| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee Sandford | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Basingstoke, England | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1985–1989 | Portsmouth | 72 | (1) |
| 1989–1996 | Stoke City | 258 | (8) |
| 1996–2002 | Sheffield United | 151 | (4) |
| 1997 | → Reading (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Stockport County (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Woking | 12 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Lee Sandford (born 22 April 1968 in Basingstoke) is an English former footballer who made more than 480 first-team appearances as a Defender. He played in the Football League for Portsmouth, Stoke City, Sheffield United, Reading and Stockport.
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Sandford started his career at Portsmouth, spending four years playing for the club between 1985 and 1989, making 66 league and cup appearances. He developed through the junior ranks at Portsmouth under the guidance of Alan Ball.
In 1989 Sandford moved to Second Division side Stoke City, he spent seven years at the Victoria Ground and became a popular figure with the City fans. He played in 255 league and cup games for the Potters before moving on the Sheffield United for around £500,000[1] in the summer of 1996.
As at Stoke, Sandford became popular with Blades fans, making 142 appearances for the Bramall Lane outfit. He went on loan on two occasions while he was at United; firstly in 1997 Sandford played five matches for Reading and in 2001 he played seven matches for Stockport County.[2] Released from his contract at the end of the 2001-02 season he had trials at Bournemouth[3] and Mansfield Town.[4]
Sandford finished his career at non-league Woking before retiring.
Lee now works as a director and professional trading coach.