Eric Lee (footballer)
_and_Lee_(GBR).jpg) McIlvenny in duel with Bram Appel at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eric George Lee | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Chester, England | ||
| Date of death | 2012 (aged 89–90) | ||
| Place of death | Quebec, Canada | ||
| Position(s) |
Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1957 | Chester | 363 | (10) |
| International career | |||
| 1948 |
Great Britain | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Eric George Lee (18 October 1922 – 2012) was an English professional footballer who played as a
Football League appearances for Chester,[1] with 363 such appearances made from 1946 to 1957. He also played for Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2] Eric is father to hockey player and coach Peter John Lee
.
Playing career
Lee was recruited by his hometown club of Chester from local amateur football,[3] becoming part of the first team during 1945–46 the final season of wartime league formats.
When
Football League action resumed in August 1946, Lee was a regular in the first team side and his performances prompted a call up for the England amateur side against their Welsh counterparts.[4] He missed much of the following season due to his teacher training course at Loughborough College[5] but returned to the first team ranks in 1948–49 and remained a regular in the number five shirt until his final season of 1956–57.[6] He retired at the end of the season, with his final appearance coming in a 2–0 win over Barrow
on 29 April 1957.
Lee had enjoyed a benefit match between Chester and a
Ron Hughes and Trevor Storton, but remains the highest Chester-born player in the club's appearance list.[1]
Personal life
Lee was an uncle of comedian Bob Mills.[7]
During his playing career he was also a History teacher at Chester City Grammar School, where he was known as "Sticky" Lee.
Lee later emigrated to Canada,[8] where he died in 2012.[9]
Honours
Chester
- 1945–46: Football League Third Division North Cup runners–up
- 1946–47: Welsh Cup winners
- 1952–53: Welsh Cup runners–up
- 1953–54: Welsh Cup runners–up
- 1954–55: Welsh Cup runners–up
- 1951–52: Benefit Match
External links
Bibliography
- Sumner, Chas (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City F.C. 1885-1997. Yore Publications. ISBN 1-874427-52-6.
References
- ^ a b "Club Records – Most League Appearances". chester-city.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 January 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2008.
- ^ "Eric Lee". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ Sumner (1997), p. 140
- ^ Sumner (1997), p. 61
- ^ Sumner (1997), p. 63
- ^ a b Sumner (1997), stats section
- ^ 'Bob Mills', Leyton Orient v. Chester City programme 23 April 2005, p. 49
- ^ Eric Lee | Chester Football Club
- ^ Lee, Eric George. "Family Genealogy". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
