Lee Grant (footballer, born 1985)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee Mark Grant[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 December 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | York, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002 | York City | 1 | (0) |
| 2002–2005 | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → York City (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2006 | Southport | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 9 | (2) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:22, 8 April 2009 (UTC) | |||
Lee Mark Grant (born 31 December 1985) is an English former footballer who played as a defender. He played for York City, Aston Villa and Southport.
Career[edit]
Born in York, Grant started his career with hometown club York City as an apprentice and made his first team debut after coming on as an 88th minute substitute in a 3–0 victory over Bristol Rovers.[2] At the age of 16 years and 116 days, this appearance made him the second youngest player to feature for York.[3] He was expected to start a three-year scholarship before joining FA Premier League team Aston Villa in July 2002,[4] despite suggestions of him leaving York being refuted by assistant manager Adie Shaw.[5]
He rejoined York on a month's loan in November 2004 and made his debut in a 1–0 defeat to Woking in the Conference National on 20 November.[6][7] He opened the scoring in a 3–1 victory over Crawley Town on 18 December with a header on 40 minutes,[8] which was followed with York's only goal in a 5–1 defeat at Scarborough.[9] He finished his spell at the club with nine appearances.[10] He was released from his Villa contract in 2005. Grant joined Conference side Southport in January 2006,[11] but after only being able to make an appearance in the County Cup, he was released in February.[12]
References[edit]
- ^ Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 245. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
- ^ "York 3–0 Bristol R". BBC Sport. 16 April 2002. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
- ^ "Staley bridges gap as City exit". Evening Press. 7 May 2004. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
- ^ "Grant switches to Villa". BBC Sport. 1 July 2002. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
- ^ "City deny Grant to sign for Aston Villa". Evening Press. 25 June 2002. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
- ^ "Defender Grant makes York return". BBC Sport. 11 November 2004. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
- ^ "Woking 1–0 York". BBC Sport. 20 November 2004. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
- ^ "York 3–1 Crawley". BBC Sport. 18 December 2004. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
- ^ "Scarborough 5–1 York". BBC Sport. 26 December 2004. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
- ^ "York 2004/2005 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
- ^ "Bailey pens Southport loan deal". BBC Sport. 13 January 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
- ^ "Stringfellow returns to Morecambe". BBC Sport. 7 February 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2009.