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David Lee (footballer, born 1967)

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David Lee
Personal information
Full name David Mark Lee[1]
Date of birth (1967-11-05) 5 November 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Whitefield, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1991 Bury 208 (35)
1991–1992 Southampton 20 (0)
1992 → Bolton Wanderers (loan) 7 (3)
1992–1997 Bolton Wanderers 148 (14)
1997–2000 Wigan Athletic 83 (11)
1999 → Blackpool (loan) 9 (1)
2000–2001 Carlisle United 13 (0)
2001 Morecambe 12 (0)
Total 500 (64)
Managerial career
2016–2020 Bolton Wanderers Reserves
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Mark Lee (born 5 November 1967 in Whitefield, Lancashire) is an English former professional footballer.

Playing career

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Lee, a right winger, began his career with Bury in 1986. In five years at Gigg Lane, he made just over 200 league appearances and scored 35 goals.

Southampton came in for his services in 1991 with a successful £350,000 bid. Lee's stay on the south coast was short-lived, however; after only twenty appearances he returned to the north-west with Bolton Wanderers in a one-month loan deal. In December 1992, Bolton made the move permanent in a £275,000 deal.[2]

Lee remained at Burnden Park for five years, clocking up 147 appearances and scoring sixteen goals. Whilst at Bolton he played in the 1995 League Cup Final.

In 1997, he joined Wigan Athletic for £250,000, and he maintained his goalscoring touch, netting eleven goals during his three years with the Latics. Whilst at Wigan he played in the final as a substitute as they won the 1998–99 Football League Trophy.[3]

Lee joined Blackpool on loan in 1999, before making a permanent move to Carlisle United on a non-contract basis.

A year later, the midfielder joined non-league side Morecambe, with whom he finished his career.

Coaching

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After retiring, he turned his hand to coaching and former club Wigan gave him his first opportunity on the ladder by naming him as their youth coach. He stayed in this position until 2007 when accepting the offer to return to Bolton as their Assistant Academy Director. He left his Bolton role after 14 years on 29 January 2021.[4]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bury
1985–86[5] Third Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 2 0
1986–87[5] Third Division 30 4 0 0 0 0 3[a] 1 33 5
1987–88[5] Third Division 40 3 1 0 6 0 4[a] 1 51 4
1988–89[5] Third Division 45 4 2 0 4 1 2[a] 0 53 5
1989–90}[5] Third Division 45 8 2 0 2 0 5[b] 1 54 9
1990–91[5] Third Division 45 15 1 0 2 0 5[c] 1 53 16
1991–92[5] Third Division 2 1 0 0 1 0 — 3 1
Total 208 35 6 0 15 1 20 4 249 40
Southampton
1991–92[6] First Division 19 0 1 0 0 0 2[d] 0 22 0
1992–93[6] Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Total 20 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 23 0
Bolton Wanderers (loan) 1992–93[5] Second Division 7 3 0 0 0 0 2[e] 0 9 3
Bolton Wanderers
1992–93[5] Second Division 25 2 4 0 0 0 2[e] 1 31 3
1993–94[5] First Division 41 5 7 0 4 0 4[f] 0 56 5
1994–95[5] First Division 39 4 1 0 8 2 1[g] 0 49 6
1995–96[5] Premier League 18 1 1 0 4 0 — 23 1
1996–97[7] First Division 25 2 2 0 4 0 — 31 2
Total 155 17 15 0 20 2 9 1 199 20
Wigan Athletic
1997–98[8] Second Division 43 5 3 2 2 1 3[e] 0 51 8
1998–99[9] Second Division 36 6 3 0 4 1 6[h] 1 49 8
1999–2000[10] Second Division 4 0 0 0 3 0 — 7 0
Total 83 11 6 2 9 2 9 1 107 16
Blackpool (loan) 1999–2000[10] Second Division 9 1 2 0 0 0 1[e] 0 12 1
Carlisle United 2000–01[11] Third Division 13 0 0 0 2 0 — 15 0
Morecambe 2000–01[11] Conference Premier 12 0 0 0 0 0 2[i] 0 14 0
Career total 500 64 30 2 46 5 43 6 619 77
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in Associate Members' Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in Associate Members' Cup (3 appearances, 1 goal) and play-offs (2 appearances)
  3. ^ Appearances in Associate Members' Cup (3 appearances) and play-offs (2 appearances, 1 goal)
  4. ^ Appearances in Full Members' Cup
  5. ^ a b c d Appearances in EFL Trophy
  6. ^ Appearances in Anglo-Italian Cup
  7. ^ Appearances in play-offs
  8. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy (4 appearances, 1 goal) and play-offs (2 appearances)
  9. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy (1 appearance) and FA Trophy (1 appearance)

Honours

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Southampton

Bolton Wanderers

Wigan Athletic

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "David Lee". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (2003). In That Number – A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC. Hagiology Publishing. p. 540. ISBN 0-9534474-3-X.
  3. ^ "Auto Windscreens Shield Final - Sunday 18th April 1999". cockneylatic.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  4. ^ BWFC: "Bolton Wanderers finalises Academy restructure"
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Player search: Lee, DM (David)". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  6. ^ a b Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (2003). In That Number – A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC. Hagiology Publishing. p. 223,228,301,540. ISBN 0-9534474-3-X.
  7. ^ "Games played by David Lee in 1996/1997". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Games played by David Lee in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Games played by David Lee in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Games played by David Lee in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  11. ^ a b "Games played by David Lee in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  12. ^ Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (2003). In That Number – A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC. Hagiology Publishing. p. 301. ISBN 0-9534474-3-X.
  13. ^ Moore, Glenn (2 April 1995). "Liverpool prevail in cup final to savour". The Independent. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  14. ^ Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 148.
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