Roland Lewis

Roland Lewis
Personal information
Full name	Roland Lewis^[1]
Date of birth	(1923-09-21)21 September 1923^[1]
Place of birth	Sandbach, England^[1]
Date of death	September 1999 (age 74)
Place of death	South Cheshire, England
Playing position	Forward
Youth career
	Congleton Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1951–1953	Port Vale	7	(0)
Total		7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Roland Lewis (21 September 1925 – September 1999) was an English footballer who played as a forward for Port Vale in the Football League between 1951 and 1953.

Playing career

Lewis played for Congleton Town, before joining Port Vale in March 1950.^[1] He made his Third Division South debut for Gordon Hodgson's "Valiants" in a 2–0 defeat to Norwich City at Carrow Road on 19 August 1950.^[1] After starting the next two games he lost his position to Cliff Pinchbeck, who had failed to turn up at the start of the season.^[1] He played three further games throughout the season, but had to wait until September 1953 for his seventh and final appearance.^[1] He was released from his contract at Vale Park by manager Freddie Steele in December 1953.^[1] The club went on to win the Third Division North title and reach the FA Cup semi-finals in 1953–54.^[1]

Sourced from Roland Lewis profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1950–51	Third Division South	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	1953–54	Third Division North	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 172. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.

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