Lewwis Gavin Spence (born 29 October 1987), is an English

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who plays for Waltham Abbey F.C..

Career

Spence was a regular for both

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's Reserve and under-18 teams, and made his debut for the first team in a

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match against

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in August 2006. His progression continued as he made his league debut at

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against

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, on 11 February 2007, and then made his first start for the club on 3 March, against

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. On 18 April, Spence flew out to America with fellow youngster

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to join Crystal Palace's feeder club

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on loan for four months, though this spell was cut short by injury. On 16 June 2008, he joined Wycombe Wanderers on a two-year deal from Palace, linking up with

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again, after the latter's departure from

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eight months before. He scored on his debut in a 1–1 draw with

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. In the summer of 2009, Spence suffered a foot injury that kept him out of action for pre season. To regain match fitness he was loaned to

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outfit

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in September 2009, on a month-long deal. He was released from Wycombe at the end of the 2009–10 season, and joined

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. Spence left Rushden and Diamonds in March 2011 after a loan spell at Dover Athletic. After a further brief spell at Dover and time at

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, he joined

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in February 2013. Before the start of the 2016–17 season, Spence signed for south London side Greenwich Borough, before returning to Thurrock for 2017–18. Spence scored the last Thurrock goal at Ship Lane on 21 April 2018 and finished their final ever season as top scorer with 12 goals and captain. In June 2018, Spence joined newly promoted

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Premier side

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, making his debut away at Brightlingsea Regent in August. Lewwis captained the Hornchurch side that lifted the 2020-21 FA Trophy at Wembley Stadium. In January 2024, following the departure of manager Steve Morison, Lewwis became interim manager of the Hornchurch.

Personal life

His sister

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plays as a

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for

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and the Jamaican national team.

Honours

Hornchurch *

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References

External links

Lewwis Spence player profile
at cpfc.co.uk * {{DEFAULTSORT:Spence, Lewwis 1987 births Footballers from the London Borough of Lambeth People from Lambeth Living people Men's association football midfielders English men's footballers English people of Jamaican descent Sportspeople of Jamaican descent English expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Crystal Palace F.C. players Crystal Palace Baltimore players Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players Forest Green Rovers F.C. players Rushden & Diamonds F.C. players Thurrock F.C. players Greenwich Borough F.C. players Hornchurch F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players USL Second Division players English expatriate sportspeople in the United States 21st-century English sportsmen