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Lewis graduated to the Altrincham first team after starting with Altrincham FC Youth side for whom he made his debut in the last match of 2002/03 season.
He went on to captain that side and after being a regular for the Reserves in 2004-05, Lewis was an unused sub in the FA Trophy match at Gainsborough on 27 November 2004 and made his full first-team debut on 28 March 2005 against Hinckley.
By the end of 2004-05 he had become a regular member of the first-team squad. Lewis injured his ankle in mid-September 2005 at Woodley Sports but returned to fitness and started several games in the Conference in 2005-06.
He is also reported to be a useful centre-back where his heading is a great asset, as it is at set pieces and he also possesses a prodigious long-throw.
From early 2006 he figured mainly as a substitute for our Conference rivals, before establishing himself as a regular starter when Val Owen was suspended in September and was rewarded with a call-up to the National Game XI squad in November 2006.
His first-team appearances for Altrincham totalled 63 (+33) and he scored 6 goals.