Lewis Stoker
Personal information
Full name Lewis Stoker[1]
Date of birth (1910-03-31)31 March 1910
Place of birth Wheatley Hill, England
Date of death 26 May 1979(1979-05-26) (aged 69)[1]
Place of death Birmingham, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Right half
Youth career
Brandon Juniors
Esh Winning Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bearpark
West Stanley
1930–1938 Birmingham 230 (2)
1938–1939 Nottingham Forest 11 (0)
International career
1932–1934 England 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lewis Stoker (31 March 1910 – 26 May 1979) was an English professional footballer who played as an attacking right half.[3] Born in Wheatley Hill, County Durham, he spent most of his professional career at Birmingham, for whom he played 246 games in all competitions, including 230 in the First Division.[3] He moved on to Nottingham Forest in 1938, made 11 Second Division appearances,[4] and retired during the Second World War.[3] He won three full caps for England between 1932 and 1934,[1] and played once for the Football League representative team.[4] After retiring from football he worked firstly at the BSA factory and then for the Wimbush bakery both in Small Heath[Birmingham] near the StAndrews Football ground where he play most of his football. Lewis died in the city at the age of 69.[3]

His brother Bob also played league football.[4][1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Lewis Stoker". England Football Online. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Bright outlooks at Villa Park and St. Andrew's. Birmingham". Evening Despatch. Birmingham. 17 August 1933. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 126–127. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  4. 1 2 3 Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 250. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.


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