Colin Lee
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 June 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Torquay, England | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1977 | Bristol City | 0 | (0) |
| 1974–1975 | → Hereford United (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 1977 | Torquay United | 35 | (14) |
| 1977–1980 | Tottenham Hotspur | 62 | (18) |
| 1980–1987 | Chelsea | 185 | (36) |
| 1987–1989 | Brentford | 24 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1990 | Watford | ||
| 1998–2000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| 2001 | Torquay United | ||
| 2002–2004 | Walsall | ||
| 2005 | Millwall | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Colin Lee (born 12 June 1956 in Torquay, Devon) is an English football manager and former footballer. He is currently head of football at South Dartmoor Community College in Ashburton, Devon along with Chris Beard.
Colin Lee began his football career with Buckfastleigh Rangers and then as an apprentice with Bristol City, turning professional in July 1974, but failed to break into the first team. He joined Hereford United on loan in November 1974, playing 9 times before returning to the reserves at Ashton Gate. He moved to Torquay United in January 1977, quickly establishing himself in Frank O'Farrell's side and attracting attention from higher level clubs.
In October 1977, after 14 goals in 35 games he left Plainmoor to join Tottenham Hotspur for £60,000, making an immediate impact by scoring 4 goals on his debut in a 9–0 win over Bristol Rovers in the Football League Second Division, helping Spurs win promotion at the end of that season.
In January 1980, he moved back down to the Second Division and signed for Chelsea for a fee of £200,000, having scored 18 times in 62 games for Spurs. He stayed at Stamford Bridge for over seven years, scoring 36 goals in 185 league games, playing as a central defender towards the end of his time there. He helped them win promotion to the First Division as Second Division champions in 1984, playing at right full-back in the latter part of that season, followed by seventh and sixth-place finishes – the peak sixth-place finish coming in the 1985–86 season, for much of which Chelsea looked like serious title contenders.
In the 1985–86 Chelsea won the Full Members Cup, with Lee scoring twice in the win over Manchester City 5–4 at Wembley.
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