Joe Lees

Joe Lees
Personal information
Date of birth q1 1892[1]
Place of birth Coalville,[1] Leicestershire, England
Date of death 26 July 1933(1933-07-26) (aged 41)[1]
Playing position Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Coalville PSA
1911–1913 Whitwick Imperial
1913–1919 Barnsley 10 (2)
1919–1921 Rotherham County 53 (19)
1921–1923 Lincoln City 33 (9)
1923–1924 Guildford United
1924 Halifax Town 5 (1)
1924–1925 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United
1925 Newport County 0 (0)
1925–19?? Wombwell
Shirebrook

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Joseph William D. "Joe" Lees (q1 1892 – 26 July 1933) was an English footballer who scored 31 goals from 92 appearances in the Football League playing for Barnsley, Rotherham County, Lincoln City and Halifax Town. He was a member of Rotherham County's team in their first Football League match, a 2–0 home win against Nottingham Forest on 30 August 1919. He played non-league football for several teams, and was on the books of Newport County without representing them in the league. He played as an inside forward.[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Joseph Lees". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  2. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 155. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  3. "A–Z Past Players (pre–1939)". Rotherham United F.C. Archived from the original (MS Word document) on 8 February 2012.
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