Lee Stevenson

Lee Stevenson
Personal information
Full name Lee Cameron Stevenson[1]
Date of birth (1984-06-01) 1 June 1984
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Alfreton Town
Number 8
Youth career
Sheffield Wednesday
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 King's Lynn 37 (9)
2006–2010 Belper Town
2010–2011 Eastwood Town
2011–2014 Mansfield Town 55 (17)
2011Alfreton Town (loan) 3 (0)
2014– Alfreton Town 14 (1)
2014Stockport County (loan) 2
2015King's Lynn Town (loan) 6 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:32, 10 August 2014 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)

Lee Cameron Stevenson (born 1 June 1984) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays for King's Lynn Town as a midfielder.

Playing career

Stevenson first joined Southern League side King's Lynn from Sheffield Wednesday towards the end of the 2002/3 season, scoring three times in eight appearances. His ability and performances over those games made him instantly popular with supporters of the Norfolk club.

Preparations for the 2003/04 season looked extremely promising when The Linnets announced Lee would be signing a permanent deal for the coming season. However disaster soon struck as Stevenson ruptured a cruciate knee ligament during a pre-season training camp and it looked unlikely that he would take any part in the following season. Lee underwent surgery following his injury, and managed to return to action in February 2004. He came on as a substitute in a 5-0 league win at Erith & Belvedere, scoring within 60 seconds of coming on to the field. He played in all of King's Lynn's final 16 matches that season and scored some crucial goals as they eventually secured the Southern League Eastern Division title by 3 points. This saw them gain promotion to the Southern Premier League.

Lee remained with The Linnets for the start of the 2004/05 season in the new look Southern Premier League with the club tipped amongst the favourites for promotion again. However the season began inconsistently for both the club (which saw the managers depart after just eight games); and Lee who was struggling with injuries and in and out of the team as a result. New manager Tommy Taylor began dramatically reshaping the playing squad, despite releasing a number of players he expressed that he was keen to keep Lee. However he was forced to announce his departure from the club in November 2004. It had been discovered that there were still complications surrounding the knee surgery he had the previous year.

Following further surgery and almost two years out of the game, Lee signed for Northern League side Belper Town in 2006.

Stevenson joined Eastwood Town from Belper Town in summer 2010. He signed with Mansfield Town in May 2011, becoming a full-time professional footballer for the first time.[2] He was loaned out to Alfreton Town in October 2011. He scored 11 goals in 27 Conference Premier games in the 2012–13 season as the "Stags" won promotion to the Football League as champions of the Conference.

In re-joined Alfreton Town for a second spell.

On 19 September 2014 he joined Stockport County on a month's loan.

On Thursday 26th March 2015, King's Lynn Town announced that Lee had signed on loan from Alfreton for the remainder of the season, making his debut in the 3-1 defeat by Blyth Spartans two days later. He went on to score three goals in the Linnets' final six matches of the season, helping them narrowly avoid relegation from the Northern Premier League.

Lee made his move back to The Walks permanent during June 2015, despite King's Lynn Town being moved from the Northern Premier to the Southern Premier Division.

Honours

King's Lynn Southern League Eastern Division Champions 2003-04

Mansfield Town

References

  1. "English National Football Archive". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  2. "Lee Stevenson 'over the moon' with Mansfield Town move". BBC Sport. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2013.

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