Jimmy Lee (footballer) explained

Jimmy Lee
Fullname:James Thomas Lee
Birth Date:12 April 1892
Birth Place:Brierley Hill, England
Death Date:1955 (aged 63)
Death Place:Dudley, England
Height:[1]
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:1914
Years2:1915–1919
Years3:1919–1920
Clubs3:Aston Villa
Caps3:18
Goals3:0
Years4:1921–1922
Clubs4:Stoke
Caps4:21
Goals4:0
Years5:1922
Totalcaps:40
Totalgoals:0

James Thomas Lee (12 April 1892 – 1955) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa and Stoke.[2]

Career

Lee was born in Brierley Hill and played for Cradley Heath and Wulfrunians before joining Aston Villa in 1919.[2] He played 18 times for Villa in two seasons and left for Stoke in 1921. At Stoke he shared goalkeeping duties with Tom Kay and Percy Knott in 1921–22 with Lee playing in 24 matches but he deemed surplus to requirements at the end of the season and was allowed to join Macclesfield.[2]

Career statistics

Source:

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aston Villa1919–20First Division800080
1920–21First Division10000100
Stoke1921–22Second Division21030240
Career total40030430

Notes and References

  1. News: Football's advent. Stoke . Athletic News . Manchester . 15 August 1921 . 6.
  2. Book: Matthews, Tony. The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. 1994. Lion Press. 0-9524151-0-0.