Gordon Lee (footballer)

Gordon Lee
Personal information
Full name Gordon Francis Lee
Date of birth (1934-07-13)13 July 1934
Place of birth Cannock, Staffordshire, England
Date of death 8 March 2022(2022-03-08) (aged 87)
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
Girton Road Gasworks
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953–1955 Hednesford Town
1955–1966 Aston Villa 118 (2)
1966–1967 Shrewsbury Town 2 (0)
Total 120+ (2+)
Managerial career
1968–1974 Port Vale
1974–1975 Blackburn Rovers
1975–1977 Newcastle United
1977–1981 Everton
1981–1983 Preston North End
1985–1987 KR Reykjavik
1991 Leicester City (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gordon Francis Lee (13 July 1934 – 8 March 2022) was an English footballer and football manager. He played 144 league and cup matches in the Football League.

Lee died on 8 March 2022, at the age of 87.[1][2]

Career statistics

Playing statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aston Villa 1958–59 First Division 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
1959–60 Second Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960–61 First Division 11 0 0 0 5 0 16 0
1961–62 First Division 32 0 4 0 1 0 37 0
1962–63 First Division 24 1 1 0 5 0 30 1
1963–64 First Division 13 0 0 0 1 0 14 0
1964–65 First Division 24 1 3 0 4 0 31 1
1965–66 First Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 118 2 8 0 16 0 142 2
Shrewsbury Town 1966–67 Third Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 120 2 8 0 16 0 144 2
  1. ↑ Appearances in League Cup, Football League Trophy, Football League play-offs and Full Members Cup

Managerial statistics

Source:[3][4][5][6][7]

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Port Vale May 1968 14 January 1974 258 94 80 84 036.4
Blackburn Rovers 14 January 1974 12 June 1975 68 28 23 17 041.2
Newcastle United 12 June 1975 30 January 1977 74 28 20 26 037.8
Everton 30 January 1977 6 May 1981 212 80 69 63 037.7
Preston North End 9 December 1981 20 December 1983 93 32 25 36 034.4
KR Reykjavík 1 March 1985 September 1987 52 20 17 15 038.5
Leicester City (caretaker) 30 January 1991 29 May 1991 20 7 2 11 035.0
Total 777 289 236 252 037.2

References

  1. ↑ "Everton Deeply Saddened To Learn Of Gordon Lee Passing". Everton F.C. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Gordon Lee (1934-2022)". Aston Villa Football Club. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  3. ↑ Gordon Lee management career statistics at Soccerbase
  4. ↑ "Games managed by Gordon Lee in 1985". KSÍ.is. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Games managed by Gordon Lee in 1986". KSÍ.is. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  6. ↑ "Games managed by Gordon Lee in 1987". KSÍ.is. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "Lee kemur í dag" [Lee arrives today]. Morgunblaðið. 1 March 1985. p. 61. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
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