Jack Lee (footballer, born 1920)

John Lee (4 November 1920 – 12 January 1995)[1] was an English footballer who played as a forward. He scored 136 goals from 231 appearances in the Football League playing for Leicester City, Derby County and Coventry City,[2] and was capped once by England.[3] Lee was born in Sileby, Leicestershire and died in Rugby, Warwickshire, and also played first-class cricket for Leicestershire.[1]

For the Small Heath forward of the 1890s, see John Lee (footballer, born 1869).

Jack Lee
Personal information
Full name John Lee[1]
Date of birth (1920-11-04)4 November 1920
Place of birth Sileby, England
Date of death 12 January 1995(1995-01-12) (aged 74)
Place of death Rugby, England
Playing position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1940 Quorn Methodists
1940–1950 Leicester City 123 (74)
1950–1954 Derby County 93 (54)
1954–1955 Coventry City 15 (8)
Total 231 (136)
National team
1950 England 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Lee began his professional career with Leicester City, moving to Derby County in 1950.[2] He won his only England cap that same year when he played and scored in their 4–1 win over Northern Ireland at Windsor Park.[3] He finished his career in 1955 at Coventry City.[2]

At cricket, Lee was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He made a single first-class appearance for Leicestershire, in 1947, against Glamorgan. Lee scored 3 runs in the first innings and a duck in the second, and took 1/13 from four overs.[1]

References
  1. "Jack Lee". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  2. "Jack Lee". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  3. "Player Profile: Jack Lee". England F.C. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.


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