Gordon Francis Lee (13 July 1934 – 8 March 2022) was an English footballer and football manager. He played 120 league matches in a 12-year career in the Football League, before going on to greater success as a manager.
In 1955 Gordon played for Aston Villa after he played for Hednesford Town.
Lee took up a coaching position at Icelandic club Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, before returning to England with Leicester City as a coach and then assistant manager.
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other[a] | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Aston Villa | 1958–59 | First Division | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
1959–60 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1960–61 | First Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
1961–62 | First Division | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
1962–63 | First Division | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
1963–64 | First Division | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
1964–65 | First Division | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
1965–66 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 118 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 142 | 2 | ||
Shrewsbury Town | 1966–67 | Third Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Career total | 120 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 144 | 2 |
Managerial statistics
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Port Vale | May 1968 | 14 January 1974 | 258 | 94 | 80 | 84 | 36.4 |
Blackburn Rovers | 14 January 1974 | 12 June 1975 | 68 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 41.2 |
Newcastle United | 12 June 1975 | 30 January 1977 | 74 | 28 | 20 | 26 | 37.8 |
Everton | 30 January 1977 | 6 May 1981 | 212 | 80 | 69 | 63 | 37.7 |
Preston North End | 9 December 1981 | 20 December 1983 | 93 | 32 | 25 | 36 | 34.4 |
KR Reykjavík | 1 March 1985 | September 1987 | 52 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 38.5 |
Leicester City | 30 January 1991 | 29 May 1991 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 35.0 |
Total | 777 | 289 | 236 | 252 | 37.2 |
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