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Lenell John-Lewis

Lenell Nicholas John-Lewis (born 17 May 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for National League club Boston United.

He began his career with non-league side Grantham Town before later turning professional with Lincoln City. He later took in spells with Bury, Grimsby Town, Newport County, Shrewsbury Town and Hereford. Due to the similarity of his name to that of a retail store, fans dedicated him a chant ("His name is a shop, his name is a sho-o-op, Lenell John-Lewis, his name is a shop").

John-Lewis started his career with Grantham Town. After going on trial for Middlesbrough, and being linked with Cardiff City, he joined Lincoln City where he was awarded a scholarship.

He made his Lincoln debut in the FA Cup against Port Vale on 11 November 2006. He scored his first goal in his second league appearance, against Stockport County on 4 December 2007. On 26 December 2007, John-Lewis scored an equaliser in the 51st minute, smashing the ball home off the bar into the top corner in the 2–1 defeat at Bradford City.

On 7 May 2010 John-Lewis was placed on the transfer list by Lincoln City manager Chris Sutton. Two weeks later, he departed the club by mutual consent.

On 5 August 2010 he signed a twelve-month contract with Bury after impressing manager Alan Knill. John-Lewis was part of Bury's promotion winning side, playing in Bury's 3–2 victory over Chesterfield, coming on as a substitute in the final game of the season at Proact Stadium, seeing Bury promoted after a ten-year absence from League One. In May 2011 he was offered a new 12-month contract, which he signed in June 2011.

On 31 January 2013 John-Lewis signed for Grimsby Town on an 18-month deal. He scored his first goal for the club in the final league game of the 2012–13 season against Woking, a header on the line in the 75th minute, having already sealed a play-off spot.

In May 2014 he activated a clause in his contract giving him another year with The Mariners. On 25 October 2014 he scored a brace against Guiseley in the 3–0 victory of the FA Cup First Round, heading in the second goal from a blocked Nathan Arnold shot, the third goal of the game came when Arnold fired the ball across goal after cutting in from the left for John-Lewis to tap in at the far post.

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