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Lee McEvilly
Marine
in 2012
Personal information
Full name Lee Richard McEvilly[1]
Date of birth (1982-04-15) 15 April 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Bootle, Liverpool, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
0000–1999 Burscough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2001 Burscough 49 (28)
2001–2004 Rochdale 87 (25)
2004 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 6 (2)
2004–2005 Accrington Stanley 39 (15)
2005–2007 Wrexham 51 (14)
2007–2008 Accrington Stanley 11 (0)
2007–2008 → Rochdale (loan) 7 (3)
2008 → Cambridge United (loan) 14 (3)
2008–2009 Cambridge United 18 (8)
2008–2009 → Rochdale (loan) 5 (2)
2009 Rochdale 11 (3)
2009 → Barrow (loan) 6 (1)
2009 Grays Athletic 0 (0)
2010
Marine
 6 (2)
2010 Barrow 6 (1)
2010 Sligo Rovers 1 (0)
2010–2011 Burscough ? (?)
2011 Droylsden 4 (?)
2011 Chorley 12 (4)
2011–2012 Colwyn Bay 8 (3)
2012
AFC Fylde
 10 (0)
2012 Warrington Town ? (?)
2013 Barrow 6 (0)
2013 Droylsden 9 (1)
2018–?
Litherland REMYCA
 ? (?)
International career‡
2002–2003 Northern Ireland U21 9 (3)
2004 Northern Ireland U23 1 (0)
2002 Northern Ireland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:50, 13 August 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:09, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

Lee Richard McEvilly (born 15 April 1982) aka 'The Sheriff' is a retired footballer who played as a striker. Although born in England, he won one cap for the Northern Ireland national team in 2002 and also played for Northern Ireland at under-21 and under-23 levels.

McEvilly had a

non-league clubs in England and Wales, as well as a brief period at League of Ireland side Sligo Rovers
in 2010.

Club career

Early career

McEvilly started his career at Burscough rising through the youth ranks, making his senior debut against Southport in the Liverpool Senior Cup final in August 1999.[2] He went on to play 49 Northern Premier League games for Burscough, scoring 28 goals over two seasons.[3] Rochdale manager John Hollins signed McEvilly in December 2001, for the Third Division club for a fee believed to be around £15,000 plus a sell-on clause.[2][4] He made his debut for Rochdale in the Third Division against Kidderminster Harriers on 26 December in the 4–1 away defeat, replacing Clive Platt as a substitute in the 69th minute.[5] McEvilly scored his first Football League goal, and his first for Rochdale against York City in their 5–4 home win on 5 February 2002.[6][7] During McEvilly's first season with Rochdale, 2001–02, they reached the playoffs finishing fifth place. Rochdale were defeated by Rushden & Diamonds in the playoff semi-finals 4–3 on aggregate over two legs. During the first leg away at Nene Park, McEvilly scored in the 2–2 draw.[8] He made a total of 18 appearances in the Third Division, scoring four goals.[9] The following season, 2002–03, McEvilly played 37 games in the Third Division scoring 15 goals.[9]

He started the

John Coleman praising him as "a great acquisition to the squad".[15] McEvilly went on to make a further three appearances, scoring once more before returning to Rochdale.[9] On his return to Rochdale, he scored a further one goal in 14 appearances.[9] At the end of the season, McEvilly was released by Rochdale on 10 May,[16] signing a dater for Accrington Stanley on a permanent basis after a previous loan spell.[17][18] On 13 November 2004, McEvilly scored a hat-trick in Accrington's 5–0 home victory over Northwich Victoria.[19][20] During the 2004–05 season he made 39 appearances in the Conference National, scoring 15 goals.[9]

Wrexham

Accrington Stanley accepted an undisclosed bid from

dental surgery the same evening.[25] His foot injury was later operated on and he received further dental treatment.[24][25] His return to the Wrexham team following his injury was on 9 April 2006, in their 2–1 home defeat to Shrewsbury Town when he came on as a substitute replacing Matt Crowell in the 45th minute.[26] He made a further three appearances scoring one goal,[9] before breaking the same bone again in mid-April sidelining him until the end of the season.[27] During the 2005–06 season, McEvilly made a total of 23 appearances for Wrexham, scoring seven goals in League Two.[9]

In June 2006, McEvilly was set to join for

pre-season without guarantee of a contract.[30][31] Bradford City manager Colin Todd explained; "We were concerned about an old injury to his foot which has resulted in it being pinned and we are not prepared to take a risk with him".[31] McEvilly opted to sign a new two-year contract with Wrexham.[30] During pre-season with Wrexham, McEvilly broke his other foot, having previously broke the same bone twice in four-months during the previous season.[32][33] His first appearance of the 2006–07 season, was on 25 November at home against Lincoln City in the 2–1 win in League Two, when he came on as a substitute for Kevin Smith in the 80th minute.[33][34] McEvilly went on to make 28 appearances in League Two, scoring eight goals and a further two appearances in the FA Cup, scoring once against Championship side Derby County in their 3–1 defeat at Pride Park on 6 January.[35][36] His contract was cancelled by mutual consent at the end of the season.[37][38] Wrexham manager Brian Carey said that they are "well covered in terms of strikers" and "he is some way down the pecking order".[39]

Return to Stanley

Accrington Stanley re-signed McEvilly on a one-year contract following his departure from Wrexham.

direct free kick.[49] In the following leg, McEvilly started the game and had a shot within the opening 30 seconds which Rob Wolleaston managed to score from the rebound,[50] before being replaced by Leo Fortune-West in the 77th minute.[50] McEvilly played in the final, in which Exeter City defeated Cambridge 1–0 at Wembley Stadium.[51][52]

Cambridge United

McEvilly playing for Cambridge United in 2008

McEvilly signed a permanent two-year deal with Cambridge the following 2008–09 season, after being released on a free transfer from Accrington Stanley.[53] On 10 October, he was sent off in the 87th minute of Cambridge's 1–0 win over Weymouth, for violent conduct after the referee deemed a tackle to be dangerous.[54][55] He went on to make 18 appearances for Cambridge scoring eight goals in the Conference National,[9] before returning to the Football League to rejoin Rochdale, initially on loan in November, with the possibility of a permanent transfer in January.[56] McEvilly stated he was glad to be back "home" at Rochdale.[57]

Return to Rochdale

He made five appearances, scoring twice on loan at Rochdale before signing permanently on an 18-month contract on 1 January 2009.

foul on Gavin Hoyte, resulting his dismissal.[62] He made six appearances in the Conference National for Barrow, scoring once.[9] On 2 May, McEvilly made one last appearance for Rochdale in their 1–0 home defeat to Gillingham, replacing Adam Rundle as a substitute in the 75th minute.[63][64] Rochdale terminated his contract by mutual consent at the end of the season.[65]

Non-league career

At the start of the

2010 FA Trophy Final against Stevenage Borough, he replaced Gregg Blundell in the 72nd minute before scoring with his first touch to level the match at 1–1. Barrow went on to win the game 2–1 after extra time, but it proved to be the end of McEvilly's spell at Holker Street as he was released at the end of the season.[72]

After leaving Barrow, McEvilly began training with

Conference North side Droylsden along with goalkeeper Sean Lake in March 2011.[78]

McEvilly signed for

Northern Premier League Premier Division
at the end of the 2012–13 season.

After leaving Droylsden, McEvilly's career is not documented, but he is presumed to have continued playing in amateur football. In July 2018, he signed as a player-coach for

North West Counties Football League Premier Division.[84] The manager who had hired him, James Olsen, left Litherland in December 2018,[85]
and it is unknown how much longer McEvilly stayed at the club.

International career

Sammy McIlroy called McEvilly up to the Northern Ireland squad to face Spain in an international friendly on 17 April 2002 at Windsor Park, Belfast.[86] He earned his first cap, replacing Warren Feeney as a substitute in the 63rd minute in the 5–0 defeat to Spain.[87] He went on to play for Northern Ireland under-21, gaining nine caps scoring three goals between September 2002 and October 2003.[88] On 27 April 2004, McEvilly played for Northern Ireland under-23 team in the 0–0 home draw against Serbia & Montenegro.[88] McEvilly was called up to the Northern Ireland national squad again in May 2006, to face United States but he failed to make an appearance.[89]

Playing style

Rochdale assistant manager David Hamilton described McEvilly saying; "He's strong, powerful, can shoot with both feet and can score goals. He has good all-round ability and is tremendously tenacious".[90] His aggressive and robust playing style earned him the nickname "Evil".[3][18][40][91]

Personal life

Prior to playing professional football for Rochdale, McEvilly worked at McDonald's fast food restaurant.[90] He was born in Liverpool, Merseyside,[1] and is an Everton supporter.[92]

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