| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Lee[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 November 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Sileby, England | ||
| Date of death | 12 January 1995 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Rugby, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1940 | Quorn Methodists | ||
| 1940–1950 | Leicester City | 123 | (74) |
| 1950–1954 | Derby County | 93 | (54) |
| 1954–1955 | Coventry City | 15 | (8) |
| Total | 231 | (136) | |
| International career | |||
| 1950 | England | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Lee (4 November 1920 – 12 January 1995)[1] was an English footballer who played as a forward. He scored 136 goals from 231 appearances in the Football League playing for Leicester City, Derby County and Coventry City,[2] and was capped once by England.[3] Lee was born in Sileby, Leicestershire and died in Rugby, Warwickshire, and also played first-class cricket for Leicestershire.[1]
Lee began his professional career with Leicester City, moving to Derby County in 1950.[2] He won his only England cap that same year when he played and scored in their 4–1 win over Northern Ireland at Windsor Park.[3] He finished his career in 1955 at Coventry City.[2]
At cricket, Lee was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He made a single first-class appearance for Leicestershire, in 1947, against Glamorgan. Lee scored 3 runs in the first innings and a duck in the second, and took 1/13 from four overs.[1]