Lenell John-Lewis
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lenell Nicholas John-Lewis | ||
Date of birth | 17 May 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Hammersmith, London, England | ||
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Position(s) | Striker, Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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Newport County | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
?–2006 | Grantham Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006 | Grantham Town | 4 | (0) |
2006–2010 | Lincoln City | 72 | (8) |
2010–2013 | Bury | 83 | (9) |
2013–2015 | Grimsby Town | 92 | (23) |
2015– | Newport County | 16 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:49, 1 Nov 2015 (UTC) |
Lenell Nicholas John-Lewis (born 17 May 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Newport County.
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Career
John-Lewis started his career with Grantham Town. After going on trial for Middlesbrough, and being linked with Cardiff City, he joined Lincoln City where he was awarded a scholarship.[2][3]
Lincoln City
He made his Lincoln debut in the FA Cup against Port Vale on 11 November 2006.[4] He scored his first goal in his second league appearance, against Stockport County on 4 December 2007.[5] On 26 December 2007 John-Lewis scored an equaliser in the 51st minute, smashing the ball home off the bar into the top corner in the 2–1 defeat at Bradford City.[6]
On 7 May 2010 John-Lewis was placed on the transfer list by Lincoln City manager Chris Sutton.[7] Two weeks later, he departed the club by mutual consent.[8]
Bury
On 5 August 2010 he signed a twelve-month contract with Bury after impressing manager Alan Knill.[9][10] In May 2011 he was offered a new 12-month contract,[11] which he signed in June 2011.[12]
Grimsby Town
On 31 January 2013 John-Lewis signed for Grimsby Town on an 18-month deal.[13] He scored his first goal for the club in the final league game of the 2012–13 season against Woking, a header on the line in the 75th minute, having already sealed a play-off spot.[14]
In May 2014 he activated a clause in his contract giving him another year with The Mariners.[15] On 25 October 2014 he scored a brace against Guiseley in the 3–0 victory of the FA Cup First Round, heading in the second goal from a blocked Nathan Arnold shot, the third goal of the game came when Arnold fired the ball across goal after cutting in from the left for John-Lewis to tap in at the far post.[16]
On 17 May 2015, John-Lewis scored the opening goal inside two minutes against Bristol Rovers, in the 2015 Conference Premier play-off Final at Wembley, he forced the ball over the line from close range with a header, Rovers equalised later in the first half, the game went to extra-time, but with the game still at a stalemate, Grimsby ended up losing 5–3 on penalties, John-Lewis having scored his penalty kick.[17]
John-Lewis featured in 39 league games during the 2014–15 season, scoring 16 goals, 4 of which were from penalties, this was his best tally of his career so far.
Newport County
On 29 May 2015, John-Lewis signed for League Two club Newport County on a two-year contract.[18] He made his debut for Newport on 8 August 2015 versus Cambridge United. He scored his first goal for Newport on 3 October 2015 in the League Two match versus Exeter City.[19]
Career statistics
Club | Season | Division | League | Play-offs | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Grantham Town | 2005–06 | Southern Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Lincoln City | 2006–07[22] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2007–08[23] | League Two | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | |
2008–09[24] | League Two | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 31 | 5 | |
2009–10[25] | League Two | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
Total | 72 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 81 | 9 | ||
Bury | 2010–11[26] | League Two | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 44 | 2 |
2011–12[27] | League One | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | |
2012–13[28] | League One | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
Total | 83 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 93 | 9 | ||
Grimsby Town | 2012–13[28] | Conference Premier | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 17 | 1 |
2013–14[29] | Conference Premier | 38 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | 47 | 9 | |
2014–15[30] | Conference Premier | 39 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 47 | 20 | |
Total | 92 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 111 | 30 | ||
Newport County | 2015–16[31] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Career total | 251 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 289 | 48 |
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Nickname
Bury supporters gave John-Lewis the nickname 'The Shop', a reference to the UK high street store John Lewis, that began as a terrace chant. His increased club popularity has been mirrored on Internet social networking sites.[32]
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External links
- Lenell John-Lewis career statistics at Soccerbase
- Lenell John-Lewis at Soccerway
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