Rob Lee
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Martin Lee | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Plaistow, London, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1992 | Charlton Athletic | 298 | (59) |
| 1992–2002 | Newcastle United | 303 | (44) |
| 2002–2003 | Derby County | 48 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | West Ham United | 16 | (0) |
| 2004 | Oldham Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Wycombe Wanderers | 38 | (0) |
| Total | 703 | (105) | |
| National team | |||
| 1986 | England U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 1994 | England B | 1 | (0) |
| 1994–1998 | England | 21 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Robert Martin "Rob" Lee (born 1 February 1966 in West Ham, London) is a retired English footballer who played the majority of his career for Charlton Athletic and Newcastle United.
Lee came through the academy of Charlton Athletic and established himself in the first team by the 1984–85 season, when he scored 10 goals in the Second Division. He rapidly became the Addicks' star player playing as a winger and helping Charlton to promotion to the First Division at the end of the 1985–86 season and gained international recognition at under-21 level. He remained a regular in the top flight over the next four years until Charlton were relegated back to the Second Division at the end of the 1989–90 season.
Lee remained with Charlton for more than two years after relegation, but he was sold shortly after the start of 1992–93 season as the club needed money to finance its return to The Valley. At the time, Charlton were second in the table, and Lee moved to the league leaders, Newcastle United, for a fee of £700,000. He moved to Newcastle after their manager, Kevin Keegan, told him that Newcastle upon Tyne was closer to London than Middlesbrough, the other club interested in signing Lee, and who were already in the Premier League.
Lee made his Newcastle début as a substitute in a 1–0 win over Peterborough United. Newcastle were promoted to the Premier League at the end of the season, with Lee scoring 10 goals from 36 matches. Newcastle's first season back in the top division for four years ended well, as they finished third and qualified for the UEFA Cup, although it was top scorer Andy Cole rather than Lee who made the most headlines at the club during this campaign. In the first round against Royal Antwerp Lee scored a hat-trick as Newcastle won 5–0 in Belgium. Lee finished the 1994–95 season with nine goals from 35 matches as Newcastle finished sixth in the table, although they had topped the league early in the season after winning their first six games.
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