Background
Lewis was born in Troed-y-rhiw in Glamorgan and after playing youth football with his village side and then in the nearby town of New Tredegar followed his elder brother Jim to join Watford.
Lewis was born in Troed-y-rhiw in Glamorgan and after playing youth football with his village side and then in the nearby town of New Tredegar followed his elder brother Jim to join Watford.
Watford
He initially joined Watford as an amateur at 17, before signing his first professional contract in May 1934. His most successful league season was 1938-1939 when he scored nine goals from 13 appearances. During the war he was an Army P.T. instructor, although he made guest appearances for Chester City.
He spent one more season with Watford after the end of the war, in which there was no League football.
Lewis scored three goals during the cup run, including the equaliser against Nottingham Forest in round three. Southampton
In July 1946, he joined Second Division Southampton for a "four figure fee".
Described as a "well-built centre-forward" with a "never-say-die" attitude, Lewis enjoyed a fine first season at The Dell, despite problems at the start of the season with a hamstring injury. He made his debut on 3 October 1946, taking over from the injured Doug McGibbon, in a 2–4 defeat at Swansea.
After a run of five games, in which he only found the Netto once, he was replaced by the fit again McGibbon.
He regained the number 9 shirt in December when McGibbon was sold to Fulham and went on to score 11 goals in the remaining 23 games. In the FA Cup third round match against Bury on 11 January 1947, Lewis scored a hat-trick in a 5–1 victory. In total he scored 15 goals, making him joint top-scorer with Jack Bradley.
Lewis was unable to reproduce this form in the 1947-1948 season, failing to score in any of his 15 appearances.
The arrival of Charlie Wayman in November brought Lewis"s Saints career to an education In his two years at Southampton, he scored 15 goals from 45 appearances.
Later career
Lewis spent the 1947-1948 season back in the Third Division South with Brighton & Hove Albion before joining Dartford, where he remained until 1952, when he took up a position as groundsman.
