Lewis Price
{{short description|Welsh footballer}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Lewis Price
| image = LewisPrice01.jpg
| image_size = 200
| caption =
| fullname = Lewis Peter Price{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/image/201920/general-news/efl-squad-numbering-06.09.2019.pdf |title=Notification of shirt numbers: Rotherham United |publisher=English Football League |page=61 |accessdate=26 October 2019}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|7|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bournemouth, England
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=3}}{{cite news |title=Lewis Price profile |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/10614/Lewis_Price.html |publisher=National Football Teams |accessdate=14 May 2020}}
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub = Oxford United
(First-Team Goalkeeping Coach)
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2001–2003
| youthclubs1 = Ipswich Town
| years1 = 2003–2007
| years2 = 2004-2005
| years3 = 2007–2010
| years4 = 2008
| years5 = 2009
| years6 = 2009–2010
| years7 = 2010–2015
| years8 = 2013-2014
| years9 = 2014–2015
| years10 = 2015–2016
| years11 = 2016–2020
| clubs1 = Ipswich Town
| clubs2 = → Cambridge United (loan)
| clubs3 = Derby County
| clubs4 = → Milton Keynes Dons (loan)
| clubs5 = → Luton Town (loan)
| clubs6 = → Brentford (loan)
| clubs7 = Crystal Palace
| clubs8 = → Mansfield Town (loan)
| clubs9 = → Crawley Town (loan)
| clubs10 = Sheffield Wednesday
| clubs11 = Rotherham United
| caps1 = 68
| goals1 = 0
| caps2 = 6
| goals2 = 0
| caps3 = 6
| goals3 = 0
| caps4 = 2
| goals4 = 0
| caps5 = 1
| goals5 = 0
| caps6 = 13
| goals6 = 0
| caps7 = 6
| goals7 = 0
| caps8 = 5
| goals8 = 0
| caps9 = 18
| goals9 = 0
| caps10 = 5
| goals10 = 0
| caps11 = 20
| goals11 = 0
| totalcaps = 150 | totalgoals = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2002–2003
| nationalyears2 = 2004–2006
| nationalyears3 = 2005–2012
| nationalteam1 = Wales U19
| nationalteam2 = Wales U21
| nationalteam3 = Wales
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalcaps2 = 10
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalcaps3 = 11
| nationalgoals3 = 0
}}
Lewis Peter Price (born 19 July 1984) is a retired Welsh international professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently the First-Team Goalkeeping Coach for League One club Oxford United.
Apart from making 6 Premier League appearances for Derby County he spent his whole career in the Football League and made 11 senior appearances for Wales.
Club career
=Ipswich Town=
Price was born in Bournemouth and was an academy player at Southampton but fell out with the goalkeeping coach. He had a trial at Fulham but joined Ipswich Town in October 2001 and graduated through the youth system.{{Cite web|title = Lewis Price joins Mansfield Town|url = http://www.mansfieldtown.net/news/article/lewis-price-joins-mansfield-town-1481590.aspx|website = www.mansfieldtown.net|accessdate = 29 October 2015}}{{citation|work=Ipswich Town F.C. v Kidderminster Harriers F.C. programme|date=13 August 2003|pages=13–15|title=The Big Interview}} He represented Dorset in county matches at under-15 and under-16 levels. He became known for stepping in for Kelvin Davis during the 2004–05 season and saving a penalty against Coventry.{{Cite news|title = Coventry 1-2 Ipswich|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/3689272.stm|newspaper = BBC|date = 3 October 2004|access-date = 29 October 2015}} After Davies returned from injury, Price played for Cambridge United on loan for part of the season.{{Cite web|title = Lewis Price {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Sheffield Wednesday {{!}} Age 31 {{!}} Soccer Base|url = http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=35034|website = www.soccerbase.com|accessdate = 29 October 2015}} Davis departed at the end of the 2004–05 season, with Price contesting Shane Supple to be first choice goalkeeper.
He then started nearly every game ahead of first choice keeper Shane Supple.{{Soccerbase season|35034|2005|access-date=29 October 2015}} In the 2006–07 season, just a week after Petr Čech and Carlo Cudicini sustained horrific injuries which brought up an argument that goalkeepers need more protection, Price was injured in Ipswich's 3–1 victory over Southend United. Price had to be stretchered off after colliding with Matt Harrold.
Despite playing well for Ipswich when called upon, the arrival of Neil Alexander at Ipswich meant Price's future was destined to be away from Portman Road.
=Derby County=
On 27 July 2007, Price joined Premier League club Derby County, for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract, to provide back-up and competition for then first choice goalkeeper Stephen Bywater.{{cite news|title=Price completes transfer to Derby|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/6918622.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=27 July 2007|accessdate=27 July 2007}}
Price made his debut for Derby against Liverpool on 26 December, after Stephen Bywater was injured in the warm-up and went on to start the next eight league and cup matches before the signing of Roy Carroll ended his run in the first team.{{Soccerbase season|35034|2007|access-date=29 October 2015}} In the FA Cup third round replay between Derby and Sheffield Wednesday, Price made two penalty saves helping Derby to victory in a penalty shootout.
Price signed for Milton Keynes Dons on an emergency one-month loan on 27 October 2008,{{cite news
|title=Price is right for Robby
|url=http://www.mkdons.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10420~1434188,00.html
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219190514/http://www.mkdons.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10420~1434188%2C00.html
|archivedate=19 February 2012
|publisher=MK Dons
|date=27 October 2008
|accessdate=27 October 2008
|url-status=dead
}} and made his debut the next day in the Dons 2–1 Football League One victory over Leyton Orient.{{Soccerbase season|35034|2008|access-date=29 October 2015}} He returned to Derby but, again, could not supplant teammates Stephen Bywater and Roy Carroll from the goalkeepers spot and joined Luton Town on a one-month loan on 2 February 2009.{{cite news|title=Rams Keeper Joins Luton in loan deal|url=http://therams.co.uk/stories/rams-keeper-joins-luton-in-loan-deal|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205134234/http://therams.co.uk/stories/rams-keeper-joins-luton-in-loan-deal|archivedate=5 February 2009|publisher=therams.co.uk|date=2 February 2009|accessdate=2 February 2009}} During his time at Luton he played only twice because of a groin injury,{{cite news
|title=Port Vale v Luton|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/14496/preview|publisher=Sky Sports|date=27 February 2009|accessdate=8 March 2014}} but impressed in those two games, helping Luton to the Football League Trophy final at Wembley Stadium, making two penalty saves against Brighton.
Price joined League One side Brentford on a season-long loan deal on 8 July 2009.{{cite news|title=Brentford Confirm Price Signing |url=http://www.derby.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=160509 |publisher=Vital Football |date=8 July 2009|accessdate=8 July 2009}} He made 18 appearances for Brentford, but didn't make an appearance after January due to the arrival of Wojciech Szczęsny, who was on loan from Arsenal at the time.{{Soccerbase season|35034|2009|access-date=29 October 2015}} Upon his return to Derby at the end of the 2009–10 season, it was announced that his contract would not be renewed and he left the club with just nine appearances in his three-years there.{{cite web| title=Hendrie & Price released| publisher=dcfc.co.uk| url=http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2050432,00.html| date=13 May 2010| access-date=8 March 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710163517/http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2050432,00.html| archive-date=10 July 2015| url-status=dead}}
=Crystal Palace=
After leaving the Rams, Price signed a 3-year contract to join Crystal Palace as understudy to Julián Speroni. He made his Palace debut in March against Burnley after Speroni had suffered an injury.{{Soccerbase season|35034|2010|access-date=29 October 2015}} On Friday 11 April 2014, Price signed for League 2 side Mansfield Town on loan as emergency goalkeeper cover for the injured Alan Marriott. On 17 November 2014, Price signed on loan with League One club Crawley Town until 20 December.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/2014/november/price-joins-crawley-town-on-loan/|title=Price Joins Crawley Town on Loan - News - Crystal Palace F.C.}} At the end of his loan spell he returned to Crystal Palace but on 16 January 2015 it was announced that he had rejoined Crawley until the end of the season.{{cite web|title=Price Rejoins Crawley Town|work=Crystal Palace F.C. Official Website|url=https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/2015/january/price-rejoins-crawley-town/|date=16 January 2015|accessdate=16 January 2015}} Price was not offered a new contract by Palace at the end of the 2014–15 season.{{cite web|title=Five Players To Be Released By Palace|date=22 May 2015|url=https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/2015/may/five-players-to-be-released-by-palace/|website=cpfc.co.uk|accessdate=25 May 2015}}
=Sheffield Wednesday=
Following his release from Crystal Palace, he signed a one-year contract with Championship side Sheffield Wednesday.{{cite web|title=Owls snap up international goalkeeper|work=Sheffield Wednesday FC|url=http://www.swfc.co.uk/news/article/owls-snap-up-international-goalkeeper-2536862.aspx|date=9 July 2015|accessdate=9 July 2015}}
=Rotherham United=
At the end of his contract at Sheffield Wednesday, Price signed a two-year deal with Championship side Rotherham United.{{Cite news |title=Rotherham United confirm Lewis Price signing |url=http://www.themillers.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/rotherham-united-alan-stubbs-3189443.aspx |publisher=Rotherham United Official Site |date=16 July 2016 |accessdate=16 July 2016}} He was released by Rotherham at the end of the 2017–18 season,{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44317648|title=Rotherham United to release six players after promotion to the Championship|date=31 May 2018|accessdate=31 May 2018|publisher=BBC Sport}} but re-signed for the club on a two–year deal on 6 July 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.themillers.co.uk/news/2018/july/signing--price-pens-new-millers-deal/#.Wz-hhQMyg_4.twitter|title=SIGNING {{!}} Price pens new Millers deal|publisher=Rotherham United Official Site|date=6 July 2018|accessdate=9 July 2018}} On 6 November 2020, Price was released by Rotherham United after four years with the club.{{Cite web|url=https://www.themillers.co.uk/news/2020/november/read--long-serving-lewis-leaves-millers/|title = READ | Long-serving Lewis leaves Millers}} It was to be his last club as a player before retiring from the game.{{Cite web|url=https://www.afcb.co.uk/news/club-news/gk-coach-price-home-at-last/|title = GK coach Price 'home' at last}}
International career
Price received his first call-up to the full Wales international squad for a friendly against Slovenia on 17 August 2005, but missed out on his first cap after he was forced to withdraw with a knee injury.{{Cite web|title = Toshack's lament over Price's absence|url = http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/toshacks-lament-over-prices-absence-2383685|website = walesonline|date = 15 August 2005|accessdate = 29 October 2015}} He then made his debut against Cyprus on 17 November 2005.{{Cite web|title = Lewis Price|url = http://www.11v11.com/players/lewis-price-20349/|website = 11v11.com|accessdate = 29 October 2015}} He won the last of his 11 caps in a 2–0 2014 World Cup qualifying defeat to Croatia on 16 October 2012.
Coaching career
Following retirement as a player, Price joined AFC Bournemouth as goalkeeping coach for the club's U21 side in November 2020. After half a season in the role, in August 2021 he joined previous loan club League One club Milton Keynes Dons as First-Team Goalkeeping Coach under newly appointed Head Coach Liam Manning.{{Cite web |url=https://www.mkdons.com/news/2021/august/lewis-price-named-first-team-goalkeeping-coach/ |title=Lewis Price named First-Team Goalkeeping Coach |publisher=Milton Keynes Dons |date=27 August 2021 |access-date=27 August 2021 }}
Career statistics
{{notelist}}
=International=
{{updated|match played 16 October 2012}}{{NFT player|pid=10614}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=8|Wales | |||
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total||11||0 |
Honours
Crystal Palace
- Football League Championship play-offs: 2013{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22592831 |title=Crystal Palace 1–0 Watford |first=Paul |last=Fletcher |publisher=BBC Sport |date=27 May 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150313153130/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22592831 |archivedate=13 March 2015}}
Rotherham United
References
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External links
- {{Soccerbase}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100303015603/http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10270~23764%2C00.html Derby County F.C. official player page]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070817054719/http://www.itfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10272~23764%2C00.html Ipswich Town F.C. official player page]
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