Clive Lewington
{{short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Clive Lewington
| image =
| fullname = Clive William Lewington
| birth_date = {{birth date|1920|02|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = South Fremantle, Western Australia
| death_date = {{death date and age|1989|10|23|1920|02|28|df=y}}
| death_place = Subiaco, Western Australia
| height =
| weight =
| position = Centre
| statsend = 1953
| years1 = 1939–41, 1946–51, 1953
| club1 = South Fremantle
| games_goals1 = 182 (53)
| sooyears1 = 1947–49
| sooteam1 = Western Australia
| soogames_goals1 = 5 (2)
| coachyears1 = 1950–1958
| coachclub1 = South Fremantle
| coachgames_wins1 = 201 (142–58–1)
| coachyears2 = 1964
| coachclub2 = West Perth
| coachgames_wins2 = 21 (11–10–0)
| careerhighlights = *Sandover Medal – 1947
- Simpson Medal – 1950
- WANFL premiership player – 1947, 1948, 1950
- WANFL premiership coach – 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954
}}
Clive William Lewington (28 February 1920 – 23 October 1989) was an Australian rules footballer who played with and coached South Fremantle in the WANFL. He made 182 senior appearances for his club, from his debut in 1939 and is a member of the West Australian Football Hall of Fame{{cite web|title=Clive William LEWINGTON » WA Football Hall of Fame|url=http://www.wafootballhalloffame.com.au/inductees/2181-clive-lewington|website=WA Football Hall Of Fame|access-date=8 October 2017}} and the Fremantle Football Hall of Legends.
Football career
Lewington played most of his football for South Fremantle in the years following World War II and was used as a centreman. He won a Sandover Medal in 1947 and finished the year in South Fremantle's premiership team, the first of three premierships he would play in. The last came in 1950 when he was a Simpson Medallist for his effort in the Grand Final. He also won three Club Champion awards for South Fremantle during his career. A five time West Australian interstate representative,{{cite web | url=http://www.wafootball.com.au/resources/doc_download/4-hall-of-fame-inductees | title=WEST AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME Playing Record of all Members @ March 2012 | publisher=West Australian Football Commission | date=March 2012 | access-date=23 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130426131527/http://www.wafootball.com.au/resources/doc_download/4-hall-of-fame-inductees|archive-date=26 April 2013}} Lewington played in the 1947 Hobart Carnival.{{cite web | url=http://www.sffc.com.au/assets/SFFC/Records-at-a-Glance.pdf | title=Records at a Glance | publisher=South Fremantle Football Club | access-date=23 July 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130418233101/http://sffc.com.au/assets/SFFC/Records-at-a-Glance.pdf | archive-date=18 April 2013 | url-status=dead }}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article79611678 |title=Ex-Football Captain Dies |newspaper=The Daily News |volume=LXV |issue=22,583 |location=Western Australia |date=27 August 1947 |access-date=9 October 2017 |page=7 |via=National Library of Australia}}
He captained the club from his Sandover Medal winning season to 1951, the final two of those years as captain-coach. Lewingston then retired as a player but remained as coach until 1958 and steered South Fremantle to premierships in 1952, 1953 and 1954.
West Perth acquired his coaching services in 1964 but it would only be for the one season.
His older brother Neil also played for, captained and coached, South Fremantle.
=Honours=
In 2004 Lewington was inducted into the West Australian Football Hall of Fame.
Military service
In July 1942 Lewington enlisted in the Australian Army, serving as a signalman. He was discharged in 1946.{{cite web | url=http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=A&veteranId=759514 | title=LEWINGTON, CLIVE WILLIAM | publisher=Commonwealth of Australia | work=World War II Nominal Roll | access-date=23 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231010/http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=A&veteranId=759514 |archive-date=3 March 2016}}
References
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- {{cite book|last=East|first=Alan|title=The Medal Men - WA's Sandover Medal Winners|year=2006|isbn=0-9775813-0-6|pages=151–156|publisher=Alan East }}
External links
- {{AustralianFootball}}
- {{WAFL FootyFacts}}
{{Sandover Medal winners}}
{{Simpson Medal winners}}
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Category:Australian rules footballers from Fremantle
Category:Sandover Medal winners
Category:South Fremantle Football Club coaches
Category:South Fremantle Football Club players
Category:West Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees
Category:West Perth Football Club coaches
Category:Australian Army personnel of World War II
Category:Australian Army soldiers
Category:Military personnel from Western Australia
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