Ray Lewington

Ray Lewington
Lewington with England in 2012
Personal information
Full name Raymond Lewington[1]
Date of birth (1956-09-07) 7 September 1956 (age 68)[1]
Place of birth Lambeth, England[1]
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1979 Chelsea 85 (4)
1979 Vancouver Whitecaps 29 (2)
1979–1980Wimbledon (loan) 23 (0)
1980–1985 Fulham 174 (20)
1985–1986 Sheffield United 36 (0)
1986–1990 Fulham 60 (1)
Total 407 (28)
Managerial career
1986–1990 Fulham
1998 Crystal Palace (caretaker)
2000–2001 Brentford
2002–2005 Watford
2007 Fulham (caretaker)
2007–2010 Fulham (assistant)
2010 Fulham (caretaker)
2010–2011 Fulham (youth development manager)
2011–2012 Fulham (first team coach)
2012–2016 England (assistant)
2017–2021 Crystal Palace (assistant)
2022 Watford (assistant)
2023–2024 Crystal Palace (first team coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Raymond Lewington (born 7 September 1956) is an English football manager and former player.

Born in London, he started his playing career in the city at Chelsea. He went on to play for Vancouver Whitecaps, Wimbledon, Sheffield United, and had two spells at Fulham, for whom he made 234 Football League appearances. In his second spell at Fulham Lewington was player-manager.

Following the end of his time as a player he has spent most of the rest of his career as a coach or assistant manager, with spells at Crystal Palace and Fulham, as well as the England national football team. Outside of positions acting as caretaker, he has also been first team manager at Brentford and Watford.

  1. ^ a b c "Ray Lewington". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  2. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.