Lee Maddison

Lee Robert Maddison (born 5 October 1972) is a former professional association footballer, who played in The Football League, Scottish Football League and the Scottish Premier League.

Lee Maddison
Personal information
Full name Lee Robert Maddison[1]
Date of birth (1972-10-05) 5 October 1972
Place of birth Bristol, England
Playing position(s) Defender
Youth career
Avon Athletic
?–1991 Bristol Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1995 Bristol Rovers 73 (0)
1993 → Bath City (loan) 4 (0)
1995–1997 Northampton Town 55 (0)
1997–2001 Dundee 67 (1)
2000–2001 → Carlisle United (loan) 12 (0)
2001–2003 Carlisle United 52 (1)
2002 → Oxford United (loan) 11 (0)
2003–2006 Gretna 31 (1)
Total 302 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Maddison, who was born in Bristol, started playing football for his local junior team, Avon Athletic, before joining Bristol Rovers as a trainee. In July 1991 he was awarded his first professional contract, and his senior debut came on 11 January 1992 in a game against Tranmere Rovers. While with The Pirates he had a brief spell on loan with their landlords, Bath City, early in 1993 and he made four appearances for them in the Football Conference.[2] In all he played 73 times for Bristol Rovers in the League without scoring a goal, and he moved on to Northampton Town in 1995.[1]

In a two-year spell with The Cobblers Maddison played 52 League games, again without scoring, before heading north to join Scottish Football League team Dundee. The following year Dundee became founder members of the newly formed Scottish Premier League. He was loaned out to Carlisle United in 2000, and after playing 12 times in the League, the deal was made permanent late in January 2001. He played a further 52 games for the Cumbrian club, and after a loan spell with Oxford United in 2002 he returned to Scottish football with Gretna in 2003.[3]

In 2004, he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma,[4] and although he played a small number of games after this, it effectively ended his footballing career.

References
  1. Byrne, Stephen; Jay, Mike (2003). Bristol Rovers Football Club - The Definitive History 1883-2003. Stroud: Tempus. p. 501. ISBN 0-7524-2717-2.
  2. Jay, Mike; Byrne, Stephen (1994). Pirates in Profile: A Who's Who of Bristol Rovers Players. Bristol: Potten, Baber & Murray. p. 164. ISBN 0-9524835-0-5.
  3. "Lee Maddison". soccerbase. Sporting News. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  4. "Footballer leads blood donor plea". BBC News. 13 June 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
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