Lewis was born in
Tredegar and was spotted by
Cardiff City while playing for
Pontllanfraith in a
Welsh Football League match and was quickly offered a contract by then manager
Jimmy Andrews. He made his Cardiff debut against
Blackburn Rovers in September 1978. He went on to become a regular fixture in the Bluebirds line-up over the next few years before eventually leaving the club along with
Linden Jones and
Tarki Micallef to join
Newport County in a swap deal that saw
Nigel Vaughan and
Karl Elsey go the other way and join Cardiff. After establishing himself in the County side he went on to become the club's player-manager when
Jimmy Mullen left for
Aberdeen in 1987 but could not prevent the club being relegated in the 1986–87 season and was subsequently sacked after Newport took only one point from their first six games in the following season. He moved on to spend one season at
Swansea City making 25 appearances before moving to Hereford before retiring. == Wales Under-21s ==