Lewis Francis


Lewis Spencer Francis is an Anguillan footballer who plays as a winger/ striker for Essex Senior League club Saffron Walden Town and for the Anguilla national football team.

Club career

Romford

For the 2012–13 season he joined Romford. He rejoined the club for the following season. In his time at the club he made 62 appearances for the club in all competitions and scored 13 goals.

Barkingside

In early 2014 he joined Barkingside. During the 2014–15 season he made 42 appearances and scored six goals of which 36 appearances were in the league with three goals.

Redbridge

Francis joined Redbridge in the 2015–16 season, making twelve appearances for the club, with no goals scored.

Witham Town

In December 2015 he joined Witham Town. He scored on his debut on Boxing Day, his only league goal for the club in fourteen appearances.

Cheshunt

He then joined Cheshunt.

Newham

He made three appearances for Newham in the 2015–16 season, scoring once.

Enfield 1893

In the 2015–16 season he also played for Enfield 1893 and scored six goals in 12 appearances in all competitions. He also played a further 14 matches for the club the next season, scoring six goals.

Tilbury

In the 2016–17 season he played for Tilbury scoring four goals in 26 appearances of which three goals came in 21 league appearances.

Sporting Bengal United

Towards the end of the 2016–17 season he spent some time playing for Sporting Bengal United. He made six appearances, scoring twice.

Sawbridgeworth Town

He then joined Sawbridgeworth Town at the beginning of the 2017–18 season enjoying a prolific time with the club, scoring eight goals in the ten appearances in all competitions.

Hadley

In the 2017–18 season he played for Hadley, scoring four goals.

Saffron Walden Town

He next joined Saffron Walden Town In the 2018–19 season he was a prolific goalscorer for the club, scoring 31 times in 49 appearances in all competitions and at the end of the season he gained three awards - Players Players of the Year, Manager's Player of the Year and Supporter's Player of the Year. During his second season with the club he scored seven goals in 17 matches in all competitions. He was diagnosed and treated for autism and bipolar disorder, with the club pledging to support him whilst he was treated.

Walthamstow

He played for Walthamstow, joining the club in November 2019 and where he scored 11 goals in 19 appearances in all competitions during the 2019–20 season.

Saffron Walden Town

He rejoined Saffron Walden Town scoring a hat-trick in the club's FA Cup victory over Little Oakley in September 2020, part of six goals in seven appearances for the club.

Enfield

In October 2020 he joined Enfield. He scored once for the club in six appearances in all competitions.

Clapton

He next joined Clapton in spring 2021. He did not appear for the club in the league and scored once in four appearances.

Hullbridge Sports

In June 2021 he joined Hullbridge Sports. He departed from the club having made four appearances, three in league and one in the FA Cup.

Sporting Bengal United

He then moved to Sporting Bengal United, scoring one goal in four appearances for the club.

Stanway Rovers

He next joined Stanway Rovers in late 2021 staying with the club until March 2022.

Saffron Walden Town

He rejoined his former club for another spell in March 2022, scoring on his first game back with the team after coming on as a substitute.

International career

Francis made his senior international debut for Anguilla on 27 January 2022 in a 2-1 victory over British [Virgin Islands national football team|British Virgin Islands] in a behind closed doors friendly match played at Bisham Abbey in England.

Career statistics

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