14 Facts About Ray Lewington

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Raymond Lewington was born on 7 September 1956 and is an English retired footballer and manager.

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Ray Lewington is currently first team coach at Crystal Palace.

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Ray Lewington went on to play for Vancouver Whitecaps, Wimbledon, Sheffield United, and had two spells at Fulham, for whom he made 234 Football League appearances.

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Ray Lewington became player-manager of Fulham after they were relegated to the Football League Third Division in July 1986.

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The next two seasons showed no sign of an up-turn in fortune, but in 1989, Ray Lewington guided the club to the play-offs, although they were unsuccessful in achieving promotion.

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Ray Lewington had spells as caretaker manager at Fulham in 1991 and 1994, before joining Crystal Palace as a coach, becoming assistant to Alan Smith as Palace were relegated from the Premiership.

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When Vialli was sacked in the summer 2002, Ray Lewington was appointed manager.

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Just two months after the Liverpool game, Ray Lewington was sacked, after a poor run of league form.

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In July 2005, Ray Lewington returned to Fulham after ten years away, as reserve team manager, under manager Chris Coleman.

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In December 2007, Ray Lewington served a brief stint as caretaker manager after the departure of Lawrie Sanchez, managing the team for three games until Roy Hodgson was appointed full-time.

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Ray Lewington remained at Craven Cottage as part of the management team as assistant manager.

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Ray Lewington was replaced as assistant manager by Mark Bowen when Mark Hughes became manager and became the first team coach.

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On 17 October 2010, it was announced on the Fulham website that Ray Lewington had been given the job of leading the club's Youth Development Program and that taking his position as first team coach would be Glyn Hodges.

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One of Ray Lewington's sons, Dean, is a professional footballer currently playing for Milton Keynes Dons.