Lee Duxbury (born 7 October 1969) is an English former professional

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who played as a

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. He was previously manager of non-league Eccleshill United.

Playing career

Born in

Skipton Skipton (also known as Skipton-in-Craven) is a market town and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically in the East Division of Staincliffe Wapentake in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is on the River Ai ...

, Duxbury played in

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for

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes. ...

Rochdale Rochdale ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, at the foothills of the South Pennines in the dale on the River Roch, northwest of Oldham and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough ...

Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . The team have played home games at the Kirklees Stadium since moving from Leeds Road in 1994. Th ...

Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The history of Oldham Athletic be ...

and Bury, making nearly 600 career appearances. Duxbury signed for

Harrogate Town Harrogate Town A.F.C. is a professional association football club in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, which competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club is nicknamed the Sulphurites, due to the ...

in September 2004, for Farsley Celtic in October 2004, and for Glenavon in January 2006. Duxbury is a survivor of 1985 Bradford City stadium fire.

Coaching career

Duxbury was a coach at

, before becoming manager of non-league Eccleshill United.

References

1969 births Living people People from Skipton English footballers Association football midfielders Bradford City A.F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. non-playing staff Bury F.C. players Harrogate Town A.F.C. players Farsley Celtic A.F.C. players Glenavon F.C. players English Football League players English football managers Eccleshill United F.C. managers {{England-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub