| Intro | English footballer |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From | United Kingdom |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 17 May 1989, Hammersmith |
| Age: | 31 years |
Lenell Nicholas John-Lewis (born 17 May 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Newport County.
Career
John-Lewis started his career with Grantham Town. After going on trial for Middlesbrough, and being linked with Cardiff City, he joined Lincoln City where he was awarded a scholarship.
Lincoln City
He made his Lincoln debut in the FA Cup against Port Vale on 11 November 2006. He scored his first goal in his second league appearance, against Stockport County on 4 December 2007. On 26 December 2007 John-Lewis scored an equaliser in the 51st minute, smashing the ball home off the bar into the top corner in the 2–1 defeat at Bradford City.
On 7 May 2010 John-Lewis was placed on the transfer list by Lincoln City manager Chris Sutton. Two weeks later, he departed the club by mutual consent.
Bury
On 5 August 2010 he signed a twelve-month contract with Bury after impressing manager Alan Knill. John-Lewis was part of Bury’s promotion winning side, playing in Bury’s 3–2 victory over Chesterfield, coming on as a substitute in the final game of the season at Proact Stadium, seeing Bury promoted after a ten-year absence from League One. In May 2011 he was offered a new 12-month contract, which he signed in June 2011.
Grimsby Town
On 31 January 2013 John-Lewis signed for Grimsby Town on an 18-month deal. He scored his first goal for the club in the final league game of the 2012–13 season against Woking, a header on the line in the 75th minute, having already sealed a play-off spot.
In May 2014 he activated a clause in his contract giving him another year with The Mariners. On 25 October 2014 he scored a brace against Guiseley in the 3–0 victory of the FA Cup First Round, heading in the second goal from a blocked Nathan Arnold shot, the third goal of the game came when Arnold fired the ball across goal after cutting in from the left for John-Lewis to tap in at the far post.
On 17 May 2015, John-Lewis scored the opening goal inside two minutes against Bristol Rovers, in the 2015 Conference Premier play-off Final at Wembley, he forced the ball over the line from close range with a header, Rovers equalised later in the first half, the game went to extra-time, but with the game still at a stalemate, Grimsby ended up losing 5–3 on penalties, John-Lewis having scored his penalty kick.
John-Lewis featured in 39 league games during the 2014–15 season, scoring 16 goals, 4 of which were from penalties, this was his best tally of his career so far.
Newport County
On 29 May 2015, John-Lewis signed for League Two club Newport County on a two-year contract. He made his debut for Newport on 8 August 2015 versus Cambridge United. He scored his first goal for Newport on 3 October 2015 in the League Two match versus Exeter City.
His time at Newport County was blighted by injury. He missed half of the 2015–16 season due to a hamstring injury. In July 2016 he suffered a knee injury in a pre-season friendly match causing him to miss the first half of the 2016–17 season.
Career statistics
- As of match played on 17 May 2015.
| Club | Season | Division | League | Play-offs | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Grantham Town | 2005–06 | Southern Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Lincoln City | 2006–07 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | League Two | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | |
| 2008–09 | League Two | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 5 | |
| 2009–10 | League Two | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| Total | 72 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 81 | 9 | ||
| Bury | 2010–11 | League Two | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 2 |
| 2011–12 | League One | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | |
| 2012–13 | League One | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| Total | 83 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 93 | 9 | ||
| Grimsby Town | 2012–13 | Conference Premier | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| 2013–14 | Conference Premier | 38 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 9 | |
| 2014–15 | Conference Premier | 39 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 20 | |
| Total | 92 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 111 | 30 | ||
| Newport County | 2015–16 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 251 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 289 | 48 | ||
Nickname
Bury supporters gave John-Lewis the nickname ‘The Shop’, a reference to the UK high street store John Lewis, that began as a terrace chant. His increased club popularity has been mirrored on Internet social networking sites.
Honours
Bury
- Football League Two second-place promotion: 2010–11