Joe Lees
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | q1 1892[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Coalville,[1] Leicestershire, England | ||
| Date of death | 26 July 1933 (aged 41)[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)[2] | ||
| 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 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Joseph William D. Lees MM (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.[3][4]
Lees served in World War One, winning the Military Medal.[5] His son Geoff was also a footballer; both played for Barnsley.[5]
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Categories:
- 1892 births
- 1933 deaths
- Military personnel from Leicestershire
- British military personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the Military Medal
- People from Coalville
- Footballers from Leicestershire
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football inside forwards
- Whitwick Imperial F.C. players
- Barnsley F.C. players
- Rotherham County F.C. players
- Lincoln City F.C. players
- Guildford City F.C. players
- Halifax Town A.F.C. players
- Scunthorpe United F.C. players
- Newport County A.F.C. players
- Wombwell F.C. players
- Shirebrook Miners Welfare F.C. players
- English Football League players
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football forward, 1890s birth stubs