Joe Lees

Joe Lees
Personal information
Date of birthq1 1892[1]
Place of birthCoalville,[1] Leicestershire, England
Date of death26 July 1933 (aged 41)[1]
Playing positionInside forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Coalville PSA
1911–1913Whitwick Imperial
1913–1919Barnsley10(2)
1919–1921Rotherham County53(19)
1921–1923Lincoln City33(9)
1923–1924Guildford United
1924Halifax Town5(1)
1924–1925Scunthorpe & Lindsey United
1925Newport County0(0)
1925–19??Wombwell
Shirebrook
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Joseph William D. "Joe" Lees (q1 1892 – 26 July 1933) was an English footballer who scored 31 goals from 92 appearances in the Football League playing for Barnsley, Rotherham County, Lincoln City and Halifax Town. He was a member of Rotherham County's team in their first Football League match, a 2–0 home win against Nottingham Forest on 30 August 1919. He played non-league football for several teams, and was on the books of Newport County without representing them in the league. He played as an inside forward.[2][3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Joseph Lees". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  2. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 155. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  3. "A–Z Past Players (pre–1939)" (MS Word document). Rotherham United F.C. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012.