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Franny
Lee |
Manchester City FC
27 appearances, 10 goals
P 27 W 18 D
6 L 3 F 54: A
19
(actual pitch goals F 53: A 19)
78% successful
1968-72
disciplined:
3
captain: none
minutes played: 2353 |
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Timeline |
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Francis Henry Lee CBE |
|
Birth |
Thursday, 29 April 1944 in
West Houghton, Lancashire |
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registered in Horwich April-June 1944 |
|
Education |
West Houghton Secondary Modern and Horwich
Technical School. |
|
First marriage |
to Jean Ryding, in early 1963
in Horwich |
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registered in Horwich January-March 1963 |
|
Children |
Francis and Jean had two children
together. Gary F. (b.1963) and Charlotte Clare (b.26
December 1970) |
|
Second marriage |
to Gillian M. Gadsby, in March
1986, Macclesfield |
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registered in Macclesfield January-March 1986 |
|
Children |
Francis and Gillian had two
children together. Christopher John. (b.1985) and
Nicola |
|
Death |
Monday morning, 2 October 2023,
after a long battle with lung cancer, living at Stannylands Road
in Wilmslow. His obituary stated that he left behind a wife, Gill,
and three children, Charlotte, Johnny and Nik. |
|
aged 79 years 165 days |
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|
Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
|
Playing Career |
|
Club(s) |
Began his
footballing career as an amateur at Bolton Wanderers FC in July 1959 after
he represented Lancashire Schools. He turned professional at Burnden Park
in May 1961. Lee began the 1967-68 season on the transfer list and he
eventually joined Joe Mercer's Manchester City FC for a £60,000 transfer fee
on 9 October 1967. But not before he declined a £35,000 (+Terry Wharton) move to Wolverhampton Wanderers FC,
which was agreed on 20 September 1967. Stoke City FC made an attempt
shortly afterwards, but this was declined by the club as no player
exchange was involved. The Football League held up his registration, after
City attempted to sign him on 6th. After a successful period at Maine Road,
Lee almost joined Nottingham Forest FC on 12 August 1974, but instead left to join
Derby County FC two days later for £110,000, as they allowed him to
remain at his home near Bolton at to remain training with the City players
for part of the week. He announced his retirement from the game on 21
April 1976, to take effect at the end of his contract in June. However, he
had agreed to play four matches for Australian side, St. George-Budapest,
for £750 per match, scoring in his first, on 19 May 1976. Prescot
Town FC attempted to sign Lee the following month and before the end of
the year, so did Derby County FC. |
League honours
499+1 appearances 112 goals
TOP SCORER
1971-72 |
Bolton Wanderers FC 1960-67 189 appearances 92 goals
debut: 5
November 1960 Bolton Wanderers FC 3
Manchester City FC 1.
Manchester City FC 1967-74
248+one appearance 112 goals
debut: 14 October 1967 Manchester City FC
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0.
Derby County FC
1974-76 62 appearances 24 goals
debut: 17 August 1974 Everton FC Derby
County FC 0
last: 24 April 1976 Ipswich Town FC 2 Derby County FC 6. |
|
Club honours |
Football League Division Two third place 1964-65 (38ᵃ 23ᵍ);
Division One Champions 1967-68 (31ᵍ 16ᵍ), 1974-75 (34ᵍ 12ᵍ);
FA Charity Shield winners 1968, 1972, 1975, runners-up
1969, 1973;
FA Cup winners 1968-69 (7ᵃ 4ᵍ);
Football League Cup winners 1969-70, runners-up 1973-74;
European Cup Winners' Cup winners 1969-70;
Anglo-Italian League Cup runners-up 1970; |
|
Individual honours |
Football
League (one appearance);
Ballon d'Or
=thirteenth 1969, =fourteenth 1970, =eighteenth 1971;
Manchester City FC Player of the Year
1970; |
|
Distinctions |
Appeared on ITV's This Is Your Life
27 April 1994;
Received the CBE
2016 |
|
Height/Weight |
5'
7½", 12st.
2lbs [1970]. |
|
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
|
Player number |
One
of two who became the 855th players (856) to appear for England. |
|
Position(s) |
Outside-right, inside-right/left |
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First match |
No. 427, 11 December 1968, England 1 Bulgaria
1, a friendly match at The Empire Stadium, Wembley, London, aged 24 years
226 days. |
|
Last match |
No. 459, 29 April 1972, England 1 West
Germany 3, a European Championship Quarter-Final first leg match at The
Empire Stadium, Wembley, London, aged 28 years 0 days. |
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Major tournaments |
World Cup Finals 1970;
British Championship
1968-69, 1969-70, 1970-71; |
|
Team honours |
British Championship winners 1968-69,
1970-71, shared 1969-70; |
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Individual honours |
None |
|
Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
|
During his career he became a
prosperous business man, he founded FH Lee in 1966, a recyling
manufacturer, a sure sign of his prosperity occurring in the
mid-1980s with his emergence as a racecourse owner/trainer. Became the
chairman of Manchester City FC in 1994 for four year - An
English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990).
Hatton Press, p.155/156. |
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The Numbers |
|
Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
starts |
sub |
unused |
Mins. |
|
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Pens |
captain |
 |
|
- |
27 |
16 |
27 |
▲0
▼7 |
- |
2353 |
10 |
235
min |
6 |
2 |
none |
3 |
|
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
27 |
18 |
6 |
3 |
54 |
19 |
+35 |
4 |
13 |
2 |
0.704 |
77.8 |
+15 |
Venue Record
|
Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
Home |
13 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
29 |
9 |
+20 |
2 |
6 |
2.231 |
0.692 |
76.9 |
+7 |
|
Away |
11 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
22 |
6 |
+16 |
1 |
6 |
2.00 |
0.545 |
90.9 |
+9 |
|
Neutral |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
1 |
1 |
1.00 |
1.333 |
33.3 |
-1 |
Shirt Record
|
Colour |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
White |
24 |
16 |
6 |
2 |
47 |
15 |
+32 |
4 |
12 |
1.958 |
0.625 |
79.2 |
+14 |
|
Red |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2.333 |
1.333 |
66.7 |
+1 |
Competition Record
|
Competition |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WCP
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
=0 |
|
WCF |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
1 |
1 |
1.00 |
1.333 |
33.3 |
-1 |
| World Cup |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
1 |
1 |
1.00 |
1.333 |
33.3 |
-1 |
|
ECP
|
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
6 |
+9 |
0 |
3 |
2.50 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+3 |
|
ECF |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
=0 |
|
European Championship |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
6 |
+9 |
0 |
3 |
2.50 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+3 |
| British Championship |
7 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
14 |
5 |
+9 |
1 |
2 |
2.00 |
0.714 |
85.7 |
+5 |
| Friendly |
11 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
22 |
4 |
+18 |
2 |
7 |
2.00 |
0.364 |
86.4 |
+8 |
Tournament Record
|
World Cup Finals Tournament |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WCF 1970 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
1 |
1 |
1.00 |
1.333 |
33.3 |
-1 |
|
WCF
All |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
1 |
1 |
1.00 |
1.333 |
33.3 |
-1 |
|
European Championship Preliminary Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
ECP 1970-72 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
6 |
+9 |
0 |
3 |
2.50 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+3 |
|
ECP
All |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
6 |
+9 |
0 |
3 |
2.50 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+3 |
|
British Championship Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC 1968-69 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
3 |
+6 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+3 |
|
BC 1969-70 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
BC 1970-71 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
1 |
2 |
1.333 |
0.333 |
83.3 |
+2 |
|
BC
All |
7 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
14 |
5 |
+9 |
1 |
2 |
2.00 |
0.714 |
85.7 |
+5 |
|
All Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WC |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
1 |
1 |
1.00 |
1.333 |
33.3 |
-1 |
|
EC |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
6 |
+9 |
0 |
3 |
2.50 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+3 |
|
BC |
7 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
14 |
5 |
+9 |
1 |
2 |
2.00 |
0.714 |
85.7 |
+5 |
|
16 |
10 |
3 |
3 |
32 |
15 |
+17 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
0.938 |
71.9 |
+7 |
Match History
|
Club: Manchester
City F.C. - 27
full appearances (2353 min) 10ᵍ |
manager: Sir Alf Ramsey - 27
full appearances (2353 min) 10ᵍx
|
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apps |
match |
match details |
comp |
res. |
rundown |
pos |
|
Age 25 |
|
3 |
430 |
3 May 1969 -
Northern
Ireland 1
England 3
Windsor Park, Belfast |
BC |
AW |
65 |
8 |
|
4 |
431 |
7 May 1969 - England 2
Wales 1
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
HW |
21
74 |
7 |
|
5 |
432 |
10 May 1969 -
England 4
Scotland 1
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
HW |
|
7 |
|
6 |
433 |
1 June 1969 -
Mexico
0 England 0
Estadio Azteca, Ciudad de México |
tour |
AD |
|
7 |
|
7 |
434 |
8 June 1969 -
Uruguay
1
England 2
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo |
AW |
16 |
7 |
|
435 |
12 June 1969 - Brazil
2 England 1, Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio |
AL |
squad/unused |
|
8 |
436 |
5 November 1969 - Netherlands
0 England 1
Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam |
Fr |
AW |
▼(0-1) 86 |
7 |
|
9 |
437 |
10 December 1969 -
England 1
Portugal 0
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
Fr |
HW |
70 |
7 |
|
10 |
438 |
14 January 1970 -
England 0
Netherlands 0
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
Fr |
HD |
▼(0-0) 67 |
7 |
|
11 |
439 |
25 February 1970 -
Belgium
1
England
3
Stade Émile Versé, Bruxelles |
Fr |
AW |
|
7 |
|
12 |
440 |
18 April 1970 -
Wales 1
England 1
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
BC |
AD |
71 |
7 |
|
441 |
21 April 1970 - England 3 Northern
Ireland 1, Empire Stadium,
Wembley |
HW |
squad/unused |
|
442 |
25 April 1970 -
Scotland
0 England 0, Hampden Park,
Glasgow |
AD |
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