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Paul Lewis (footballer)

This article is about the English association footballer. For the American association football (soccer) player, see Paul Lewis (soccer).

Paul James Lewis (born 17 December 1994) is an English footballer who most recently played as a central midfielder for EFL League Two club Morecambe.

Paul Lewis
Personal information
Full name Paul James Lewis[1]
Date of birth (1994-12-17) 17 December 1994 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)[3]
Position(s) Central midfielder[2]
Team information
Current team
 Morecambe
Number 17
Youth career
2011–2013 Macclesfield Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Macclesfield Town 94 (16)
2017–2020 Cambridge United 84 (9)
2017 → Dover Athletic (loan) 6 (1)
2020–2021 Tranmere Rovers 40 (6)
2021–2022 Northampton Town 39 (6)
2022–2024 Tranmere Rovers 38 (2)
2024– Morecambe 8 (0)
International career‡
2015 England C 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:23, 28 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:56, 24 November 2021 (UTC)

Club career

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Macclesfield Town

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Having been promoted to the senior team in May 2013 by his former youth team manager John Askey, Lewis made his debut for Macclesfield Town on Tuesday 13 August 2013 against Lincoln City at Sincil Bank in a 1–0 defeat. He would only play sporadically from August to December, most notably scoring an injury time winner against Forest Green Rovers on 12 October 2013. Lewis would play more frequently from December until the end of the season, making 21 league appearances including 12 from the substitutes bench.[4]

Lewis would begin the 2014–15 season as a regular starter in central midfield. In an FA Trophy fixture against Wrexham on 28 October, Lewis broke his collarbone within the first 15 seconds of the match.[5] Prior to this injury, he had made 15 league appearances, scoring 3 goals including a winner against Dover Athletic on 18 October. This injury sidelined him until the middle of January, after which he would return to the playing squad in the final four months of the season. Macclesfield narrowly missed out on a place in the play-offs, finishing sixth. He finished the season with 27 league appearances and 4 goals[6]

After signing a new one-year contract,[7] Lewis would again start the season playing regularly. With the exception a one-month absence between September and October, he would continue to feature in the starting team through the rest of 2015. In a league match against Tranmere Rovers on 2 January 2016, he picked up a hamstring injury[8] leading to him being substituted after 22 minutes. For the remainder of the season, Lewis would struggle for fitness and was unable to get a run of games in the Macclesfield team, featuring only four more times that season. Across the season he made 25 league appearances, scoring a career-best 5 goals in all competitions.[9]

Cambridge United

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On 13 January 2017, Lewis signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with League Two club Cambridge United for an undisclosed fee.[10] He was an unused sub the following day in a 0–0 draw at home to Blackpool.[11] He made his first appearance for the club a week later replacing Max Clark in the 72 minute with the score being 2–1 to Mansfield Town who would go on to win 3–1.[12]

Dover Athletic (loan)

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On 22 September 2017, Lewis joined Dover Athletic on loan going straight into the available squad for the following day's away fixture to Guiseley.[13] He did come on for Dover against Guiseley replacing goalscorer Nortei Nortey in a game that finished 1–1.[14] He made his first start for the club the following week against Solihull Moors; setting up a late winner for Ryan Bird. The 1–0 victory sent Dover to the top of the league [15]

Northampton Town

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Lewis played for Northampton Town for the 2021/22 season before returning to Tranmere Rovers.[16]

Tranmere Rovers

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Lewis re-joined Tranmere in 2022.[17] He was released at the end of the 2023–24 season.[18]

Morecambe

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Lewis was one of 15 free agents that signed for League Two club Morecambe on 12 July 2024, after the club's embargo on registering new players was lifted.[19]

International career

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Lewis was called up to the England C squad to face the Cyprus U21 national team on 5 February 2015 along with teammate Andy Halls for a friendly match. He made his debut as a half-time substitute in a 2–1 defeat.[20] As of August 2016, he has not had any further call-ups.

Career statistics

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As of end of 2023–24 season
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Macclesfield Town 2013–14[21] Conference Premier 21 1 1 0 --- 0 0 22 1
2014–15[22] Conference Premier 27 4 0 0 --- 0 0 27 4
2015–16[23] National League 25 5 1 0 --- 0 0 26 5
2016–17[24] National League 21 6 3 0 --- 0 0 24 6
Total 94 16 5 0 --- 0 0 99 16
Cambridge United 2016–17[24] League Two 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
2017–18[25] League Two 12 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 16 1
2018–19[26] League Two 23 4 1 0 0 0 4 0 28 4
2019–20[27] League Two 36 4 1 0 1 0 2 0 40 4
Total 84 9 3 0 2 0 8 0 97 9
Dover Athletic (loan) 2017–18[25] National League 6 1 0 0 --- 0 0 6 1
Tranmere Rovers 2020–21[28] League Two 40 6 3 0 1 0 9 1 53 7
Northampton Town 2021–22[29] League Two 39 6 2 1 2 0 0 0 43 7
Tranmere Rovers 2022–23[30] League Two 24 2 1 0 2 0 3 2 30 4
2023–24[31] League Two 14 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 18 0
Total 38 2 2 0 3 0 5 2 48 4
Career total 291 40 15 1 8 0 22 3 346 44

Honours

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Tranmere Rovers

References

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  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Macclesfield Town FC Player Profiles". Mtfc.co.uk. 11 July 2013. Archived from the original on 31 July 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Jabo Ibehre - Forward - First Team - Cambridge United". Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Games played by Paul Lewis in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Wrexham 5–2 Macclesfield". Mtfc.co.uk. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Games played by Paul Lewis in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Paul Lewis signs new deal at Macclesfield Town". Manchester Evening News. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  8. ^ "John Askey on Paul Lewis And Rhys Turner". Mtfc.co.uk. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Games played by Paul Lewis in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  10. ^ "CAMBRIDGE UNITED SIGN EXCITING MIDFIELDER PAUL LEWIS ON A LONG-TERM CONTRACT". Cambridge United FC. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Cambridge United 0–0 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  12. ^ "Cambridge United 1–3 Mansfield Town". BBC Sport. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  13. ^ "Whites make loan signing". www.doverathletic.com. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  14. ^ "Guiseley 1–1 Dover Athletic". BBC Sport. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  15. ^ "Dover Athletic 1–0 Solihull Moors". BBC Sport. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  16. ^ "Midfielder Lewis leaves Cobblers for League Two rivals". northamptonchron.co.uk. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  17. ^ "Paul Lewis re-joins Tranmere!". www.tranmererovers.co.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  18. ^ "2023/24 retained and released list". www.tranmererovers.co.uk. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  19. ^ "Morecambe: League Two side make 15 signings after embargo lifted". BBC Sport. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  20. ^ "Match report: Cyprus Under-21s 2–1 England C – England". The FA. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  21. ^ "Games played by Paul Lewis in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  22. ^ "Games played by Paul Lewis in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  23. ^ "Games played by Paul Lewis in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  24. ^ a b "Games played by Paul Lewis in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  25. ^ a b "Games played by Paul Lewis in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  26. ^ "Games played by Paul Lewis in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  27. ^ "Games played by Paul Lewis in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  28. ^ "Games played by Paul Lewis in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  29. ^ "Games played by Paul Lewis in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  30. ^ "Games played by Paul Lewis in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  31. ^ "Games played by Paul Lewis in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  32. ^ Pilnick, Brent (14 March 2021). "Sunderland 1–0 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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