Geoff Lees (soccer player)
Geoff Lees | ||
Personnel | ||
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Surname | Geoffrey Lees | |
birthday | October 1, 1933 | |
place of birth | Rotherham , England | |
date of death | June 6, 2019 | |
Place of death | Rotherham , England | |
position | External rotor (right) | |
Men's | ||
Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
1951-1955 | Barnsley FC | 0 (0) |
1955-1956 | Bradford City | 3 (0) |
1 Only league games are given. |
Geoffrey "Geoff" Lees (born October 1, 1933 in Rotherham ; † June 6, 2019 ibid) was an English football player .
Career
Lees, son of longtime professional footballer Joe Lees , was a member of the junior team of Barnsley FC in the early 1950s , with whom he played in the Northern Intermediate League ; in April 1951 he represented the league in a selection game against the Lancashire League . He had previously done his military service in Oswestry from 1950 . There were numerous other football talents in the unit, including the later national players Tommy Taylor and Ronnie Clayton . In March 1951 he received his first professional contract with Barnsley, but did not get beyond assignments in the reserve team in the following years.
For the 1955/56 season he came to Bradford City in the Third Division North on a free transfer , but subsequently played mostly for the reserve team in the Midland League . After his third division debut on March 30, 1956 at Carlisle United (final score 0-0), he replaced Peter Jackson again on the last two game days and experienced a 4-2 home win over Mansfield Town as the right runner . At the end of the season, Lees decided to end his footballing career and instead to take up teacher training in Sheffield , the main reason for this decision was his previous role in the military as a physical training instructor. He then became a PE teacher at Rawmarsh School in Rotherham and spied for various football clubs, including Leeds United . He was also a youth coach at Barnsley FC for years , where he coached Mick McCarthy and David Speedie, among others .
Individual evidence
- ↑ barryhugmansfootballers.com: Profile Geoff Lee , accessed June 25, 2020
- ↑ Intermediate League team . In: Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer , April 17, 1951, p. 3. (paid link)
- ↑ a b wlv.ac.uk: Professional Football in Barnsley between 1939 and 1963: Essential Work, the Frontline and National Service (8 March 2018) , accessed on April 2, 2019
- ↑ Terry Frost: Bradford City AFC Who's Who - Part 2: Football League Players 1946 to 1980 . SoccerData, Nottingham 2019, ISBN 978-1-911376-14-9 , pp. 17 .
- ↑ cf. Terry Frost: Bradford City - A Complete Record 1903–1988 . Breedon Books, Derby 1988, ISBN 0-907969-38-0 , pp. 252 f .
- ↑ barnsleyfc.co.uk: Rest in peace, Geoff Lees (June 13, 2019) , accessed June 14, 2019
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Lees, Geoff |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lees, Geoffrey (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English soccer player |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 1, 1933 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Rotherham |
DATE OF DEATH | June 6, 2019 |
Place of death | Rotherham |