Eric Lee (footballer)

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Eric Lee
Personal information
Full name Eric George Lee
Date of birth October 18, 1922(1922-10-18)
Place of birth    Chester, England
Playing position Defender
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1946–1957 Chester 363 0 (10)   
National team
1946–19?? England Amateurs

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Eric Lee (born 18 October 1922, Chester) is a former English footballer who played as a defender. He has made the fourth most Football League appearances for Chester City [1], with 363 such appearances made from 1946 to 1957.

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[edit] Playing Career

Lee was recruited by his hometown club of Chester from local amateur football [2], becoming part of the first team during the 1945–46, the final season of wartime league formats.

When Football League action resumed in August 1946, Lee was a regular in the first team side and his performances prompted a call up for the England amateur side against their Welsh counterparts [3]. He missed much of the following season due to his teacher training course at Loughborough College [4] but returned to the first team ranks in 1948–49 and remained a regular in the number five shirt until his final season of 1956–57 [5]. He retired at the end of the season, with his final appearance coming in a 2–0 win over Barrow on 29 April 1957.

Lee had enjoyed a benefit match between Chester and a Liverpool XI at Sealand Road on 30 April 1952 [6], and played in four Welsh Cup finals. He left the club as their Football League record appearance holder, subsequently beaten by Ray Gill, Ron Hughes and Trevor Storton, but remains the highest Chester-born player in the club’s appearance list [7].

Lee is an uncle of comedian Bob Mills [8].

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Chester

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Club Records – Most League Appearances. chester-city.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-02-28.
  2. ^ Chas Sumner (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997. Yore Publications, p.140. ISBN 1-874427-52-6. 
  3. ^ Chas Sumner (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997. Yore Publications, p.61. ISBN 1-874427-52-6. 
  4. ^ Chas Sumner (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997. Yore Publications, p.63. ISBN 1-874427-52-6. 
  5. ^ Chas Sumner (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997. Yore Publications, stats section. ISBN 1-874427-52-6. 
  6. ^ Chas Sumner (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997. Yore Publications, stats section. ISBN 1-874427-52-6. 
  7. ^ Club Records – Most League Appearances. chester-city.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-02-28.
  8. ^ 'Bob Mills', Leyton Orient v. Chester City programme 23/4/05, pg. 49