Lee Askham Explained

Lee Askham
Fullname:Lee Raymond Askham[1]
Birth Date:25 February 1990
Birth Place:Killamarsh, England
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:?–2006
Youthclubs1:Killamarsh Dynamos
Youthyears2:2006–2008
Youthclubs2:Sheffield United
Years1:2008–2009
Clubs1:Chesterfield
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Years2:2009
Clubs2:Garforth Town (loan)
Years3:2009–2010
Clubs3:Guiseley
Nationalyears1:2005
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2006
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:21:31, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Lee Raymond Askham (born 25 February 1990) is an English footballer who played for Chesterfield in League Two during the 2008–09 season.

Career

Club career

Beginning as an apprentice at Sheffield United, Askham was released in May 2008, and had a trial at Manchester United in September of the same year. He signed for Chesterfield three months later on a one-month contract,[2] which was extended to the end of the season in January 2009.[3] He was sent out on loan to Garforth Town in March 2009, but returned to Chesterfield in May. He made his Chesterfield debut on 2 May 2009, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute for Scott Boden in a 2–0 home defeat by Bradford City.[4] However, after just six months with the Spireites, he was released.[5]

Askham joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Guiseley in September 2009.[6]

International career

Askham represented England at under-17 level.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Barry J. . Hugman . The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10 . 2009 . Mainstream Publishing . 978-1-84596-474-0.
  2. News: Spireites sign free agent Askham . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation . 19 December 2008 . 22 August 2010 .
  3. News: Askham's Spireites stay extended . Sky Sports . BSkyB . 26 January 2009 . 22 August 2010 .
  4. News: Chesterfield 0-2 Bradford . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation . 2 May 2009 . 22 August 2010 .
  5. News: Spireites quartet offered deals . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation . 6 May 2009 . 22 August 2010 .
  6. Web site: Singh fully cleared to play . Non-League Daily . 28 September 2009 . 27 July 2010.