Derek Lewis | |
Fullname: | Derek Ivor Edwin Lewis |
Birth Date: | 10 June 1929 |
Birth Place: | Edmonton, London, England |
Death Place: | St Albans, England |
Position: | Striker |
Years4: | 1950–1952 |
Years5: | 1952–1953 |
Clubs5: | Preston North End |
Caps2: | 0 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Caps4: | 48 |
Goals4: | 31 |
Caps5: | 37 |
Goals5: | 14 |
Club-Update: | 16:11, 10 December 2007 (UTC) |
Derek Ivor Edwin Lewis (10 June 1929 – 13 July 1953) was an English professional football player for Gillingham and Preston North End. He made 85 Football League appearances and was tipped as a future England international but died suddenly of a brain haemorrhage at the age of 24.[1]