Alf Lee

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Alf Lee
Personal information
Full name James Alfred Lee
Date of birth (1891-12-10)10 December 1891[a]
Place of birth Rotherham, England
Date of death 1948 (aged 56–57)[1]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Full-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1911–1912 Rotherham County
1912–1919 Grimsby Town[2] 15 (0)
1919–1922 West Ham United 26 (0)
1922–1923 Newport County 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

James Alfred Lee (10 December 1891 – 1948) was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back.[3]

Born in Rotherham, Yorkshire, Lee started his career at Rotherham County before moving to Grimsby Town. He transferred to West Ham United for the . The club had just been promoted to the Football League for the first time and he participated in their opening day fixture against Lincoln City. He was used mainly as a backup to regular full-backs Billy Cope and Frank Burton, but made 26 Second Division appearances while with the club.[4] His final games came in January 1922 against Swansea Town in the FA Cup.[5] He ended his career with Newport County, playing four matches in the 1922–23 season.[6]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Birth registered in Q1 1892

References[]

  1. ^ Marsh, Steve. "Alf LEE ... (1919 - 1921)". theyflysohigh.co.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Grimsby Town Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  3. ^ Lamming, Douglas (1985). A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890-1985. Beverley: Hutton. p. 42. ISBN 0-907033-34-2.
  4. ^ Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. ISBN 1-903135-50-8.
  5. ^ Northcutt, John; Marsh, Steve (2015). West Ham United: The Complete Record. deCoubertin Books. pp. 100–111, 510–511. ISBN 978-1-909245-27-3.
  6. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012) [2002]. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 171. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0.

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