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Bob LEE

Bob Lee - Sunderland FC - League appearances.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 11 December 1976

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    • POSITION
      Forward
    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Monday, 02 February 1953
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Melton Mowbray, England.
  • CLUBS
  • Leicester City FC
    • Club Career Dates
      1972-1976
    • League Debut
      Thursday, 18th March 1971 as a sub in a 3-0 defeat at Derby County (Aged: 18)
    • Club Career
      55 League apps (+8 as sub), 17 goals
  • Sunderland FC
    • Club Career Dates
      1976-1980
    • League Debut
      Saturday, 2nd October 1976 in a 1-0 defeat at home to Everton (Aged: 23)
    • Club Career
      101 apps (+8 as sub), 32 goals
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Bob LEE - Sunderland FC - League appearances.

Bob Lee arrived at Roker Park in September 1976, a record £200,000 signing from hometown club

Leicester City. He spent four years on Wearside, scoring 33 goals in a total of 120 appearances,

before a move to Bristol Rovers in August 1980. Bob is pictured above during the 2-0 defeat

against Birmingham City.

 

 


Leicester City:   1971-1972     Played     1     Scored   0   goals   (Division 1)
     1972-1973     Played     1     Scored   0   goals   (Division 1)
     1973-1974     Played     0     Scored   0   goals   (Division 1)
     1974-1975     Played   17     Scored   6   goals   (Division 1)
 
Doncaster Rovers:   1974-1975     Played   14     Scored   4   goals   (Division 4)   (on   loan)
 
Leicester City:   1975-1976     Played   38     Scored   11   goals   (Division 1)
     1976-1977     Played     6     Scored   0   goals   (Division 1)
 
Transferred in September 1976
 
Sunderland:   1976-1977     Played   33     Scored   13   goals   (Division 1)
     1977-1978     Played   36     Scored   12   goals   (Division 2)
     1978-1979     Played   33     Scored   6   goals   (Division 2)
     1979-1980     Played     7     Scored   1   goal   (Division 2)
 

Bristol Rovers   1980 -1981    23 League games 2 goals

Carlisle United  1981 - 1983   55 League matches 12 goals

Southampton    1983

Darlington        1983    5 Games

Boston United   1983 - 1986   80 Games 30 goals.

 

He later went on to become a pub landlord in the 1990s in one of the villages

close to his birthplace, Melton Mowbray and then moved to Lincolnshire.