Jason Lee (footballer)

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Jason Lee
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Lee in 2010
Personal information
Full name Jason Benedict Lee[1]
Date of birth (1971-05-09) 9 May 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Forest Gate, London, England
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Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1991 Charlton Athletic 1 (0)
1991 → Stockport County (loan) 2 (0)
1991–1993 Lincoln City 93 (21)
1993–1994 Southend United 24 (3)
1994–1997 Nottingham Forest 76 (14)
1997 → Charlton Athletic (loan) 8 (3)
1997 → Grimsby Town (loan) 7 (2)
1997–1998 Watford 37 (11)
1998–2000 Chesterfield 28 (1)
2000 → Peterborough United (loan) 13 (5)
2000–2003 Peterborough United 65 (11)
2003–2004 Falkirk 29 (8)
2004–2006 Boston United 56 (12)
2006 Northampton Town 11 (1)
2006–2008 Notts County 69 (16)
2008–2009 Mansfield Town 21 (3)
2009 Kettering Town 6 (1)
2009–2010 Corby Town 35 (5)
2010 Ilkeston Town 14 (1)
2010 Boston United 3 (0)
2011 Arnold Town 2 (0)
2011–2012 Boston United 21 (7)
Total 621 (125)
Managerial career
2011–2012 Boston United (Joint with Lee Canoville)
2012 Boston United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jason Benedict Lee (born 9 May 1971) is an English former footballer and manager.

Lee plays as a forward and has previously played in the Premier League for Nottingham Forest. He also played for Charlton Athletic, Stockport County, Lincoln City, Southend United, Grimsby Town, Watford, Chesterfield, Peterborough United, Falkirk, Boston United, Northampton Town, Notts County, Mansfield Town, Kettering Town, Corby Town, Ilkeston Town and Arnold Town. In 2011 he returned to Boston United as player/manager but was dismissed in December 2012.

Playing career

Lee began his career at Charlton Athletic but having failed to establish himself in the side moved to Lincoln City in 1991 before later moving to Southend United.

He moved to Nottingham Forest in 1994, earning the nickname "Pineapple Head" due to his distinctive tied up dreadlock haircut. Initially, Lee failed to crack his way into Forest's first team. However the departure of Stan Collymore to Liverpool saw him feature for the first team. In the 1995–96 season he scored eight league goals in 28 games.

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Lee playing for Mansfield Town in 2008

Following two loan spells, back at his first club Charlton and at Grimsby Town, Lee was transferred to Watford in 1997 for £200,000 – the same fee paid by Forest three years earlier – and played in their 1997–98 Second Division championship-winning side, scoring ten goals. However, Lee's refusal to uproot his family from Nottingham caused tension with manager Graham Taylor, who sold him to Chesterfield early in the 1998–99 season for £250,000.

Since then, he has played for Peterborough (2000–2003), Falkirk (2003–2004), Boston (2004–2006). In January 2006, Lee joined Northampton Town on a free transfer.[2] He was part of the Northampton side that won promotion from League Two, appearing 11 times for the Cobblers and scoring one goal against Notts County.[3] However he was released at the end of the season and subsequently joined Aldershot. His stay at the Shots was a brief one, and in June 2006 he moved to Notts County, and was team captain for the 2007–08 season.It was announced on BBC East Midlands Today, during a feature presented by the player, that he would not be retained by the club for the 2008–09 campaign.[4]

Following his release from the Magpies, signed for Mansfield Town on 1 August 2008.

Lee signed for Kettering Town on 13 Janunary 2009, for the remainder of the 2008–09 season from Mansfield Town.[5] Lee scored once in six league games for Kettering, his strike coming in a 2–1 loss to Stevenage on 27 January 2009.[6]

He moved on to Corby Town, making his début in a 3–3 draw against Farnborough on 21 March 2009.[7]

He joined Ilkeston Town of the Conference North on 1 April 2010, scoring on his début in a 2–1 victory over AFC Telford United.[8]

After a long and wide ranging career Lee announced his retirement from football in November 2010 following the death of his mother.

Lee came out of retirement in March 2011 when he joined Arnold Town,[9] debuting in the club's Northern Counties East League 1–0 defeat at Hallam on 8 March 2011.[10] The same week he was announced as the Matchday VIP Host for former club Lincoln City,[11] a role which would limit his availability for Arnold. His second, and final, league appearance for the club saw him sent-off for two yellow cards, the second for the use of the elbow, in the 4–2 defeat to Pickering Town on 19 March 2011.[12]

Management career

On 22 March 2011, Lee, along with Lee Canoville was confirmed as caretaker coach of Boston United following the resignation of joint first team managers Rob Scott and Paul Hurst. Lee re-registered himself as a player towards the end of the 10–11 season. He made three appearances, including the final of the Lincolnshire Senior Shield and one Conference North playoff-game. Jason Lee was sacked as manager in December 2012 after a run of poor results in the 2012/13 season leaving the Pilgrims in 10th place.[13]


Managerial statistics

All competitive league games (league and domestic cup) and international matches are included.

As of 6 December 2012
Team Nat Year Record
G W D L Win %
Boston United (Joint with Lee Canoville)[14][15] England 2011–12 53 20 11 22 37.74
Boston United[16] England 2012 20 7 2 11 35.00
Career Total 73 27 13 33 36.99

Honours

Watford F.C.

Personal life

Despite moderate success, Lee's fame did not derive so much from his talent as the decision of Frank Skinner and David Baddiel to lampoon him, obsessively taking shots at his "pineapple" haircut on their football comedy show Fantasy Football League.

Following repeated ridicule on the programme, Lee was the subject of a chant from Nottingham Forest supporters which included the line, "He's got a pineapple, on his head, he's got a pineapple, on his head!" made famous by Skinner and Baddiel, (to the tune of He's Got the Whole World in His Hands).[17]

Current Career

In 2013 Lee became the Equalities Education Executive for the Professional Footballers Association (PFA)[18]

References

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  13. ↑ "Jason Lee sacked as Boston United manager" – BBC Sport, http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20630791
  14. ↑ http://www.westbromwichalbion-mad.co.uk/results_fixtures/2010_2011/boston_united/index.shtml
  15. ↑ http://www.westbromwichalbion-mad.co.uk/results_fixtures/2011_2012/boston_united/index.shtml
  16. ↑ http://www.westbromwichalbion-mad.co.uk/results_fixtures/2012_2013/boston_united/index.shtml
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