Mansell playing for Bristol Rovers in 2016
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lee Richard Samuel Mansell | ||
Date of birth | 23 September 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Gloucester, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
–2000 | Luton Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2005 | Luton Town | 47 | (8) |
2003 | → Nuneaton Borough (loan) | 5 | (2) |
2005–2006 | Oxford United | 44 | (1) |
2006–2014 | Torquay United | 389 | (24) |
2014–2017 | Bristol Rovers | 81 | (7) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:35, 1 May 2017 (UTC). |
Lee Richard Samuel Mansell (born 23 September 1982 in Gloucester, England) is an English former professional footballer who played for Luton Town, Nuneaton Borough, Oxford United, Torquay United and Bristol Rovers.
Mansell was born in Gloucester and began his career as a trainee with Luton Town, turning professional with the Hatters in August 2000. He made his first-team debut on 17 January 2001 in a 2–1 defeat away to Queens Park Rangers in an FA Cup 3rd Round Replay, with his league debut coming 6 days later in a 2–0 defeat away to Oldham Athletic.
He had a spell on loan with Nuneaton Borough in March 2003, scoring twice in five games. He returned to Luton, but was released at the end of the 2004–05 season, having scored 8 times in 47 league games. He moved to Oxford United in June 2005, and played 44 times the following season as Oxford were relegated to the Conference.
He was transferred to Torquay United, one of the sides to survive at Oxford's expense on the last day of the previous season, on 5 July 2006 for an undisclosed fee. He was a regular in Torquay's side in the 2006–07 season but, for a second season in a row, the side he played for was relegated to the Conference National.
Mansell was Torquay's captain, and most-capped player ahead of defender Chris Robertson. He was awarded the captaincy in 2010, after Nicky Wroe was dropped for inconsistency and subsequently moved to Shrewsbury Town on 31 January 2011.