English footballer
Jack Lee|
| Full name |
John Lee[1] |
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| Date of birth |
(1920-11-04)4 November 1920 |
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| Place of birth |
Sileby, England |
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| Date of death |
12 January 1995(1995-01-12) (aged 74) |
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| Place of death |
Rugby, England |
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| Position(s) |
Forward |
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|
| Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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| 0000–1940 |
Quorn Methodists |
|
|
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| 1940–1950 |
Leicester City |
123 |
(74) |
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| 1950–1954 |
Derby County |
93 |
(54) |
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| 1954–1955 |
Coventry City |
15 |
(8) |
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| Total |
|
231 |
(136) |
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|
| 1950 |
England |
1 |
(1) |
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|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Lee (4 November 1920 – 12 January 1995)[1] was an English footballer who played as a forward. He scored 136 goals from 231 appearances in the Football League playing for Leicester City, Derby County and Coventry City,[2] and was capped once by England.[3] Lee was born in Sileby, Leicestershire and died in Rugby, Warwickshire, and also played first-class cricket for Leicestershire.[1]
Lee began his professional career with Leicester City, moving to Derby County in 1950.[2] He won his only England cap that same year when he played and scored in their 4–1 win over Northern Ireland at Windsor Park.[3] He finished his career in 1955 at Coventry City.[2]
At cricket, Lee was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He made a single first-class appearance for Leicestershire, in 1947, against Glamorgan. Lee scored 3 runs in the first innings and a duck in the second, and took 1/13 from four overs.[1]
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