Jamal Lewis

Name: Jamal Piaras Lewis
Born: 25 January 1998, Luton (England)
Height: 5.10 ft / 1.77 m
Weight: 11.00 st / 70 kg
Position: Left-back

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-21, Under-19.

Club Career:
Norwich City Youth

Biography:
Born in England to a mother from Northern Ireland, Jamal Lewis came through the Norwich City youth set-up. He made his Canaries debut against Brentford in December 2017, and immediately established himself in the first eleven.

Lewis played both left-wing and left-back for Northern Ireland at youth level. He was promoted to the Under-21 team in June 2017, making his debut against Estonia. His good form at club level saw him included in the senior squad for the first time in March 2018. He played the full 90 minutes in a 2-1 win over South Korea.

Northern Ireland Cap Details:
24-02-2018 Korea Rep. W 2-1 FR
still active

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
08-06-2017 Estonia A W 2-1 ECQ
still active

630: 24 March 2018

629 vs Switzerland - 630 - 631 vs ---

Friendly International 
Kick-Off: 14:00 GMT

NORTHERN IRELAND

(NIR)

2-1 (1-1)

(KOR)

SOUTH KOREA

Venue: The National Stadium at Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 18,103
Referee:
Assistant Referees:
Fourth Official:
Goals: NIR: M. Kim OG 20, P. Smyth 86; KOR: C. Kwon 7

NORTHERN IRELAND (light blue shirts, blue shorts, light blue socks)
Manager: Michael O'Neill
Captain: Jonny Evans
4-5-1 Carson; Hughes, McAuley, J Evans, Lewis; C Evans, Saville, Norwood, Jones; Ward, Magennis.
Substitutes: McLaughlin for Hughes (18 minutes); Washington for Ward (62'); Boyce for C Evans (62'); Cathcart for J Evans (68'); McNair for Norwood (72'); Smyth for Jones (82 mins).

REPUBLIC KOREA: (red shirts, black shorts, red socks)
Manager: Shin Tae-yong
Captain: Ki Sunyueng
4-3-3 Seunggyu; Minjae, Jinsu, Yong, Hyunsoo, Sungyeung, Jooho, Changhoon, Jaesung, Heungmin, Shunwook.
Substitutes: Heechan for Changhoon (62'); Wooyoung for Sungyueng (67'); Changmin for Jooho (67'); Kihun for Heungmin (75').

Match Programme/Ticket/Teamsheet:

Match Photos:

Match Reports:
BBC
Irish FA

Northern Ireland Squad
(BBC)

Goalkeepers: Michael McGovern (Norwich City), Trevor Carson (Motherwell), Conor Hazard (Falkirk on loan)
Defenders: Aaron Hughes (Hearts), Gareth McAuley (West Brom), Jonny Evans (West Brom), Craig Cathcart (Watford), Conor McLaughlin (Millwall), Lee Hodson (Rangers), Paddy McNair (Sunderland), Jamal Lewis (Norwich City)
Midfielders: Steven Davis (Southampton), Niall McGinn (Aberdeen), Oliver Norwood (Fulham on loan), Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers), Shane Ferguson (Millwall), Stuart Dallas (Leeds United), George Saville (Millwall), Jordan Jones (Kilmarnock), Paul Smyth* (QPR)
Forwards: Kyle Lafferty (Hearts), Josh Magennis (Charlton Athletic), Jamie Ward (Cardiff City on loan), Conor Washington (QPR), Liam Boyce (Burton Albion), Shayne Lavery* (Everton)
* late call-ups

South Korea Squad
(KFA)
Goalkeepers: KIM Sunggyu (Vissel Kobe), KIM Jinhyeon (Cerezo Osaka), CHO Hyunwoo (Daegu FC)
Defenders: HONG Jeongho, KIM Minjae, KIM Jinsu CHOI Chulsoon, LEE Yong (Jeonbuk Hyundai), JANG Hyunsoo (Tokyo FC), YUN Youngsun, KIM Minwoo (Sangju Sangmu)
Midfielders: KI Sungyueng (Swansea City), JUNG Wooyoung (Vissel Kobe), PARK Jooho (Ulsan Hyundai), LEE Changmin (Jeju UTD), KWON Changhoon (Dijon FCO), KOO Jacheol (Augsburg), LEE Jaesung (Jeonbuk Hyundai), YEOM Kihun (Suwon Samsung)
Forwards: Jeonbuk Hyundai (Jeonbuk Hyundai), SON Heungmin (Tottenham Hotspur), HWANG Heechan (Salzburg), LEE Keunho (Gangwon FC)

Links:
Announcement

Notes:

With thanks to Roy Cathcart for the pictures.

Northern Ireland Players in the English Top Flight 1956/57

- OVERVIEW -

- 1946/47 - 1956/57 - 1966/67 - 1976/77 - 1986/87 - 1996/97 - 2006/07 - 2016/17 -

Players: 11. Appearances: 278; Goals: 41. Average Games per Player: 25.3 [max: 42]

By 1956 the Northern Ireland team was entering a golden few years that would culminate in reaching the 1958 World Cup quarter-final. However, the number of players that they had available from the upper echelons of English football had been severely diminished as players born in the Republic of Ireland were no longer considered for selection. There were actually three southern-born players that had been capped by the Irish FA still featuring in the First Division - Tom Aherne, Tommy Eglington and Peter Farrell - though they are excluded from the stats below.

Billy Bingham Sunderland (age 25) 27/5 Bingham had been a fixture on the right wing for Sunderland, the so called "Bank of England Club", since his move from Glentoran in 1950. The club's results had seldom lived up to the spending throughout the decade and 1956/57 was no different as the club sat in the relegation zone for most of the campaign. Bingham was dropped early season and asked for a transfer and was then involved in an illegal bonus payment scandal that rocked the club. Although survival was narrowly achieved, the drop would follow a year later, Bingham's last at Roker Park. Caps: 17 + 6 + 33 = 56
	Danny Blanchflower Tottenham Hotspur (age 30) 39/1 Although it had taken a substantial fee to take Blanchflower to Spurs in 1954 the jury was still out. He had been stripped of the club captaincy the previous season for shuffling the team mid-way through a FA Cup semi-final and briefly dropped, then rebuked by the board for going to the press! 1956/57 saw him re-build bridges at the Lane as Spurs finished runners-up. He was Footballer of the Year the following season, re-appointed as club captain in 1959 and of course skippered the club to multiple successes, including the Double in 1961. Caps: 19 + 6 + 31 = 56
Jackie Blanchflower Manchester United (age 23) 11/0 After making his United debut as an 18 year-old back in 1951, the younger Blanchflower had enjoyed some extended runs in the team, usually in the forward line. A versatile player, he featured eighteen times in various roles as the League title came to Old Trafford in 1956. In 1956/57 his preferred position was centre-half, even though he had actually featured in goals during a pre-season match, but he still could not establish himself in the first eleven and played just 11 matches as the title was retained. He did start at centre-half in the FA Cup final defeat by Aston Villa, taking over in goals after Ray Wood was injured in a clash with Peter McParland. His career was brought to a premature end the following season due to injuries sustained in the Munich Air Disaster. Caps: 5 + 3 + 4 = 12
	Tom Casey Newcastle United (age 26) 26/6 Another versatile and enthusiastic performer, at home as a tough tackling half-back or a creative forward, Casey struggled to hold down a starting place throughout his time with Newcastle, though still racked-up a healthy number of appearances. He had claimed an FA Cup winner's medal in 1955, but the club was largely a mid-table side throughout the 1950s. He enjoyed one more season at St James' Park before joining Portsmouth.
Dick Keith Newcastle United (age 23) 33/0 Keith had come to the notice of Football League teams through his performances for Linfield and the Irish League representative team, notably in a 5-2 victory over their English counterparts in April 1956. He was reigning Ulster Footballer of the Year when Newcastle won the race for his signature early in the 56/57 season. He established himself immediately in the first eleven and retained his place for much of the next seven seasons. It would be the following campaign before he made his Northern Ireland debut, and his place in the international team was cemented when Jackie Blanchflower was ruled out by his Munich injuries. Caps: 0 + 0 + 23 = 23
	Billy McAdams Manchester City (age 22) 12/4 A courageous goalscorer, McAdams made his name with Distillery before joining Man City as a 19 year-old in 1953 and he immediately established himself for both club and country. A slipped disc sustained in 1955 effectively ruled him out for two seasons and he missed City's FA Cup final appearances in 1955 and 1956. He made just a handful of appearances through the 56/57 season and a few more the following season before he was again ruled out and missed the trip to Sweden for the World Cup. It would be the early-60s before he was able to enjoy a sustained run in the Northern Ireland side. Caps: 2 + 1 + 12  = 15
Jimmy McIlroy Burnley (age 25) 40/13 Another product of Irish League football, Jimmy McIlroy had established himself as one of the finest "schemers" of his day as Burnley enjoyed a golden era through the 1950s that would culminate in their 1960 title win. From his Clarets debut in 1950 through to his mysterious departure to Stoke in 1963 he was the first name on the teamsheet. More a creator than a scorer of goals, the 13 he claimed in 56/57 was only the third time to that date that he'd reached double figures. Similarly for Northern Ireland he was a key figure in the great team of that era, but goals were comparatively rare, though often very important. Caps: 15 + 6 + 34 = 55
	Johnny McKenna Blackpool (age 30) 7/0 At the start of the 56/57 season it had been nearly 11 years since McKenna's first international recognition in the post-War Victory Internationals and five years since he was last capped. Capable of playing on either wing and previously a First Division regular with Huddersfield, at Blackpool he was playing second fiddle to England internationals Bill Perry and a certain Stanley Matthews. 56/57 was the last of his three seasons at Bloomfield and he left for Division Three North side Southport in the summer. Caps: 7 + 0 + 0 = 7
Alf McMichael Newcastle United (age 28) 25/0 Through the 1950s McMichael was the usual name on the Newcastle teamsheet at left-back. There had been something of a wobble in 1955 when he found himself out of the first team and submitted a transfer request. It was a difficult time for him as he had lost the Northern Ireland captaincy and feared losing his place in the team too. The request was denied, and although he missed that season's FA Cup final, he was back in the team the following season and rebuilding his reputation as among the finest defenders of his day. He remained a fixture for club and country into the 1960s and for many years held the record as Newcastle's most capped player. Caps: 18 + 6 + 16 = 40
	Peter McParland Aston Villa (age 22) 36/12 A powerful goalscoring winger, McParland was established in the Villa firstteam while still a teenager. Although their league form in this era was generally mediocre, Villa did reach the 1957 FA Cup final. The Wembley tie, in which he scored twice, is best remembered for his clash with Manchester United's Ray Wood which left the keeper unconscious. It would be in Sweden in 1958 that McParland finally transferred his club goalscoring form to the international scene. He remained at Villa until 1962, suffering relegation, enjoying promotion and scoring the winning goal in the first ever League Cup final in 1961. Caps: 5 + 4 + 25 = 34
Norman Uprichard Portsmouth (age 28) 22/0 Goalkeeper Uprichard had enjoyed a stuttering start to his time in English football. He had served two fruitless seasons with Arsenal before dropping down the leagues to play for Swindon. When given another chance in the top-flight by Portsmouth in 1952 he was ruled out for a spell by an injury collected in just his second appearance. By the mid-50s he had established himself in a competitive Portsmouth side but by 56/57 things were starting to go awry. Pompey were struggling and Uprichard was among the victims as the team was shuffled in an attempt to find a winning formula and relegation was narrowly avoided. His Northern Ireland place had also been taken by Harry Gregg, though he would step in on a few notable occasions in the following few years. Portsmouth were relegated in 1959 at which point Uprichard moved on to Southend. Caps: 13 + 0 + 5 = 18

	Champions	Runners-Up
First Division	Manchester United	Tottenham Hotspur
Relegated	Cardiff City Charlton Athletic
Second Division	Leicester City	Nottingham Forest
FA Cup	Aston Villa	Manchester United

International Results

Northern Ireland (McIlroy)	1-1	England	BC
Scotland	1-0	Northern Ireland (-)	BC
Portugal	1-1	Northern Ireland (Bingham)	WCQ
Northern Ireland (-)	0-0	Wales	BC
Italy	1-0	Northern Ireland (-)	WCQ
Northern Ireland (Casey, Simpson, McIlroy)	3-0	Portugal	WCQ

British Championship Table

	Pl	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England	3	2	1	0	6	3	3	5
Scotland	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	3
N..Ireland	3	0	2	1	1	2	-1	2
Wales	3	0	2	1	1	3	-2	2

World Cup Qualifying Group 8 Table (two games to play)

	Pl	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
N..Ireland	3	1	1	1	4	2	+2	3
Portugal	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	3
Italy	2	1	0	1	1	3	-2	2

Overall Season International Record

	Pl	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
N..Ireland	6	1	3	2	5	4	-1

Northern Ireland Players in the English Top Flight 1946/47

- OVERVIEW -

- 1946/47 - 1956/57 - 1966/67 - 1976/77 - 1986/87 - 1996/97 - 2006/07 - 2016/17 -

Players: 15. Appearances: 381; Goals: 40. Average Games per Player: 25.4 [max: 42]

This was the first season of proper League football after the Second World War. It was a boom time for the game as fans flocked to see their returning stars and some new faces who were chomping at the bit after having missed out on six years of their playing careers. Of the 15 Irish internationals that featured this season, seven (marked *) were born south of the border, however, the era of Dual Internationals had just a few years left to run.

Gerry Bowler (age 27) Portsmouth 4 league games / 0 goals   Right-back, recruited from Distillery just prior to the resumption of proper football. Spent three seasons at Portsmouth, making just eight appearances and did not make his Ireland debut until after transferring to Hull in 1949. Caps: 0 (to start of 46/47 season) + 0 (during season) + 3 (after season) = 3 (career caps)
	Bobby Browne (age 34) Leeds United 19/0 A wing-half, Browne had been at his peak when war broke out. Having signed for Leeds from his native Derry City, he won six caps from 1935-1938, and no doubt more would have followed if not for hostilities. At 34, he managed just one top-flight season post-war as Leeds were relegated and Browne dropped further down for a last league hurrah with York City in Division Three North. Caps: 6 + 0 + 0 = 6
Jackie Carey* (age 27) Manchester United 31/0 A versatile half-back and one of the biggest names of the age. Carey had served in the British Army through the war and had been offered big money to settle in Italy. He resisted and returned to a bombed out Old Trafford, a stadium that he had first graced in 1936. He captained United to the FA Cup in 1948 (the first "foreign" player to do so) and the League title in 1952 before retiring a year later. Caps: (IFA) 0 + 4 + 3 = 7 (FAI) 10 + 3 + 16 = 29
	Davy Cochrane (age 25) Leeds United 38/7 Cochrane had established himself on the wing for Leeds just prior to the outbreak of the war while still a teenager and was just 18 when first capped. Through the war years he returned to Ireland and kept sharp guesting in the competitive Northern Regional League, notably with Linfield. As League football resumed, he returned to a Leeds United that were a shadow of their former selves and finished bottom. He remained at Elland Road until 1951. Caps: 2 + 3 + 7 = 12
Peter Doherty (age 33) Derby Co 15/7 & Huddersfield T 19/7 Despite his advancing years, Doherty was still rated among the greatest players of the day. He had scored in Derby's 1946 FA Cup final win and became a big money mid-season gamble when lured to Huddersfield. His seven goals helped keep the Terriers in the top flight, a position they retained through his three seasons at Leeds Road despite their being perennial strugglers. Caps: 10 + 2 + 4 = 16
	Tommy Eglington* (age 23) Everton 34/5 Eglington had made his name, and been first capped by Eire, with Shamrock Rovers before Everton spent big to bring him across the Irish Sea just prior to the resumption of the Football League. He made an immediate impact at Goodison, earning international recognition from both Irish teams within his first few months on Merseyside. He spent over a decade with Everton suffering relegation and enjoying promotion. Caps: 0 + 2 + 4 =6 (IFA) 2 + 3 + 19 = 24 (FAI)
Peter Farrell* (age 23) Everton 27/0 A contemporary of Eglington's at Shamrock Rovers, the duo had won their first Eire caps in the same match in June 1946, enjoyed a joint transfer to Everton for the 46/47 season and were then first capped by the IFA in the same match. A wing-half, Farrell's career at Goodison also almost exactly mirrored that of Eglington's with relegation and promotion. He was also later to become club captain. Caps: 0 + 2 + 5 = 7 (IFA) 2 + 2 + 24 = 28 (FAI)
	Bill Gorman* (age 35) Brentford 34/0 Gorman was an established Eire international before the war and had played a top-flight season before football was halted. At 35 he was definitely a veteran, but the Irish FA couldn't ignore a top-flight defender and he played in each of that season's Home Nations matches. Brentford however were relegated and the following season Gorman won his final cap. Caps: 0 + 3 + 1 = 4 (IFA) 11 + 2 + 0 = 13 (FAI)
Bill Hayes* (age 30) Huddersfield Town 18/0 An established First Division player before the Second World War, Hayes' resolute defending helped Huddersfield ward off relegation in 1947 and also earned him two Eire caps to add to the IFA caps he had won in the seasons before the suspension of league football. He remained with Huddersfield, all the time a First Division club, until 1950. Caps: 4 + 0 + 0 = 4 (IFA) 0 + 2 + 0 = 2 (FAI)
	Con Martin (age 23) Leeds United 8/0 Martin had won his first cap for the FAI while with Drumcondra in June 1946. He spent the first half of the 1946/47 season with Glentoran and it was during this time that he was first capped by the IFA. A gifted goalkeeper, he preferred playing in defence and it was for his outfield talents that Leeds spent big. He couldn't helped them ward off relegation, but he later played regularly in Division One for Aston Villa. Caps: 0 + 1 + 5 = 6 (IFA) 1 + 2 + 27 = 30 (FAI)
Jimmy McAlinden Portsmouth (age 28) 32/5 A gifted "schemer" McAlinden had won caps and earned a big-money move to Portsmouth prior to the war and in 1939 was an FA Cup winner. Shortly before the resumption of the league he became one of the few northern-born players of the era to win FAI caps. He returned to the IFA's team for their first post-war international, but the inside-forward role was one where there were plenty of options. He spent another few seasons in the First Division following a high-profile transfer to Stoke. Caps: 2 + 1 + 1 = 4 (IFA) 2 + 0 + 0 = 2 (FAI)
	Jim McCabe Middlesbrough (age 27) 27/0 No-nonsense wing-half McCabe had signed for Middlesbrough as a teenager in 1937, but had to wait nearly a decade for his senior debut. He quickly established himself in Boro's first eleven through the 46/47 season, but it would be another year, and after dropping down a division to play for Leeds, before he earned his first international recognition. Caps: 0 + 0 + 6 = 6
Joshua Sloan (age 26) Arsenal 30/1 Before the war, Sloan had been on the books of Manchester United and Tranmere but his only senior appearances were struck from the record books coming during the abandoned 38/39 season. Having impressed while guesting for a number of clubs in the war years and in two Victory Internationals, he joined Arsenal in May 1946. The following month he toured Iberia with the FAI and won his only IFA senior cap late in the 46/47 season. Sloan lasted little over a season with Arsenal, but stayed in Division One with Sheffield United Caps: 0 + 1 + 0 = 1 (IFA) 2 + 0 + 0 = 2 (FAI)
	Alex Stevenson* (age 33) Everton 30/8 Diminutive inside-forward Stevenson was established both internationally and in the First Division prior to the war. Indeed he was a champion with Everton in the final completed season. Despite being in the veteran stages of his career when normality resumed he retained his place for both club and country(s). He managed another two top flight seasons before retiring just before his 37th birthday. Caps: 14 + 2 + 1 = 17 (IFA) 1 + 3 + 3 = 7 (FAI)
Jim Twomey (age 32) Leeds United 15/0 Another established Division One player from before hostilities, Twomey had also managed to claim two Ireland caps despite some serious competition for the 'keeper's spot. He guested for Linfield during the war, featuring in the 1944 Irish Cup final defeat by Belfast Celtic. He also featured for Leeds in war-time league matches but when peacetime football resumed he found himself in-and-out of the team as they were relegated. He spent two more seasons at Elland Road. Caps: 2 + 0 + 0 = 2

Where The Trophies Went

	Champions	Runners-Up
First Division	Liverpool	Manchester United
Relegated	Brentford Leeds United
Second Division	Manchester City	Burnley
FA Cup	Charlton Athletic	Burnley

International Results

Ireland (Lockhart 2)	2-7	England	BC
Scotland	0-0	Ireland (-)	BC
Ireland (Stevenson, Doherty)	2-1	Wales	BC

British Championship Table

	Pl	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England	3	2	1	0	11	3	8	5
Ireland	3	3	1	1	4	8	-4	3
Wales	3	1	0	2	4	6	-2	2
Scotland	3	0	2	1	2	4	-2	2