Thomas Henry Lewis (born 1903; date of death unknown) was a Welsh professional

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who played as a

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for New Brighton.

Career

Lewis was born in

Greenfield, Flintshire Greenfield ( cy, Maes-glas) is a village in the community of Holywell, Flintshire, north-east Wales, on the edge of the River Dee estuary. At the time of the 2001 census it had a population of 2,741, which remained unchanged in the 2011 cen ...

. He made 110

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appearances for New Brighton from 1927 to 1932, scoring four goals. In 1929 Lewis was selected for the

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tour of Canada but these matches were not classed as international cap matches.FAW Tour
/ref> Lewis and Bob Pugh of Newport County were the only two players in the squad not to attain full international caps either before or after the tour.

References

1903 births Date of birth missing Year of death missing Welsh men's footballers New Brighton A.F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football wing halves Footballers from Flintshire {{Wales-footy-bio-stub