The Pink Un wrote the following
about Lewis on 3rd October 1998 "If the expression "local boy
makes good" applies to anyone then Lewis Blois must fit the bill
(He was brought up in the Norfolk town of Aylsham). Not only has
Lewis several England U16 caps to his credit but as a schoolboy
he played for City Reserves against Arsenal at Highbury. Lewis
came through the club's centre of excellence and hs attracted
attention from the odd Premiership outfit before Mike
Walker signed him up. As a trainee towards the end of last
season." Lewis' favourite position is as left back although
he is comfortable anywhere on the left hand side and has played
in central midfield for the England side." Louis became the first
Academy player to sign a professional contact when he joined Norwich
as a pro at the end of June 2001.
At the end of February 2002, Lewis joined Southend on a week's
trial, as if to prepare him for the announcement on Thursday 14th
March 2002 that Lewis, and teammate Danny
Bloomfield, were to be released by the Canaries at the end
of the season. In July 2002, Blois and Bloomfield both came on
as substitutes for Cambridge City in their pre-season friendly
against Cambridge United. In August 2002, Louis signed for Dr
Martens league side Kings Lynn on a non-contract basis, and made
his debut as substitute in a 3-0 defeat by Dartford on the opening
day of the 2002/03 season (August 17th)
At the beginning of August 2003, Lewis was released by Lynn whose
manager Peter Morris wanted to use the wages to bring in other
players. Lewis joined the contingent of ex Norwich City players
(Joynson, Gilman,
Wright, Hardy)
at Robert Fleck's Diss Town
In January 2004, Louis headed to Canada for a trial with the
Toronto Lynx
whose assistant manager is former Canary Billy Steele. "The
trial came about when an old schoolteacher of mine, Graham Wren,
from the Hewett School, put me in contact with Billy Steele,"
explained Blois. "Having spoken to Billy, he invited me
to an open trial with the Toronto Lynx. You had to pay $100 to
take part, which is probably a way the club makes money, and you
could have a run-out. I stayed with Billy and his family on the
outskirts of Toronto in a place called Burlington and over the
three days the number of players were whittled down to around
25... There were two other British lads there, Chris O'Neill,
who played around 30 time for Hearts, and Tommy
Postan, from Villa, but I'm not sure that they were selected."
Lynx, who in the United States Soccer League - known as the "A-League",
offered Louis a professional contract with the possibility of
moving into coaching, something Louis had prepared for working
with the Football in the Community Scheme.
"I'm really excited and up for it," said defender
Blois. "It's one of those things that if I don't do now,
then I probably never will.... Flecky has taken it really well,
to be honest," admitted Blois. "I thought that
he might have been a bit upset that I was leaving so soon after
joining the club, but he knows what it's all about. "As a
pro footballer he said that I've got to do what's best for me
and take my chances when they come."
When the Canadian season finished in September 2004, he returned
to Norfolk hoping to play for either Diss or Kings Lynn. However
he found his registration was held by the Canadian Soccer Association,
and could not register with an English club until the transfer
window opened in January. In January 2005, Louis played twice
for Wroxham Reserves to gain match fitness. He then joined Dereham
to help them battle against relegation. He and his wife have also
bought a property in Canada and intend to emmigrate there in a
year or so. He is also now running his own football Coaching company
called Football1st. (www.football1st.org).
He signed for Diss Town for 2005/6 but in July 2006, trained with
Kings Lynn playing for them in their pre-season defeat against
Dagenham and Redbirdge on 15th July 2006.
Louis ended up joining Mildenhall but switched to Kings Lynn
in December 2006 following Keith Webb's
appointment as manager. He was released at the end of the 2006/7
season and returned to Mildenhall. Louis moved to Kirkley &
Pakefield in June 2008