Gordon Lee (footballer)
English football player and manager
Gordon Francis Lee (13 July 1934 – 8 March 2022) was an English footballer and football manager. He played 144 league and cup matches in the Football League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gordon Francis Lee | ||
| Date of birth | 13 July 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Cannock, Staffordshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 8 March 2022 (aged 87) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Girton Road Gasworks | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1953–1955 | Hednesford Town | ||
| 1955–1966 | Aston Villa | 118 | (2) |
| 1966–1967 | Shrewsbury Town | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 120+ | (2+) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1968–1974 | Port Vale | ||
| 1974–1975 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| 1975–1977 | Newcastle United | ||
| 1977–1981 | Everton | ||
| 1981–1983 | Preston North End | ||
| 1985–1987 | KR Reykjavik | ||
| 1991 | Leicester City (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
changePlaying statistics
change| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other[a] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa | 1958–59 | First Division | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1959–60 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1960–61 | First Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 1961–62 | First Division | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| 1962–63 | First Division | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| 1963–64 | First Division | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 1964–65 | First Division | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| 1965–66 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 118 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 142 | 2 | ||
| Shrewsbury Town | 1966–67 | Third Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 120 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 144 | 2 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in League Cup, Football League Trophy, Football League play-offs and Full Members Cup
Managerial statistics
change| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Port Vale | May 1968 | 14 January 1974 | 258 | 94 | 80 | 84 | 36.4 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 14 January 1974 | 12 June 1975 | 68 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 41.2 |
| Newcastle United | 12 June 1975 | 30 January 1977 | 74 | 28 | 20 | 26 | 37.8 |
| Everton | 30 January 1977 | 6 May 1981 | 212 | 80 | 69 | 63 | 37.7 |
| Preston North End | 9 December 1981 | 20 December 1983 | 93 | 32 | 25 | 36 | 34.4 |
| KR Reykjavík | 1 March 1985 | September 1987 | 52 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 38.5 |
| Leicester City (caretaker) | 30 January 1991 | 29 May 1991 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 35.0 |
| Total | 777 | 289 | 236 | 252 | 37.2 | ||
References
change- ↑ "Everton Deeply Saddened To Learn Of Gordon Lee Passing". Everton F.C. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ↑ "Gordon Lee (1934-2022)". Aston Villa Football Club. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
- ↑ Gordon Lee management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ "Games managed by Gordon Lee in 1985". KSÍ.is. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ↑ "Games managed by Gordon Lee in 1986". KSÍ.is. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ↑ "Games managed by Gordon Lee in 1987". KSÍ.is. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ↑ "Lee kemur í dag" [Lee arrives today]. Morgunblaðið. 1 March 1985. p. 61. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
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