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Lewis Mansell |
Lewis Mansell was born on Saturday, 20th September, 1997, in Burnley, Lancashire. The 6' 2 (10st 1lbs) forward temporarily transferred to Gary Caldwell's Thistle on Wednesday, 16th January, 2019, from his parent club, Blackburn Rovers. Aged 21, he made his debut appearance on Saturday, 2nd February, 2019, in a 1-0 win away to East Fife in the Scottish Cup. Lewis scored his first goal on Saturday, 4th May, 2019, in a 3-0 win away to Queen of the South in the SPFL Championship. He scored the last of his 3 goals on Friday, 14th February, 2020, in a 2-1 defeat at home to Raith Rovers in the Challenge Cup. He played his last game for Thistle on Tuesday, 10th March, 2020, in a 1-1 draw at home to Dunfermline Athletic in the SPFL Championship, having appeared as a Jag on 33 occasions. His club-list included Blackburn Rovers, FC United of Manchester, Partick Thistle, Accrington Stanley, Halifax Town and Southport. |
Born in Burnley, Mansell began his career with Blackburn Rovers, moving on loan to F.C. United of Manchester in September 2018. Mansell went on loan to Scottish club Partick Thistle in January 2019. He scored his first goal for Partick Thistle on the last day of the 2018–19 season, opening the scoring in a 3–0 win over Queen of The South, a result which confirmed Thistle's safety in the Scottish Campionship and guided the team to a sixth-place finish. Blackburn confirmed on 15 May 2019 that Mansell would leave at the end of his contract. He subsequently returned to Scotland and signed a two-year contract with Partick Thistle. Mansell scored his first goal of the 2019–20 season in a 3–1 away win at Dundee. Mansell was meant to go out on loan from Thistle, however struggled with injury from December to February. Mansell scored on his first game back from injury for Thistle in a 2–1 loss to Raith Rovers in the Challenge Cup semi final. Mansell left Thistle by mutual consent in September 2020, having made 33 appearances, scoring three times over the space of his two spells at the club. On 6 November 2020, Mansell joined Accrington Stanley on a one-year deal. He scored on his debut for Stanley on 10 November 2020 in an EFL Trophy group game against Barrow. On 7 January 2021, Mansell joined National League side FC Halifax Town on a one-month loan deal. He moved on loan to Southport in February 2022. Mansell was released by Accrington at the end of the 2021–22 season. Retired from football at the end of 2022 and became a full-time installer of fibre infrastructure. |
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