Lew Clayton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lewis Clayton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 June 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Royston, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 19 January 2010 (aged 85) | ||
| Place of death | Redcar, England | ||
| 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 | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1973 | Cardiff City (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.
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[edit]
Born in Royston, West Riding of 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[edit]
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] He then moved to Middlesbrough FC as physio under John Neal in 1977
Personal life[edit]
Clayton retired to the village of Redcarwith wife Joyce. He had one daughter Christine and one granddaughter Sarah.[2] He died on 19 January 2010.[1]
Managerial statistics[edit]
| Team | Country | From | To | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
| Cardiff City (caretaker) | 
|
7 November 1973 | 13 November 1973 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Source:[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Lew Clayton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Former Boro physio dies, aged 85". The Northern Echo. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "Cardiff ask Scoular to step down". The Times. 8 November 1973. p. 14. Retrieved 22 April 2019 – via Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive: Cardiff City F.C. Nottingham: SoccerData Publications. p. 73. ISBN 1-899468-17-X.
- 1924 births
- 2010 deaths
- People from Royston, South Yorkshire
- Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley
- Footballers from South Yorkshire
- English men's footballers
- Barnsley F.C. players
- Carlisle United F.C. players
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- AFC Bournemouth players
- Swindon Town F.C. players
- Wisbech Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football wing halves
- English football managers
- Cardiff City F.C. managers
- Cambridge United F.C. non-playing staff
- Doncaster Rovers F.C. non-playing staff
- English miners