Striker Returns to Stratford

Lewis Wilson comes back to Town.

Southern League Premier Division Central club Stratford Town have welcomed back striker or wide attacker Lewis Wilson for the 2020/21 season.

The 27-year-old returns to Stratford having been with league rivals Banbury United since January 2020.

He joined the now sadly defunct Rushden & Diamonds after a successful trial in 2009 after he had been spotted playing for Newport Pagnell Town.

He started a two-year scholarship and was a regular in the youth team, scoring 16 goals in his first year.

In his second year, he featured twice for the first team in the Northants Senior Cup against Daventry United and Brackley Town. He also joined former club Newport Pagnell and then Northampton Spencer on `work experience`.

In the summer of 2011, he was released and re-joined Newport Pagnell. He made his debut in August 2011 in a 3–0 defeat to Boston Town but in January 2012, Wilson joined League Two side Northampton Town on a contract until the end of the season after impressing on a one-week trial.

He made his debut for the Cobblers in April 2012 in a 3–1 defeat to Crawley Town, coming on as a substitute for Jake Robinson.

In April, he signed a one-year professional contract and the following November 2012, he joined Kettering Town on loan in January 2013.

He then played for Kettering on a permanent basis, St Neots Town, Oxford City, Arlesey Town, AFC Rushden & Diamonds and had a second spell at St Neots before joining Cambridge City for season 2017/18, scoring 13 goals from 45 appearances for the Lilywhites.

He originally moved to Stratford in the summer of 2018, making 82 appearances for the Warwickshire side, scoring 10 goals.

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