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | League One | 42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 2 | |
| 2009–10 | League One | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 50 | 2 | |
| 2010–11 | League One | 42 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 3 | |
| 2011–12 | League One | 46 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 4 | |
| 2012–13 | League One | 38 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | League One | 43 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 1 | |
| 2014–15 | League One | 41 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 3 | |
| 2015–16 | Championship | 46 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 50 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | League One | 36 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | League One | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 578 | 20 | 40 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 673 | 23 | ||
| Career total | 607 | 21 | 43 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 705 | 24 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in other competitions including the Football League Trophy and Football League play-offs
Honours
Milton Keynes Dons
- Football League Trophy: 2007–08
- Football League Two: 2007–08
- Football League One runner-up: 2014–15[13]
Individual
- Football League One Player of the Month: November 2008[14]
- PFA Team of the Year: 2007–08 League Two, 2008–09 League One[15]
- Milton Keynes Dons Player of the Decade[16]
References
- 1 2 3 "Dean Lewington". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ↑
- ↑ Bretland, Elliot (7 May 2015). "MK Dons has been built brick by brick and Karl Robinson is the architect of our success, says captain Dean Lewington following promotion to the Championship". The Daily Mail. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ↑ "Sheffield Wed 4-2 Wimbledon". BBC Sport. 5 April 2003. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ↑ "Wimbledon 2-1 Bradford". BBC Sport. 1 November 2003. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- 1 2 "Reading 0-3 Wimbledon". BBC Sport. 26 December 2003. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ↑ "Wimbledon 0-3 Coventry". 21 February 2004. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ↑ "Wimbledon 1-0 Derby". BBC Sport. 9 May 2004. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ↑ "MK Dons 5-1 Yeovil". BBC Sport. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ↑ "MK Dons 1-0 Forest". Nottingham Forest F.C. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ↑ "Dan Micciche: MK Dons appoint ex-England youth coach as new manager". BBC Sport. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ↑ "Statistics". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ↑ "D. Lewington: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ↑ "Lewington receies monthly award". 9 December 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ↑ "Giggs earns prestigious PFA award". BBC Sport. 26 April 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ↑ "Ben bags four awards". Milton Keynes Dons F.C. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
External links
- Dean Lewington player profile at mkdons.com
- Dean Lewington at Soccerbase
