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Lenell Nicholas John-Lewis (born 17 May 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker and captains National League club York City.

He began his career with non-league side Grantham Town before later turning professional with Lincoln City. He later took in spells with Bury, Grimsby Town, Newport County, Shrewsbury Town and Hereford.

Career

Grantham Town

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.[3][4]

Lincoln City

He made his Lincoln debut in the FA Cup against Port Vale on 11 November 2006.[5] He scored his first goal in his second league appearance, against Stockport County on 4 December 2007.[6] 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.[7]

On 7 May 2010 John-Lewis was placed on the transfer list by Lincoln City manager Chris Sutton.[8] Two weeks later, he departed the club by mutual consent.[9]

Bury

On 5 August 2010 he signed a twelve-month contract with Bury after impressing manager Alan Knill.[10][11] 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.[12] In May 2011 he was offered a new 12-month contract,[13] which he signed in June 2011. [14]

Grimsby Town

On 31 January 2013 John-Lewis signed for Grimsby Town on an 18-month deal.[15] 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.[16]

In May 2014 he activated a clause in his contract giving him another year with The Mariners.[17] 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.[18]

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.[19]

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.[20] 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.[21]

His time at Newport County was blighted by injury. He missed half of the 2015–16 season due to a hamstring injury.[22] In July 2016 he suffered a knee injury in a pre-season friendly match causing him to miss most of the 2016–17 season.[23] Returning to the side for the last two matches of the season, he played a key role in securing the clubs Football League status by winning a penalty which was successfully converted by Mickey Demetriou to open the scoring in a final day victory over Notts County.[24]

Shrewsbury Town

On 26 May 2017, it was announced that John-Lewis had signed a one-year deal with League One side Shrewsbury Town, with the option of a further year.[25] He scored his first goal for Shrewsbury on his debut in a 1−0 win over Northampton Town on 5 August 2017.[26]

He was offered a new contract by Shrewsbury at the end of the 2017–18 season.[27]

He was injured in January 2019.[28] He signed a new six-month contract with the club in May 2019[29] but was released by Shrewsbury in January 2020

Hereford

On 7 February 2020, John-Lewis signed for Shrewsbury's local rivals Hereford on a deal until the end of the 2019–20 season.[30]

Return to Grimsby Town

On 1 February 2021, John-Lewis re-signed for Grimsby Town in EFL League Two, on a permanent deal until Summer 2022, joining up with former manager Paul Hurst whom he played under in his previous spell with Grimsby and at Shrewsbury. [31]

On 15 February 2022, John-Lewis signed for York City on a one-month loan.[32] He made his debut later that day, coming on as a 76th minute substitute in a 3-1 win against AFC Telford United.[33] The loan was further extended until the end of the 2021–22 season.[34]

John-Lewis scored a vital goal for York as they beat AFC Fylde to secure a play-off place in a 2-1 victory on 2 May 2022.[35] In the play-off quarter finals John-Lewis scored again in a 2-1 victory over Chorley to advance to the semi-finals.[36] On 14 May, John-Lewis would score the only goal in York's 1-0 win over Brackley Town to advance to the National League North play-off final. [37]

He capped off his final appearance of his loan spell by scoring the first goal in a 2-0 win over Boston United in the play-off final, which secured York's promotion to the National League.[38]

Grimsby secured promotion with victory in the play-off final, though John-Lewis was not in the matchday squad at London Stadium.[39]

On 11 June 2022, following Grimsby's promotion back to the Football League the club announced their retained list ahead of the 2022–23 season and confirmed that John-Lewis would be among those released when his contract expires on 30 June.[40]

York City

Following the success of his loan spell, John-Lewis signed a permanent deal with York City on 29 June 2022.[41]

Career statistics

As of match played on 20 April 2024[42][43]
Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Grantham Town 2005–06 Southern League Premier Division 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Lincoln City 2006–07[44] League Two 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2007–08[45] League Two 21 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 3
2008–09[46] League Two 27 4 2 1 1 0 1[a] 0 31 5
2009–10[47] League Two 24 1 2 0 0 0 1[a] 0 27 1
Total 72 8 6 1 1 0 2 0 81 9
Bury 2010–11[48] League Two 39 2 2 0 1 0 2[a] 0 44 2
2011–12[49] League One 28 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 30 5
2012–13[50] League One 16 2 1 0 1 0 1[a] 0 19 2
Total 83 9 3 0 4 0 3 0 93 9
Grimsby Town 2012–13[50] Conference Premier 15 1 0 0 0 0 2[b] 0 17 1
2013–14[51] Conference Premier 38 6 3 1 0 0 6[c] 2 47 9
2014–15[52] Conference Premier 39 16 2 2 0 0 6[d] 2 47 20
Total 92 23 5 3 0 0 14 4 111 30
Newport County 2015–16[53] League Two 28 3 3 2 0 0 1[a] 0 32 5
2016–17[54] League Two 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 30 3 3 2 0 0 1 0 34 5
Shrewsbury Town 2017–18[55] League One 34 2 0 0 1 0 10[e] 1 45 3
2018–19[56] League One 17 1 4 0 1 0 4[a] 1 26 2
2019–20[57] League One 2 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 4 0
Total 53 3 4 0 2 0 16 2 75 5
Hereford 2019–20[58] National League North 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3
2020–21[58] National League North 10 9 0 0 0 0 2[b] 2 12 11
Total 17 12 0 0 0 0 2 2 19 14
Grimsby Town 2020–21[59] League Two 20 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 4
2021–22[58] National League 15 1 2 1 0 0 1[b] 0 18 2
Total 35 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 38 6
York City (loan) 2021–22[58] National League North 22 7 0 0 — 0 0 22 7
York City 2022–23[58] National League 41 14 1 0 — 3[b] 3 45 17
2023–24[58] National League 17 4 5 2 — 1[b] 1 23 7
Total 80 21 6 2 — 4 4 90 27
Career total 488 91 29 9 7 0 43 12 567 112
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. ^ Four appearances and two goals in FA Trophy, two appearances in Conference Premier play-offs
  4. ^ Three appearances in FA Trophy, three appearances and two goals in Conference Premier play-offs
  5. ^ Seven appearances and one goal in Football League Trophy, three appearances in EFL League One play-offs

Honours

Bury

Grimsby Town

Shrewsbury Town

York City

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