Chelsea FC Profile: William Lewis

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Full Name: William Lewis

Born: 1860
Place of birth: Brentford, Middlesex, England
Died: Saturday, 6th May 1916 (aged 55)
Place of death: Brentford, Middlesex, England

Involvement with Chelsea:

Manager from 1906 to 1907


Manager Late 1906 - Aug 1907

Lewis was a schoolteacher by profession. He died in May 1916 after a long battle with cancer

Playing Career:

Chelsea Manager Career Summary

Manager from: November, 1906 Manager until: June, 1907
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Win % Goals / Game League 25 17 4 4 52 22 68% 2.08 F.A. Cup 2 0 1 1 2 3 0% 1.00 Total 27 17 5 5 54 25 62.96% 2.00
Players In Date Name Amount Dec 1906 James Frost unknown Dec 1906 Augustus Harding unknown Mar 1907 Frank Lyon unknown May 1907 Jimmy Stark unknown	Players Out Date Name Dec 1906 Joe Goodwin Mar 1907 Charles Donaghy Apr 1907 Willie Porter Jun 1907 Robert Bush Jun 1907 David Copeland Jun 1907 James Craigie Jun 1907 David McCartney

Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:

Newspaper Article from May 11th 1916 stating he was 'Buried in Hounslow on Tuesday'

View CGS profile for William Lewis on Ancestry
View CGS profile for William Lewis on Find-A-Grave

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