Lewis Gobern
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Lewis Thomas Gobern is an English
professional footballer who plays as a winger and is currently without a club. He has previously played for Wolverhampton Wanderers
, Hartlepool United
, Blackpool
, Bury
, Colchester United
, Milton Keynes Dons, Grimsby Town
.
, is a product of Wolves
' youth academy. He gained his first professional experience on loan at Hartlepool United
during the 2004/05 season
, where he made his senior debut on 2 November 2004 in a 1-0 win over in the Football League Trophy
. He later had spells on loan at Blackpool
and Bury
, respectively, during the 2005/06 season
.
He made his Wolves debut on 5 November 2005, coming on as a substitute in a 2-0 win against Norwich City. However, he was not used again by Glenn Hoddle
and only appeared again nine months later, as a substitute in a 1-1 draw at Plymouth Argyle
, the first game of Mick McCarthy
's reign. He progressed to being a first team starter over Autumn 2006, and marked these appearances with two goals in successive games, against Crystal Palace
and .
However, his debut season was cut short by two separate hamstring
injuries that kept him out of action after Christmas. He signed a new two-year contract in June 2007, but spent the whole of the 2007/08 season
on the sidelines after suffering a knee injury in training.
He returned to reserve team football in August 2008 and, in January 2009, joined Colchester United
on a month's loan. He returned to his parent club at the conclusion of the season but was not offered a new contract and was released.
stood down, Gobern left the club.
newcomers Grimsby Town
on a one year deal. Gobern made his debut for The Mariners on 24 August 2010 in a 1-0 away victory over Darlington
. Gobern struggled to find his feet in Grimsby and fell out of contention in the squad where he was often looked over in preference of Michael Coulson
. On 26 November 2010 Gobern was involved in a training ground bust up with Lee Ridley
in which he suffered a broken nose. It was mentioned on 9 December that Gobern may be on his way out of Blundell Park
, and on 7 January 2011 Gobern had his contract cancelled by mutual consent.
on January 15, 2011 and went straight into the squad on the same day in an away game against Southampton
who coincidently had his brother Oscar on the bench.
is also a professional footballer and currently plays for Huddersfield Town
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
professional footballer who plays as a winger and is currently without a club. He has previously played for Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...
, Hartlepool United
Hartlepool United F.C.
Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season...
, Blackpool
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
, Bury
Bury F.C.
Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the...
, Colchester United
Colchester United F.C.
Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....
, Milton Keynes Dons, Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town F.C.
Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town...
.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Gobern, born in BirminghamBirmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, is a product of Wolves
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...
' youth academy. He gained his first professional experience on loan at Hartlepool United
Hartlepool United F.C.
Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season...
during the 2004/05 season
2004-05 in English football
The 2004–05 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*2004–05 was the first season to feature the rebranded Football League. The First Division, Second Division and Third Division were renamed the Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League...
, where he made his senior debut on 2 November 2004 in a 1-0 win over in the Football League Trophy
Football League Trophy
The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
. He later had spells on loan at Blackpool
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
and Bury
Bury F.C.
Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the...
, respectively, during the 2005/06 season
2005-06 in English football
The 2005–06 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*The rebuilt Wembley Stadium was due to open in time for the FA Cup final in May. However, in August 2005, The Football Association reserved the Millennium Stadium as a backup, as there was some doubt whether...
.
He made his Wolves debut on 5 November 2005, coming on as a substitute in a 2-0 win against Norwich City. However, he was not used again by Glenn Hoddle
Glenn Hoddle
Glenn Hoddle is an English former footballer and manager who played as an attacking midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur, AS Monaco, Chelsea and Swindon Town and at international level for England....
and only appeared again nine months later, as a substitute in a 1-1 draw at Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle F.C.
Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the...
, the first game of Mick McCarthy
Mick McCarthy
Michael Joseph "Mick" McCarthy is an English-born former Irish international footballer who is currently the manager of Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he has been in charge since July 2006....
's reign. He progressed to being a first team starter over Autumn 2006, and marked these appearances with two goals in successive games, against Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace F.C.
Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...
and .
However, his debut season was cut short by two separate hamstring
Hamstring
In human anatomy, the hamstring refers to any one of the three posterior thigh muscles, or to the tendons that make up the borders of the space behind the knee. In modern anatomical contexts, however, they usually refer to the posterior thigh muscles, or the tendons of the semitendinosus, the...
injuries that kept him out of action after Christmas. He signed a new two-year contract in June 2007, but spent the whole of the 2007/08 season
2007-08 in English football
The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England.-European competitions:In October 2007 Arsenal equalled the UEFA Champions League record victory with a 7–0 win over Slavia Prague at the Emirates Stadium. The record was broken the following month when Liverpool...
on the sidelines after suffering a knee injury in training.
He returned to reserve team football in August 2008 and, in January 2009, joined Colchester United
Colchester United F.C.
Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....
on a month's loan. He returned to his parent club at the conclusion of the season but was not offered a new contract and was released.
Milton Keynes Dons
In July 2009 he signed a one-year contract with a one-year option with MK Dons. Gobern played for the Dons during the 09/10 season, but at the end of the season after manager Paul IncePaul Ince
Paul Emerson Carlyle Ince is an English football manager and a former professional player. He has managed Blackburn Rovers, Milton Keynes Dons and Macclesfield Town...
stood down, Gobern left the club.
Grimsby Town
On 1 June 2010 it was announced that Gobern had joined Conference NationalConference National
Conference National is the top division of the Football Conference in England. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...
newcomers Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town F.C.
Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town...
on a one year deal. Gobern made his debut for The Mariners on 24 August 2010 in a 1-0 away victory over Darlington
Darlington F.C.
Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003...
. Gobern struggled to find his feet in Grimsby and fell out of contention in the squad where he was often looked over in preference of Michael Coulson
Michael Coulson (footballer)
Michael James Coulson is an English footballer who plays for Conference National side Grimsby Town as a striker. He has previously played for Scarborough, Barnsley, Northwich Victoria and Chester City.-Scarborough:...
. On 26 November 2010 Gobern was involved in a training ground bust up with Lee Ridley
Lee Ridley
Lee Ridley is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back and is currently without a club.He has previously played for Scunthorpe United, Cheltenham Town, Darlington and Lincoln City and Grimsby Town....
in which he suffered a broken nose. It was mentioned on 9 December that Gobern may be on his way out of Blundell Park
Blundell Park
Blundell Park is a football ground in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England and home to Grimsby Town Football Club. The stadium was built in 1898, but only one of the original stands remain. The current capacity of the ground is 9546, though with the introduction of all seating in the late...
, and on 7 January 2011 Gobern had his contract cancelled by mutual consent.
Notts County
Lewis was signed for Notts County by manager Paul IncePaul Ince
Paul Emerson Carlyle Ince is an English football manager and a former professional player. He has managed Blackburn Rovers, Milton Keynes Dons and Macclesfield Town...
on January 15, 2011 and went straight into the squad on the same day in an away game against Southampton
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
who coincidently had his brother Oscar on the bench.
Personal life
His younger brother, OscarOscar Gobern
Oscar Lee Gobern is an English footballer who plays for Huddersfield Town, as a midfielder.-Southampton:Gobern was born in Birmingham and joined the Saints Academy after a brief spell with Aston Villa...
is also a professional footballer and currently plays for Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town F.C.
Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...
.