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]
Height	5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)[2]
Position(s)	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]

References

1. "Joseph Lees". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
2. "League clubs and their players for the coming season. Halifax Town". Athletic News. Manchester. 4 August 1924. p. 3.
3. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 155. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
4. "A–Z Past Players (pre–1939)". Rotherham United F.C. Archived from the original (MS Word document) on 8 February 2012.
5. "Rest in peace, Geoff Lees". www.barnsleyfc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2019.