Howard Lewis

OVERALL STATISTICS

BIRTHAGESIGNED ONFROM
12-09-1920
N/A
17 -12-1946
Pontypridd RU- Wales
DEBUTLAST MATCHLEFT
12-10-1946 v Workington Town
Dewsbury
1948- Whitehaven
CAREERAPPEARANCES (SUBS)
1946-1948
32 (0)
TRIESGOALSDGOALSPTS
0
0
0
0

Biography of Howard Lewis



HERITAGE NO : 648
Howard Lewis by Alex Service

A ginger-haired second-row forward, Howard played Rugby Union for Brigend and Pontypridd before signing for the Saints. He made his official debut on Christmas Day 1946 against Liverpool Stanley, (16-17) one of three matches for the club in four days! On Boxing Day, the side played Wigan in front of 20,000 (lost 9-11) and on 28th December went over the Pennines to Huddersfield, where they again were defeated.

In fact, Howard was already well known to St. Helens supporters. He first played for the club against Workington Town on 20th October 1946 and was given the pseudonym Bennett. He played against Salford on 14th December, once more under his assumed name, before his signing for the club was sanctioned. A rangy second-rower, at six feet in height and almost 14 stones, he was 25 years of age and had seen active service in Northern Europe during the Second World War. Like another Saints` forward in the First World War, George Farrimond, he subsequently received the Military Medal for his outstanding bravery during a fierce engagement with the enemy at Wilreit in the Netherlands on 19th September 1944 and was presented with the award by General Montgomery himself. He had actually enlisted in August 1937.

Howard found that competition for places at Knowsley Road increased with the likes of fellow Welshman George Parsons and Len Aston at the club and he went on to sign for Whitehaven in January 1949.

He passed away in March, 1990, in Whitehaven.


SEASON STATISTICS

Season (Official Matches)TriesGoalsDGoalsMatches
1946~47 0 0 0 17
1947~48 0 0 0 5
1948~49 0 0 0 10
TOTALS:0 0 0 32
Season (Other Matches)TriesGoalsDGoalsMatches
TOTALS:

ALL MATCHES

DateMatchPosOpponentsCompVenueFTFTOTGDG
12th Oct 1946 1
W
 12 Workington Town L H 12 7 VIEW
14th Dec 1946 2
W
 12 Salford L H 9 8 VIEW
25th Dec 1946 3
L
 12 Liverpool Stanley L H 16 17 VIEW
4th Jan 1947 4
L
 11 Leeds L A 5 20 VIEW
11th Jan 1947 5
L
 12 Leeds L H 7 8 VIEW
11th Mar 1947 6
L
 12 Keighley CC1(2) N 5 8 VIEW
4th Apr 1947 7
W
 12 Wigan L A 12 7 VIEW
5th Apr 1947 8
L
 12 Warrington L H 6 10 VIEW
7th Apr 1947 9
L
 12 Belle Vue Rangers L H 10 12 VIEW
12th Apr 1947 10
L
 12 Oldham L H 7 18 VIEW
19th Apr 1947 11
L
 11 Workington Town L A 2 13 VIEW
26th Apr 1947 12
W
 11 Swinton L A 15 6 VIEW
6th May 1947 13
L
 11 Rochdale Hornets L A 5 7 VIEW
10th May 1947 14
W
 11 Bramley L H 29 0 VIEW
17th May 1947 15
W
 11 Featherstone Rovers L H 35 0 VIEW
24th May 1947 16
L
 11 Barrow L A 9 15 VIEW
26th May 1947 17
L
 12 Halifax L A 9 10 VIEW
23rd Aug 1947 18
L
 11 Widnes L A 8 9 VIEW
30th Aug 1947 19
W
 12 Leigh LC1(1) A 15 0 VIEW
6th Sep 1947 20
W
 11 Salford L A 12 5 VIEW
20th Sep 1947 21
W
 11 York L A 31 3 VIEW
4th Oct 1947 22
W
 11 Swinton L H 24 3 VIEW
4th Sep 1948 23
L
 10 Wigan LC1(1) H 9 24 VIEW
18th Sep 1948 24
W
 11 Workington Town L H 8 2 VIEW
25th Sep 1948 25
W
 12 Dewsbury L A 14 7 VIEW
2nd Oct 1948 26
W
 10 Hunslet L H 41 11 VIEW
9th Oct 1948 27
L
 11 Barrow L A 12 20 VIEW
14th Oct 1948 28
W
 8 Australia Tour H 10 8 VIEW
16th Oct 1948 29
L
 8 Warrington L H 4 12 VIEW
23rd Oct 1948 30
L
 8 Keighley L A 10 12 VIEW
6th Nov 1948 31
W
 8 Salford L H 17 12 VIEW
20th Nov 1948 32
W
 10 Dewsbury L H 27 7 VIEW
*Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub.
WINS : 16 | LOSSES : 16 | DRAWS :

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