Tony Lee
Personal information
Full name John Anthony Lee[1]
Date of birth (1947-11-26)26 November 1947[1]
Place of birth Middlesbrough,[1] England
Date of death 12 February 2023(2023-02-12) (aged 75)
Position(s) Right winger
Youth career
– Stockton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1967 Leicester City 0 (0)
1967–196? Bradford City 8 (3)
196?–1968 Stockton
1968–1969 Darlington 14 (1)
1969–1970 South Shields
1970–197? Hartlepool United 0 (0)
– Goole Town
Managerial career
1980–1985 Whitby Town
1985–1990 Billingham Synthonia
1990–1991 Gateshead
1994–2001 Bishop Auckland
2001–2003 Spennymoor United
2003–2004 Spennymoor United
2004 Spennymoor United
2005–2006 Newcastle Blue Star
2006–2007 Gateshead
2012–2013 Celtic Nation
2013 Billingham Town
2013 Bishop Auckland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Anthony Lee (26 November 1947 – 12 February 2023) was an English footballer who played on the right wing in the Football League for Bradford City and Darlington.[1] He played for Stockton as a youngster,[2] was on the books of Leicester City and Hartlepool United without appearing in the league for either, and also played non-league football for Stockton, South Shields,[1] and Goole Town.[3]

After his playing career ended, he went into management at the non-league level, with clubs including Whitby Town,[4] Billingham Synthonia,[5] Gateshead[6][7][8] (two spells), South Bank, Bishop Auckland[9][10][11] (two spells), Spennymoor United[10][12] (three spells), Newcastle Blue Star,[7] Celtic Nation,[13] and Billingham Town.[14]

He also acted as a scout for Darlington when his son Graeme Lee, himself a former league footballer, was their manager.[15]

Tony died on 12 February 2023 due to illness.[16]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Tony Lee". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Dale, D. & Livingstone, P. "Giants of the amateur game: Stockton Football Club". This is the North East Communigate. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007.
  3. ↑ Simpson, Ray (1 September 2013). "Crook shrug off status gap in FA Cup giantkilling". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Whitby Town". The Non-League Club Directory. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Home Front: Synners' future looks bright". The Northern Echo. 7 March 2003. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  6. ↑ Newman, Paul (5 October 1990). "Gateshead's new road". The Independent.
    Gammie, Walter (5 November 1993). "Pitch too small poses problem for Peppard". The Times. Tommy Cassidy, the former Northern Ireland midfield player, yesterday resigned as manager of Gateshead, the GM Vauxhall Conference club. He had been in charge for two years.
  7. 1 2 "Tony Lee gets Gateshead job". Gateshead F.C. 26 June 2006. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "Club statement – Tony Lee departs". Gateshead F.C. 1 March 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Bishop Auckland". The Non-League Club Directory. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Keeper is Lee's first new face". The Northern Echo. 29 December 2001. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  11. ↑ Simpson, Ray (22 September 2013). "Shock as Lee sacked after defeat against ten man Eccleshill". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  12. ↑ "Lee back in charge". The Northern Echo. 4 September 2003. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
    "The UniBond League: Moors begin manager search". The Northern Echo. 25 June 2004. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
    "Honour comes out fighting after Bishops tipped for the drop". The Northern Echo. 21 August 2004. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
    "UniBond League: Clark quits after Moors' thrashing". The Northern Echo. 26 March 2005. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  13. ↑ "Celtic Nation get off to winning start for new boss". News and Star. Carlisle. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
    "Celtic Nation win but ditch manager Tony Lee". News and Star. Carlisle. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  14. ↑ "History of the club". Billingham Town F.C. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  15. ↑ "Darlington told to be ready for a scrap". The Northern Echo. 18 February 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  16. ↑ "North-East football mourns the loss of 'legend' Tony Lee". Northern Echo.


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