Lee Harvey (footballer)

Lee Harvey

Harvey warming up at the Bescot Stadium in 1996.
Personal information
Full name	Lee Derek Harvey
Date of birth	(1966-12-21) 21 December 1966 (age 50)
Place of birth	Harlow, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Defender, midfielder
Youth career
1982–1983	Leyton Orient
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1993	Leyton Orient	184	(23)
1993	Nottingham Forest	2	(0)
1993–1998	Brentford	105	(6)
1998–2000	Stevenage Borough	75	(0)
2000–2001	St Albans City	11	(0)
2001–2003	Bedford Town	49	(0)
Total		426	(29)
National team
	England Youth
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Lee Derek Harvey (born 21 December 1966) is a former English professional football defender and midfielder. He is best remembered for his long spell in the Football League with Leyton Orient and Brentford.

Growing up in Harlow, Harvey began his career in the youth system at Division Three side Leyton Orient (then known as 'Orient') and made his debut during the 1983–84 season, finishing the campaign having made four league appearances. Another four league appearances followed in 1984–95, a season in which Orient suffered relegation to Division Four. Harvey scored his first goal for the club during the 1985–86 season. Harvey achieved his breakthrough into the first team in the 1987–88 season, making 23 league appearances. Following a sixth-place finish in Division Four in 1988–89, Orient saw off Scarborough in the playoff semi-finals to secure a place in the final against Wrexham. After a 0–0 draw in the first leg, Harvey scored the opening goal in the second leg to send Orient to a 2–1 aggregate win and seal promotion back to Division Three. Back in Division Three, Harvey made 37 appearances and scored six goals during the 1989–90 season. Harvey's appearances slowly tapered off during the early 1990s and he departed the club in August 1993, having made 237 appearances in all competitions and scored 29 goals.