| Reg Lewis (March
7, 1920 -
??? 1997) was
an English
footballer. Born in
Bilston,
Staffordshire, Lewis spent his entire career at
Arsenal.
He joined the club as a schoolboy in
1935, and scored on
his debut against
Everton
on January 1,
1938. Although the
early years of his career were disrupted by the
Second World War, he clearly shone as a natural goalscorer and won
unofficial wartime trophies with the club. After the cessation of hostilities,
he became a regular in the first team and was the club's top scorer in
1946-47.
The following season he won the
Division One title, and in
1950 he scored both
goals in Arsenal's 2-0 victory over
Liverpool in the
FA Cup final.
However, Lewis was constantly afflicted with injuries; after playing only 23
times between 1950
and 1953, he
retired from the game at the early age of 33. His 118 goals in 176 matches makes
him the club's eleventh top goalscorer, as of
September 14, 2005.
After retiring, Lewis first ran a
pub,
then worked in
insurance.
He died in 1997.
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