Background
Lewis was born in Wolverhampton and played for his works team Sunbeam Motors before being signed by Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1928 at the age of 20.
Lewis was born in Wolverhampton and played for his works team Sunbeam Motors before being signed by Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1928 at the age of 20.
He played 30 times for Wolves in 1928-1929 before signing for Stoke City. Lewis spent six years at the "Potters" making 169 appearances for the club He was signed by Stoke in 1929 as cover for Dick Williams.
He took over from Williams in 1930-1931 playing in 39 matches.
Lewis then played 46 times in 1931-1932 but then suffered injury and missed the whole 1932-1933 season as Stoke gained promotion. He played regularly for the next three seasons but lost his place to Norman Wilkinson in 1936.