Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 11 February 1953 | ||
Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1971–1974 | Bolton Wanderers | 77 | (20) |
1975–1978 | Wrexham | 46 | (12) |
1978–1979 | 49 | (21) | |
1979 | Manchester City | 6 | (2) |
1980–1982 | Portland Timbers | 73 | (15) |
1980–1982 | Portland Timbers (indoor) | 35 | (42) |
1982–1983 | Kansas City Comets (indoor) | 46 | (24) |
1983 | Carolina Lightnin' | 25 | (11) |
1983–1985 | Los Angeles Lazers (indoor) | 95 | (75) |
1984 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 12 | (0) |
1985–1986 | St. Louis Steamers (indoor) | 13 | (4) |
1986 | Kansas City Comets (indoor) | 36 | (15) |
1986–1987 | Los Angeles Lazers (indoor) | 52 | (31) |
1987–1988 | Dallas Sidekicks (indoor) | 21 | (2) |
Teams managed | |||
1990 | Seattle Storm | ||
1993–1995 | Seattle Storm | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Stuart Lee (born 11 February 1953) is an English former football forward. Lee was born in Manchester, and played professionally in England, Wales and the United States.
In 1971, Lee began his professional career when he signed with Bolton Wanderers. He was seventeen at the time. He spent three season in the second and third Division of the Football League with Bolton before transferring to third division Wrexham A.F.C. At the time, Wrexham experienced considerable success in both the FA Cup and European competitions. In 1976, they went to the quarterfinals of the Cup Winners Cup where Lee scored the team's lone goal in a 2–1 aggregate loss to R.S.C. Anderlecht. He spent two seasons with Wrexham before moving to in 1978. He spent only one season with Stockport before moving to the first division with Manchester City. However, he played only six league games before being sold to the Portland Timbers of the North American Soccer League. He spent three seasons with the Timbers. During that time, he played three outdoor seasons and two indoor seasons. The Timbers folded at the end of the 1982 season and Lee signed with the Kansas City Comets of the Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1982, he returned to outdoor soccer with the Carolina Lightnin' of the second division American Soccer League. By this time, outdoor soccer was collapsing in the United States and the ASL ceased operations following the 1983 season. Lee signed with the Los Angeles Lazers of the MISL in the fall of 1983. He would play two seasons for the Lazers. He returned to the NASL for the 1984 season, playing for the Tampa Bay Rowdies, but the league collapsed at the end of the season. Lee would remain with the indoor game for the remainder of his career. On 6 September 1985, the St. Louis Steamers signed Lee. After one season, he moved to the Kansas City Comets then back to the Lazers. Lee signed as a free agent with the Dallas Sidekicks on 20 October 1987. He spent one season with the Sidekicks, then retired from playing professionally.