Eddie Lewis (footballer, born 1935)

Eddie Lewis
Lewis with Manchester United
Personal information
Full name Edward Lewis
Date of birth (1935-01-03)3 January 1935
Place of birth Manchester, England
Date of death 2 May 2011(2011-05-02) (aged 76)
Place of death Johannesburg, South Africa
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Full-back
Youth career
1947–1952 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1952–1955 Manchester United 20 (9)
1955–1956 Preston North End 12 (2)
1956–1958 West Ham United 31 (12)
1958–1964 Leyton Orient 143 (5)
1964–1966 Folkestone Town
Managerial career
1966–1968 Clapton
1968–1970 Ford Sports
1973–1974 Kaizer Chiefs
1974–1979 Wits
1979–1980 Kaizer Chiefs
1980–1982 Computer Stars
1985 Kaizer Chiefs
1987–1988 Giant Blackpool
1989–1992 Moroka Swallows
1992–1997 Wits
1997–1999 Manning Rangers
1999–2000 AmaZulu
2007–2011 Moroka Swallows (technical advisor)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edward Lewis (3 January 1935 – 2 May 2011) was an English footballer who played as a centre-forward and later as a full-back. Born in Manchester, he played for Goslings before joining the now-famous Manchester United Junior Athletic Club (MUJAC). He made his debut for Manchester United in 1952, but struggled to nail down a regular place in the starting XI and was sold to Preston North End in 1955.

A year later, he transferred to West Ham United, with Frank O'Farrell moving in the opposite direction. In 1958, he was part of the West Ham team that finished on top of the Second Division before joining Leyton Orient. At Leyton Orient, Lewis was converted from his former position at centre-forward to become the team's regular left-back, and he was part of the team that was promoted to the First Division in 1962 and relegated just a year later. In May 1964, Lewis joined Folkestone Town, before embarking on a short managerial career with Clapton and Ford Sports.

In 1970, Lewis emigrated to South Africa, where he was involved in coaching several sides, including Wits University, Kaizer Chiefs and Moroka Swallows. He also worked as an analyst for SuperSport. He contracted cancer in his later years and died in May 2011.