Billy Lewis (Scottish footballer)
William Lindsay Lewis (29 March 1931 – 12 November 2015) was a Scottish footballer who played mainly as a centre half for Morton[3] (making over 100 appearances in all competitions)[2] and Third Lanark[4] (achieving a promotion to the top tier in 1956–57, playing on the losing side in the 1959 Scottish League Cup Final, helping the club to a third-place finish in the 1960–61 Scottish Division One campaign, and winning the Glasgow Cup in the 1962–63 season).[5]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Lindsay Lewis | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1931[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Kilwinning, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 12 November 2015 (aged 84)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Irvine, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1953 | Irvine Meadow | ||
| 1953–1956 | Morton | ||
| 1956–1964 | Third Lanark | 181 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He began his career – playing in a more attacking position – in junior football with Irvine Meadow, a club his son Rab also played for in the 1970s with some success.[2]
References
- Billy Lewis, AFC Heritage Trust [1952 trialist]
- Former Irvine Meadow Players | Billy Lewis - A Kind Man at the Heart of the Defence, Gordon McCreath, Irvine Meadow XI FC website
- Neil Brown. "Greenock Morton : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- Neil Brown. "Third Lanark: 1946/47 - 1966/67". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- Glasgow Cup For Third Lanark, The Glasgow Herald, 9 April 1963, via The Celtic Wiki
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