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Trevor Lee (footballer)

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Trevor Lee
Personal information
Full name Trevor Carl Lee
Date of birth (1954-07-03) 3 July 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth Lewisham, England
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1975 Epsom & Ewell 63 (26)
1975–1978 Millwall 108 (22)
1978–1981 Colchester United 96 (35)
1981–1983 Gillingham 47 (14)
1982–1983Leyton Orient (loan) 5 (0)
1983–1984 AFC Bournemouth 34 (9)
1984 Cardiff City 21 (5)
1984–1985 Northampton Town 24 (0)
1985 Fulham 1 (0)
1985–1986 Epsom & Ewell 5 (0)
Total 404 (111)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Trevor Carl Lee (born 3 July 1954 in Lewisham) is an English former professional footballer. He played for Cobham, Epsom & Ewell, Millwall, Colchester United, Gillingham, Leyton Orient, AFC Bournemouth, Cardiff City, Northampton Town and Fulham between 1975 and 1985. He played for Epsom & Ewell in the inaugural FA Vase final, losing 2–1 to Hoddesdon Town in April 1975 but left for a professional career with Millwall in November 1975, signing live on the Today programme with his teammate Phil Walker.[1][2][3] Lee, the son of Jamaican parents, became the first black player to represent Colchester United in the Football League when he made his debut against Plymouth Argyle on 3 November 1978.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 192. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
  2. ^ Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
  3. ^ "Matchday Programme" (PDF). Hartney Witney FC. 6 December 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  4. ^ Hern, Bill; Gleave, David (2020). Football's Black Pioneers. Leicester: Conker Editions. pp. 168–169. ISBN 9781999900854.