Lee Power
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee Michael Power | ||
| Date of birth | 30 June 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Lewisham, London, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1990 | Norwich City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1994 | Norwich City | 44 | (10) |
| 1992 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1993 | → Sunderland (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1993 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Bradford City | 30 | (5) |
| 1995 | → Millwall (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Peterborough United | 38 | (6) |
| 1996–1997 | Dundee | 10 | (4) |
| 1997–1998 | Hibernian | 11 | (2) |
| 1998 | Ayr United | 4 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Plymouth Argyle | 16 | (0) |
| Total | 163 | (27) | |
| National team | |||
| 1990–1993 | Republic of Ireland U-21 | 13 | (2) |
| 1992 | Republic of Ireland B | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2006 | Cambridge United | ||
| 2015 | Swindon Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Lee Michael Power (born 30 June 1972 in Lewisham, London) is a former professional footballer and current chairman of Swindon Town and Waterford FC. Despite being born in London, his Irish ancestry allowed him to be capped by Republic of Ireland at Youth, Under-21 and B level. Power played in three qualifiers in the 1990 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship qualifying campaign and in the 1990 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship as well as the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Power began his career as a trainee with Norwich City, making his first-team debut against Aston Villa in April 1990, before turning professional in June the same year. His initial form was good enough to earn a call-up to the Republic of Ireland Under-21 side and he went on to make a record number of appearances (13) for them.
Despite a promising start to his Norwich career, Power struggled to maintain a regular place in the first team, particularly with competition from the likes of Chris Sutton and Efan Ekoku. He requested a transfer and moved to Charlton Athletic on loan in December 1992. Further loan spells with Sunderland (in August 1993) and Portsmouth (in October 1993) followed before a £200,000 move to Bradford City in March 1994.
He scored on his Bradford debut, a 2–1 win at home to Swansea City on 12 March 1994, but his progress was impeded by a virus which threatened his career.
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