David Mark Lee (born 5 November 1967 in
Whitefield, Lancashire) is an English former professional
footballer.
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
Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pike's ...
in a one-month loan deal. In December 1992, Bolton made the move permanent in a £275,000 deal.
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
The Football League Trophy 1998–99, known as the Auto Windscreens Shield 1998–99 for sponsorship reasons, was the 16th staging of the Football League Trophy, a knock-out competition for English football clubs in Second and Third Division. Th ...
.
Lee joined
Blackpool
Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Located on the North West England, northwest coast of England, it is the main settlement within the Borough of Blackpool, borough also called Blackpool. The town is by the Irish Sea, betw ...
on loan in 1999, before making a permanent move to
Carlisle United
Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Par ...
on a non-contract basis.
A year later, the midfielder joined
non-league side
Morecambe
Morecambe ( ) is a seaside town and civil parish in the City of Lancaster district in Lancashire, England. It is in Morecambe Bay on the Irish Sea.
Name
The first use of the name was by John Whitaker in his ''History of Manchester'' (1771), w ...
, 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.
Career statistics
, Third Division
, 45, , 8, , 2, , 0, , 2, , 0, , 5, , 1, , 54, , 9
, -
,
1990–91 in English football, 1990–91
, Third Division
, 45, , 15, , 1, , 0, , 2, , 0, , 5, , 1, , 53, , 16
, -
,
1991–92
, Third Division
, 2, , 1, , 0, , 0, , 1, , 0, , colspan=2, —, , 3, , 1
, -
!colspan=2, Total
!208, , 35, , 6, , 0, , 15, , 1, , 20, , 4, , 249, , 40
, -
, rowspan=4,
Southampton
, -
,
1991–92
,
First Division
, 19, , 0, , 1, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 2, , 0, , 22, , 0
, -
,
1992–93
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since th ...
,
Premier League
, 1, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , colspan=2, —, , 1, , 0
, -
!colspan=2, Total
!20, , 0, , 1, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 2, , 0, , 23, , 0
, -
,
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pike's ...
(loan)
,
1992–93
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since th ...
,
Second Division
, 7, , 3, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 2, , 0, , 9, , 3
, -
, rowspan=7, Bolton Wanderers
, -
,
1992–93
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since th ...
, Second Division
, 25, , 2, , 4, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 2, , 1, , 31, , 3
, -
,
1993–94
, First Division
, 41, , 5, , 7, , 0, , 4, , 0, , 4, , 0, , 56, , 5
, -
,
1994–95
, First Division
, 39, , 4, , 1, , 0, , 8, , 2, , 1, , 0, , 49, , 6
, -
,
1995–96
, Premier League
, 18, , 1, , 1, , 0, , 4, , 0, , colspan=2, —, , 23, , 1
, -
,
1996–97
, First Division
, 25, , 2, , 2, , 0, , 4, , 0, , colspan=2, —, , 31, , 2
, -
!colspan=2, Total
!155, , 17, , 15, , 0, , 20, , 2, , 9, , 1, , 199, , 20
, -
, rowspan=5,
Wigan Athletic
, -
,
1997–98
, Second Division
, 43, , 5, , 3, , 2, , 2, , 1, , 3, , 0, , 51, , 8
, -
,
1998–99
, Second Division
, 36, , 6, , 3, , 0, , 4, , 1, , 6, , 1, , 49, , 8
, -
,
1999–2000
, Second Division
, 4, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 3, , 0, , colspan=2, —, , 7, , 0
, -
!colspan=2, Total
!83, , 11, , 6, , 2, , 9, , 2, , 9, , 1, , 107, , 16
, -
,
Blackpool
Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Located on the North West England, northwest coast of England, it is the main settlement within the Borough of Blackpool, borough also called Blackpool. The town is by the Irish Sea, betw ...
(loan)
,
1999–2000
, Second Division
, 9, , 1, , 2, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 1, , 0, , 12, , 1
, -
,
Carlisle United
Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Par ...
,
2000–01
, Third Division
, 13, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 2, , 0, , colspan=2, —, , 15, , 0
, -
,
Morecambe
Morecambe ( ) is a seaside town and civil parish in the City of Lancaster district in Lancashire, England. It is in Morecambe Bay on the Irish Sea.
Name
The first use of the name was by John Whitaker in his ''History of Manchester'' (1771), w ...
,
2000–01
,
Conference Premier
, 12, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 2, , 0, , 14, , 0
, -
!colspan=3, Career total
!500, , 64, , 30, , 2, , 46, , 5, , 43, , 6, , 619, , 77
Honours
Bolton Wanderers
*
First Division:
1996–97
Wigan Athletic
*
Football League Trophy:
1998–99
Southampton
*
Full Members Cup runner-up:
1991–92
Individual
*
PFA Team of the Year
The Professional Footballers' Association Team of the Year (often called the PFA Team of the Year, or simply the Team of the Year) is an annual award given to a set of 55 footballers across the top four tiers of men's English football; the Premie ...
:
1989–90 Third Division
References
External links
*
Profile at PlayerHistory.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, David
1967 births
Living people
English footballers
People from Whitefield, Greater Manchester
Bury F.C. players
Southampton F.C. players
Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
Wigan Athletic F.C. players
Blackpool F.C. players
Carlisle United F.C. players
Morecambe F.C. players
Premier League players
Bolton Wanderers F.C. non-playing staff
Association football midfielders
Footballers from Greater Manchester