Lew Clayton

Lewis Clayton (7 June 1924 – 19 January 2010) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half. He made over 150 appearances in The Football League during spells with Barnsley, Carlisle United, Queens Park Rangers, Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic and Swindon Town.

Lew Clayton
Personal information
Full name Lewis Clayton[1]
Date of birth (1924-06-07)7 June 1924
Place of birth Royston, South Yorkshire, England
Date of death 19 January 2010(2010-01-19) (aged 85)
Place of death Redcar, England
Playing position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1942–1946 Barnsley 0 (0)
1946–1947 Carlisle United 24 (0)
1947–1950 Barnsley 15 (0)
1950–1955 Queens Park Rangers 91 (0)
1955–1957 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic 40 (1)
1957–1959 Swindon Town 35 (2)
1959–? Wisbech Town
Teams managed
1973 Cardiff City (caretaker)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

After retiring from playing, he worked for several Football League sides in various roles, including a one-match spell as caretaker-manager of Cardiff City in November 1973.

Playing career

Born in Royston, South Yorkshire, Clayton began playing football for Barnsley during the Second World War. He worked as a miner during the war on weekdays before playing football on weekends.[2] He left Barnsley to join Carlisle United in March 1946 where he made his league debut before returning to Barnsley the following year.[1] He later played for Queens Park Rangers, Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic and Swindon Town before moving into non- league football with Wisbech Town.[2]

Later career

After finishing his playing career Clayton remained in football, working in several roles for Cambridge United and Doncaster Rovers.[2] Clayton later worked for Cardiff City and was briefly appointed caretaker-manager of the side following Jimmy Scoular's dismissal in November 1973.[3] He took charge of a single match, a 2–0 defeat to Millwall, before Frank O'Farrell was appointed.[4]

Personal life

Clayton retired to the village of Redcar. He had one daughter and one granddaughter.[2] He died on 19 January 2010.[1]

Managerial statistics
Team Country From To Record
GWDLWin %
Cardiff City (caretaker) 7 November 1973 13 November 1973 1001
Total 1001

Source:[5]

References

  1. "Lew Clayton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  2. "Former Boro physio dies, aged 85". The Northern Echo. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  3. "Cardiff ask Scoular to step down". The Times. 8 November 1973. p. 14. Retrieved 22 April 2019 – via Times Digital Archive.
  4. "When Real Madrid-beating Cardiff City went 45 matches and more than two years without an away win!". WalesOnline. Media Wales. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  5. Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive: Cardiff City F.C. Nottingham: SoccerData Publications. p. 73. ISBN 1-899468-17-X.
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