George Lees (footballer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Charles Lees | ||
Date of birth | 25 June 1924 | ||
Place of birth | Wellington, Shropshire, England | ||
Date of death | 23 February 1988 | (aged 63)||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1951–1960 | Boldklubben Frem | 163 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George Charles Lees (25 June 1924 – 23 February 1988) was an English amateur football defender who played for the Danish side Boldklubben Frem for nine years, making 163 first-team appearances, scoring two goals.[1] In 1956 Lees became the first ever foreign player to play in a Danish cup final.[2]
In his civil life Lees was employed in printing.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Bjerre, Steen. "FREM's kampe i 1. division 1950-51". Boldklubben Frem. Archived from the original on 10 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-21.
- ^ Berendt, Lars; Elbech, Søren; Thomsen, Jimmie (29 May 2003). "Fakta og Noter, Program for DONG Cup-finalen 2003 pp. 33" (PDF). Danish Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-21.
- ^ Jørgensen, Palle Banks (2004). Landsholdenes 2198 spillerprofiler : fra Krølben til Krøldrup. Tipsbladet. p. 309.
External links
[edit]- (in Danish) Boldklubben Frem profile Archived 7 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
Categories:
- 1924 births
- 1988 deaths
- English men's footballers
- English expatriate men's footballers
- Boldklubben Frem players
- Men's association football defenders
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
- English expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Sportspeople from Wellington, Shropshire
- Footballers from Shropshire
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football defender, 1920s birth stubs