David Lee (footballer, born 1967)

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

For other people named David Lee, see David Lee (disambiguation).

David Lee
Personal information
Full name David Mark Lee[1]
Date of birth (1967-11-05) 5 November 1967
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

Playing career

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

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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bury
1985–86[5] Third Division 1000001[lower-alpha 1]020
1986–87[5] Third Division 30400003[lower-alpha 1]1335
1987–88[5] Third Division 40310604[lower-alpha 1]1514
1988–89[5] Third Division 45420412[lower-alpha 1]0535
1989–90}[5] Third Division 45820205[lower-alpha 2]1549
1990–91[5] Third Division 451510205[lower-alpha 3]15316
1991–92[5] Third Division 210010—31
Total 208356015120424940
Southampton
1991–92[6] First Division 19010002[lower-alpha 4]0220
1992–93[6] Premier League 100000—10
Total 200100020230
Bolton Wanderers (loan) 1992–93[5] Second Division 7300002[lower-alpha 5]093
Bolton Wanderers
1992–93[5] Second Division 25240002[lower-alpha 5]1313
1993–94[5] First Division 41570404[lower-alpha 6]0565
1994–95[5] First Division 39410821[lower-alpha 7]0496
1995–96[5] Premier League 1811040—231
1996–97[7] First Division 2522040—312
Total 155171502029119920
Wigan Athletic
1997–98[8] Second Division 43532213[lower-alpha 5]0518
1998–99[9] Second Division 36630416[lower-alpha 8]1498
1999–2000[10] Second Division 400030—70
Total 831162929110716
Blackpool (loan) 1999–2000[11] Second Division 9120001[lower-alpha 5]0121
Carlisle United 2000–01[12] Third Division 1300020—150
Morecambe 2000–01[13] Conference Premier 12000002[lower-alpha 9]0140
Career total 5006430246543661977
  1. 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. 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

Bolton Wanderers

Wigan Athletic

Southampton

Individual

References
  1. "David Lee". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. 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. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  4. BWFC: "Bolton Wanderers finalises Academy restructure"
  5. "Player search: Lee, DM (David)". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  6. 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. "Games played by David Lee in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  11. "Games played by David Lee in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  12. "Games played by David Lee in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  13. "Games played by David Lee in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  14. Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (2003). In That Number – A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC. Hagiology Publishing. p. 301. ISBN 0-9534474-3-X.
  15. Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 148.
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