graham lewis born 15 february 1982 is an english footballer he played as a professional for lincoln city and currently plays for reading town having been a member of the centre of excellence at hometown reading graham lewis began his senior career in the lincoln city youth scheme making his professional debut at the age of 17 in the 52 defeat at torquay united in september 1999 a pacy forward he would go on to make five appearances in the 19992000 season the second year of his youth training lewis was offered a threemonth professional contract for the 20002001 season by the newly installed lincoln manager phil stant which he accepted and made a further two league appearances before being released at the end of this contracthe linked up with northwich victoria who were then managed by the onetime lincoln manager keith alexander having only just turned 19 and to gain experience he was loaned out to frickley athletic at the beginning of 2001 he impressed at frickley and earned a recall to northwich in february 2001 marking his return with a goal against boston united and then making regular appearances for the remainder of the seasonin august 2001 he joined frickley athletic permanently the yorkshire club paying a club record fee to secure his services he struggled for goals in the 20012002 season scoring just seven league goals which included a hattrick against whitby town in september 2001in august 2002 he joined belper town on a threemonth loan deal his debut as a substitute for belper against ossett town was almost prevented after the assistant referee and referee claimed he had not been named on the team sheet only relenting when the belper secretary pointed out to the officials the new format of the team sheet showing clearly that lewis was a valid substitute in october 2002 he moved to lincoln united on loan scoring on his debut in a 32 defeat to trafford in january 2003 the move to lincoln was made permanenthe commenced the 20032004 season with short spells with goole and brigg town in november 2003 he joined ilkeston town linking up with his former lincoln city manager phil stant who had recently been appointed manager of the derbyshire side he moved on to gedling town in february 2004 before joining lincoln moorlands at the start of the 20042005 seasonlewis relocated back to his home area of reading and linked up with reading town at the start of the 20052006 season a successful season saw him score 21 times and stepup the nonleague pyramid to join bracknell town in august 2006 in march 2008 lewis moved on to burnham in august 2008 lewis returned to reading town for a second spell for the 200809 season after scoring sixtysix goals in just over 100 games in his career with the club lewis joined thatcham town in july 2010 and marked his southern football league division one south west debut for the club with a hattrick in the 50 home victory over clevedon town on 14 august 2010 in november 2010 he joined league rivals abingdon united debuting in the 31 league defeat at almondsbury town on 27 november 2010 in july 2011 he agreed to rejoin reading town in july 2012 along with a number of team mates he followed his reading town manager mark bartley in joining marlow