| Lee Norfolk | |
| Fullname: | Lee Richard Norfolk |
| Birth Date: | 17 October 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Years1: | 1994–1997 |
| Clubs1: | Ipswich Town |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1997–1998 |
| Clubs2: | North Shore United |
| Years3: | 1998 |
| Clubs3: | Cambridge City |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1998 |
| Clubs4: | King's Lynn |
| Caps4: | 7 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 1998 |
| Clubs5: | Cambridge City |
| Years6: | 1998 |
| Clubs6: | Woodbridge Town |
| Years7: | 1998 |
| Clubs7: | Bishop's Stortford |
| Years8: | 1998–1999 |
| Clubs8: | Sudbury Wanderers |
| Years9: | 1999–2005 |
| Clubs9: | A.F.C. Sudbury |
| Caps9: | 268 |
| Goals9: | 55 |
| Years10: | 2005 |
| Clubs10: | Halstead Town |
| Caps10: | 8 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Years11: | 2005–2006 |
| Clubs11: | Needham Market |
| Caps11: | 26 |
| Goals11: | 4 |
| Years12: | 2006–2007 |
| Clubs12: | Halstead Town |
| Caps12: | 36 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | 2007–2008 |
| Clubs13: | Diss Town |
| Caps13: | 8 |
| Goals13: | 1 |
| Years14: | 2008–2009 |
| Clubs14: | Stanway Rovers |
| Years15: | 2009–2010 |
| Years16: | 2010–2012 |
| Clubs16: | Leiston |
| Years17: | 2012–2015 |
| Clubs17: | Needham Market |
| Totalcaps: | 357 |
| Totalgoals: | 62 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1991 |
| Nationalteam1: | New Zealand U17 |
| Pcupdate: | 22:00, 30 December 2019 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 22:00, 30 December 2019 (UTC) |
Lee Norfolk (born 17 October 1975 in Dunedin) is a New Zealand footballer who represented his country at junior level, scoring one goal in a 3-0 win over Fiji in Napier in 1991.[1]
He was the first New Zealander to sign a professional contract at a Premier league club and first to play in the FA Premier League. After graduating from the Ipswich Town youth team, he made 4 appearances for the first team, the first of which was at home to Southampton in the FA Premier League on 25 February 1995.[2]
Norfolk went back to his native New Zealand for a period with North Shore United before returning to England where he played for Sudbury, Needham, Halstead and Diss Town. Norfolk coaches Leiston FC who have won 3 championships in 3 years.[3]
In the latter days of his playing career, Norfolk played for Leiston and had a second spell with Needham Market.[4]
He has been an Ipswich town academyCoach for several years. He was player coach for Leiston during their Steps 5 and 4 double promotion and became caretaker manager. He moved to Needham Market as first team coach where they won the championship and promotion to step 3 football. He became first team coach at Stowmarket then took up the role of assistant manager at step 4 club AFC Sudbury. He is currently first team coach at step 3 club Leiston FC who play in the southern premier central league.