| Francis Lee | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francis Henry Lee | |
| Date of birth | 29 April 1944 | |
| Place of birth | Westhoughton, England | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | retired | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1959- 1967 1967-1974 1974-1976 |
Bolton Wanderers Manchester City F.C. Derby County |
139(92) 248(112) 82(30) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1968-1972 | England | 27 (10) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Francis Henry Lee (born 29 April 1944 in Westhoughton, near Bolton, Lancashire) is a former professional footballer, who played in the 1960s and 1970s, including 27 appearances for the England national team. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Westhoughton is a town and Civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England Bolton ( is a large town in Greater Manchester, in the North West region of England. Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football Lee played for Bolton Wanderers, Manchester City, and Derby County. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football club based in Horwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club Derby County Football Club is a professional football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby England. A stocky forward, he won League Championship medals with both Manchester City and Derby, and scored more than 200 goals in his career. History Following the legalisation of professional football by The Football Association in 1885 the English Football League was established in 1888
He holds the English record for the greatest number of penalties scored in a season, a feat which earned him the nickname Lee One Pen, and sometimes led to accusations of diving. A penalty kick is a type of free kick in Association football, taken from twelve yards (approximately eleven metres out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of Diving (or simulation - the term used by FIFA which is used for any simulated foul not just those resulting in a "dive" in the context of Football One such accusation, from Leeds United's Norman Hunter, led to an on-pitch fight, which The Observer later named as sport's most spectacular dismissal. Leeds United Association Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Leeds United or informally Leeds, are an English professional football The Observer is a British Newspaper published on Sundays In about the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The
After retiring from football, Lee entered business, the success of his paper recycling business F. H. Lee Ltd making him a millionaire. In 1994 he became the major shareholder and chairman of his former club Manchester City, but stepped down four years later.
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Playing career
Lee started his professional career with Bolton Wanderers, before Manchester City manager Joe Mercer signed him for £60,000 in October 1967, setting a club record transfer fee. Joseph 'Joe' Mercer, OBE ( 9 August 1914 - 9 August 1990) was an English football player and manager [1]. He made his Manchester City debut in a 2-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers at Maine Road, and scored his first Manchester City goal the following week at Fulham. This article is about the stadium for the football club see Maine Road F Fulham Football Club is an English football team based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. In his first season at the club he scored 16 League goals in 31 appearances, playing a crucial role in City's push for the 1967-68 League Championship; Mercer described him as "the final piece of the jigsaw". History Following the legalisation of professional football by The Football Association in 1885 the English Football League was established in 1888 [1] The title was decided on the final day of the season, City requiring a win at Newcastle United. Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon City won the match 4-3, Lee scoring one of the goals, and were crowned champions. The following season Lee was part of the Manchester City team which won the 1969 FA Cup. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after
In the 1969-70 season, Lee was Manchester City's top scorer, an achievement he would subsequently match in each of the next four seasons. [1] His tally that season included one of the most important goals of his career, a penalty in the final of the European Cup Winners' Cup.
In the 1971-72 season Lee set a British record for the number of penalties scored in a season, with 15 of his 35 goals scored from the penalty spot. A penalty kick is a type of free kick in Association football, taken from twelve yards (approximately eleven metres out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of Many of the penalties resulted from fouls on Lee, earning him the nickname Lee One Pen. Some journalists, holding the opinion that Lee gained a number of penalties by diving, used the name Lee Won Pen instead. Diving (or simulation - the term used by FIFA which is used for any simulated foul not just those resulting in a "dive" in the context of Football [2] Lee's name is often cited in debates about diving in football; referees' chief Keith Hackett described him as a player who "had a reputation of falling down easily". Keith Stuart Hackett (born June 22, 1944) is an English former football referee, who began refereeing in local leagues in the [3]
Lee left Manchester City in August 1974, joining Derby County. For the second time in his career, Lee joined a team viewed as contenders for that season's league title. Lee was upset at Manchester City's decision to sell him, and in December marked his return to his former club by scoring the winning goal for Derby. [4] Lee scored 33 league goals that season, making him the top scorer in the division, and his goals led Derby to their second ever League title and the second championship medal of Lee's career. On 1 November 1975, Lee had a confrontation with Leeds United defender Norman Hunter, which gained a level of infamy after it was screened on Match of the Day. Leeds United Association Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Leeds United or informally Leeds, are an English professional football Match of the Day (sometimes abbreviated as MOTD) is the BBC 's main football Television programme Lee won and scored a penalty in the match, and Hunter accused Lee of winning the penalty unfairly. The pair then exchanged punches, and were both sent off. In 2003, the incident was named by The Observer as sport's most spectacular dismissal. The Observer is a British Newspaper published on Sundays In about the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The [5]
He also holds the record for the most goals in Manchester derbies, scoring 10 goals in all against Manchester United, a tally that equalled Joe Hayes's record. The Manchester derby is the name given to football matches between Manchester City and Manchester United. Joe Hayes ( January 20, 1936 - February 4, 1999) was an English footballer who played as a Striker for Manchester [6]
Business career
After his playing career, Lee moved into business. His toilet roll manufacturing business once employed famous comedian Peter Kay, who mentions his time there in his autobiography "The Sound Of Laughter". Peter John Kay (born 2 July 1973 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England) is an English Comedian, Writer, producer
In 1994, Lee became chairman of Manchester City, ousting Peter Swales from the position by purchasing £3 million of shares at a price of £13. Peter Swales ( 25 December 1932 &ndash 2 May 1996) was Chairman of Manchester City F 35 per share. [7] Lee was welcomed as a hero by City's supporters, who had formed a movement named Forward With Franny backing his attempt to gain control of the club. [8] Upon becoming chairman, Lee made a series of extravagant claims about his plans for the club, announcing that "This will be the happiest club in the land. The players will be the best paid and we'll drink plenty of champagne, celebrate and sing until we're hoarse". [8] In 1996 he appointed his friend Alan Ball as manager, but the appointment proved unsuccessful and the club were relegated. Alan James Ball Jr, MBE (12 May 1945 &ndash 25 April 2007 was an English professional footballer and football club manager Lee stepped down in 1998, with the club on the brink of relegation to the third tier of English football, a fate which Lee had dismissed at the previous annual general meeting by saying that he would "jump off the Kippax" if the club were relegated. This article is about the stadium for the football club see Maine Road F [9] He was succeeded by David Bernstein. David Bernstein is a British business executive who is the former chairman of French Connection and Manchester City F Lee retained a shareholding after leaving the board of directors but has since sold all his shares to the current Manchester City owner, Thaksin Shinawatra. </ref>.
In addition to his business ventures, Lee also had a career as a racehorse trainer. Notable horses trained by Lee include Sir Harry Hardman,[10] Allwight Then[11] and Young Jason. [12] Lee gave the trade up in 2001 to pursue his business commitments.
Before becoming a professional footballer Lee showed promise at cricket, representing the Horwich and Westhoughton Schools FA Team in 1958. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries [13] When his football career came to an end he briefly returned to cricket, playing for Westhoughton's first XI in 1977 as a medium-fast bowler and middle to lower order batsman. [14]
On 4th June 2005 Francis Lee was arrested following an argument with a policeman. It is understood a row broke out after Lee's wife, Gill, was stopped and breathalysed as she drove home in the early hours of the morning. Lee was given an adult caution. (http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/161/161307_francis_lee_arrested.html)
Career statistics
| Club Performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| England | League | FA Cup | Football League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1960-61 | Bolton Wanderers | First Division | 6 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1961-62 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1962-63 | 23 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1963-64 | 34 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1964-65 | Second Division | 38 | 23 | |||||||||
| 1965-66 | 34 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1966-67 | 40 | 22 | ||||||||||
| 1967-68 | 9 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1967-68 | Manchester City | First Division | 31 | 16 | ||||||||
| 1968-69 | 37 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1969-70 | 36 | 13 | ||||||||||
| 1970-71 | 38 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 1971-72 | 42 | 33 | ||||||||||
| 1972-73 | 35 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 1973-74 | 30 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1974-75 | Derby County | First Division | 34 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1975-76 | 28 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Total | England | 500 | 227 | |||||||||
| Career Total | 500 | 227 | ||||||||||
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External links
- Francis Lee England profile at Englandstats
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