Lee Hildreth
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee Mark Hildreth | ||
| Date of birth | 22 November 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Nuneaton, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Barwell | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Coventry City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Coventry City | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | Tamworth | 11 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Corby Town | 17 | (2) |
| 2009 | Brackley Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Nuneaton Griff | 14 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Tamworth | 17 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Rushall Olympic | 15 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Nuneaton Griff | 16 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | Sutton Coldfield Town | ||
| 2017–2018 | Barwell | ||
| 2018 | Nuneaton Griff | 2 | (1) |
| 2018 | Barwell | ||
| 2018–2019 | Nuneaton Borough | 7 | (0) |
| 2019– | Barwell | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 4 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
Lee Mark Hildreth (born 22 November 1988) is an English footballer who plays for Southern League Premier Central side Barwell, where he plays as a midfielder.
Playing career
[edit]Coventry City
[edit]Hildreth joined Coventry City as an eight-year-old after being scouted playing for Hartshill Sports and the Nuneaton-born midfielder went on to captain the City under 18s. He also scored the winning goal in extra-time for Coventry City reserves in the Senior Cup against Nuneaton Borough.[1] They then went on to lift the trophy in May and he followed that success up by making his first-team debut as a late substitute on the final day of the 2006/07 season against Burnley as a substitute for Jay Tabb.[2] At the end of the season he signed his first professional contract with a one-year deal;[3] however, he did not make another appearance for Coventry and at the end of the 2007–2008 season manager Chris Coleman announced Hildreth would be one of eight first team player whose contracts would not be renewed, and was subsequently released.[4]
Tamworth
[edit]Hildreth joined Tamworth in July 2008 but was released by mutual consent on 14 October 2008 after falling out with the management at the club.[5]
Corby Town
[edit]Three days after leaving the club, Hildreth joined Corby Town,[6] making his debut the next day in a 2–1 win over Bedford Town in the FA Trophy.
Brackley Town
[edit]At the end of the season Hildreth left Corby to sign for Brackley Town.[7] after pre season at Brackley Town Lee joined the Marines in September 2009, taking a 4-year break from football to fight in the War in Afghanistan.
Nuneaton Griff
[edit]Hildreth joined Nuneaton Griff in 2012 as his time in the Marines was drawing to an end. He helped Nuneaton Griff go on to the best FA Cup run of the club's history.
Tamworth
[edit]Hildreth rejoined Tamworth for the 2013/2014 season and went on to play holding midfield for Tamworth for the season. He helped the Club go on a great run in the FA Cup, beating Cheltenham in the first round with Lee picking up Man-of-the-match, then going on to lose narrowly in the second round to Bristol City.
Rushall Olympic
[edit]Hildreth left Tamworth and joined Rushall Olympic on 12 September 2014.[8]
Nuneaton Griff
[edit]Hildreth left Rushall Olympic and rejoined Nuneaton Griff at the end of the 2014–15 season, helping Griff stay up.
Sutton Coldfield Town
[edit]Lee signed for Sutton Coldfield Town on 20 November 2016.[9]
Barwell
[edit]Hildreth moved to Barwell on 9 January 2017.[10]
Nuneaton Borough
[edit]On 1 February 2019, Hildreth left Nuneaton Borough.[11]
Barwell
[edit]Lee Hildreth again returned to Barwell on 2 March 2019.
Career statistics
[edit]Statistics accurate as of match played 22 June 2014.
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2006–07 | Coventry City | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007-08 | Tamworth (loan) | Conference North | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 2013–14 | Tamworth | Conference Premier | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Total | England | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
| Career total | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Nuneaton Boro 0-1 Coventry City". BBC Sport. 22 November 2006. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ^ "Burnley 1-2 Coventry". BBC Sport. 6 May 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ^ "Hildreth signs Coventry contract". BBC Sport. 26 June 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ^ "Coventry to release eight players". BBC Sport. 24 March 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ^ "Lambs sign former Sky Blue". Non League Daily. 22 July 2008. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2008.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Lee Hildreth joins Corby Town". Coventry Telegraph. 17 October 2008. Archived from the original on 19 October 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- ^ "Lee Hildreth joins Brackley Town FC" Archived 6 September 2012 at archive.today Coventry Telegraph Retrieved on 17 August 2009
- ^ "Another busy week for Rushall" Pitchero Retrieved on 12 September 2014
- ^ Lee Hildreth Signs For Sutton Coldfield Town‚ coventrycity-mad.co.uk, 20 November 2016
- ^ New boy settling in quickly at Barwell[usurped]‚ nonleaguedaily.com, 9 January 2017
- ^ "SQUAD NEWS: Lee Hildreth Departs" Pitchero Retrieved on 1 February 2019
External links
[edit]
- Lee Hildreth at Soccerbase
- Lee Hildreth at Soccerway
- Lee Hildreth player profile at ccfc.co.uk
- 1988 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- English Football League players
- Footballers from Nuneaton
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Tamworth F.C. players
- Corby Town F.C. players
- Brackley Town F.C. players
- Rushall Olympic F.C. players
- Nuneaton Griff F.C. players
- Sutton Coldfield Town F.C. players
- Barwell F.C. players
- Nuneaton Town F.C. players
- Men's association football midfielders
- 21st-century English sportsmen