Jack Lee (footballer, born 1920) explained

Jack Lee
Fullname:John Lee
Birth Date:4 November 1920
Birth Place:Sileby, England
Death Place:Rugby, England
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:
Years1:–1940
Years2:1940–1950
Caps2:123
Goals2:74
Years3:1950–1954
Caps3:93
Goals3:54
Years4:1954–1955
Caps4:15
Goals4:8
Totalcaps:231
Totalgoals:136
Nationalyears1:1950
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:1

John Lee (4 November 1920 – 12 January 1995) 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,[1] and was capped once by England. Lee was born in Sileby, Leicestershire and died in Rugby, Warwickshire, and also played first-class cricket for Leicestershire.

Lee began his professional career with Leicester City, moving to Derby County in 1950.[1] 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.[2] He finished his career in 1955 at Coventry City.[1]

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.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jack Lee . UK A–Z Transfers . Neil Brown . 6 December 2012.
  2. Web site: Player Profile: Jack Lee . England F.C. . 6 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120510173744/http://www.englandfc.com/Profiles/php/PlayerProfileByName.php?id=590 . 10 May 2012 . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: Jack Lee . CricketArchive . 6 December 2012.