Lew Clayton

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 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. He left Barnsley to join Carlisle United in March 1946 where he made his league debut before returning to Barnsley the following year. He took charge of a single match, a 2–0 defeat to Millwall, before Frank O'Farrell was appointed. He then moved to Middlesbrough FC as physio under John Neal in 1977

Personal life Clayton retired to the village of Redcar with his wife Joyce. He had one daughter Christine and one granddaughter Sarah.