David Lee (footballer born 1969)

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David Lee

Personal information
Full name	David John Lee
Date of birth	26 November 1969 (1969-11-26)
Place of birth	Kingswood, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Central Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1988–1998	Chelsea	151	(11)
1992	→ Reading (loan)	5	(5)
1992	→ Plymouth Argyle (loan)	9	(1)
1994	→ Portsmouth (loan)	5	(0)
1997	→ Sheffield United (loan)	5	(0)
1998–1999	Bristol Rovers	11	(1)
1999	Crystal Palace	0	(0)
1999–2000	Colchester United	0	(0)
2000	Exeter City	4	(0)
2000–2001	Parramatta Power	11	(2)
2001–2002	Havant & Waterlooville	?	(?)
2002	Forest Green Rovers	6	(1)
2002–2003	Weston-super-Mare	2	(1)
2003	Yate Town	?	(?)
2003–2004	Mangotsfield Town	14	(0)
Total		223	(22)
National team
	England U21	10	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

David John Lee (born 26 November 1969 in Kingswood, South Gloucestershire) is an English former footballer and most recently the caretaker manager of Northampton Town.

A central defender, Lee spent most of his career at Chelsea, whom he joined as a junior in 1983. He made his club debut on 1 October 1988 against Leicester City, scoring in a 2-1 win. In ten years with Chelsea, Lee made 196 appearances, but struggled to cement a regular place in the starting line-up. As a result, his time with Chelsea was punctuated by brief loan spells with Reading, Plymouth Argyle, Portsmouth and Sheffield United. He only made one league appearance in his final full season with Chelsea (1997/98), playing the full 90 minutes of a 3-1 defeat at Leeds United.

Seeking regular football, Lee joined Bristol Rovers on a free transfer in 1998 and later had spells at Crystal Palace, Exeter City, Parramatta Power, Havant & Waterlooville and Forest Green Rovers.

Lee was chief scout with Bristol City from June 2010 until he resigned on 16 May 2011 citing a wish for a new challenge. In June 2011 Lee was appointed as assistant manager to Gary Johnson at Northampton Town. After Johnson left Northampton by mutual consent in November 2011, Lee was placed in temporary charge of the first team, assisted by player-coach Andy Holt. Lee lasted only one game in charge of Northampton; a 7-2 defeat to Shrewsbury Town, before being replaced on 22 November by Tim Flowers.

External links

• David Lee career stats at Soccerbase