Lenell John-Lewis

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Lenell John-Lewis
Personal information
Full name Lenell Nicholas John-Lewis
Date of birth (1989-05-17) 17 May 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Hammersmith, London, England
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Position(s) Striker, Winger
Team information
Current team
 Newport County
Number 10
Youth career
000?–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.

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

As of match played on 17 May 2015.[20][21]
Club Season Division League Play-offs FA Cup League Cup Other Total
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
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

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]

References

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  20. ↑ Lenell John-Lewis career statistics at Soccerbase
  21. ↑ Lenell John-Lewis at Soccerway
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