| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1953-02-11)11 February 1953 (age 73) | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1974 | Bolton Wanderers | 77 | (20) |
| 1975–1978 | Wrexham | 46 | (12) |
| 1978–1979 | Stockport County | 49 | (21) |
| 1979 | Manchester City | 6 | (2) |
| 1980–1982 | Portland Timbers | 73 | (15) |
| 1980–1982 | Portland Timbers (indoor) | 35 | (42) |
| 1982–1983 | Kansas City Comets (indoor) | 46 | (24) |
| 1983 | Carolina Lightnin' | 25 | (11) |
| 1983–1985 | Los Angeles Lazers (indoor) | 95 | (75) |
| 1984 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 12 | (0) |
| 1985–1986 | St. Louis Steamers (indoor) | 13 | (4) |
| 1986 | Kansas City Comets (indoor) | 36 | (15) |
| 1986–1987 | Los Angeles Lazers (indoor) | 52 | (31) |
| 1987–1988 | Dallas Sidekicks (indoor) | 21 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1990 | Seattle Storm | ||
| 1993–1995 | Seattle Storm | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stuart Lee (born 11 February 1953) is an English formerfootballforward. Lee was born inManchester, and played professionally in England, Wales and the United States.
In 1971, Lee began his professional career when he signed withBolton Wanderers. He was seventeen at the time. He spent three season in the second and third Division ofthe Football League with Bolton before transferring to third divisionWrexham. At the time, Wrexham experienced considerable success in both theFA Cup and European competitions. In 1976, they went to the quarterfinals of theCup Winners Cup where Lee scored the team's lone goal in a 2–1 aggregate loss toR.S.C. Anderlecht.[1] He spent two seasons with Wrexham before moving toStockport County in 1978. He spent only one season with Stockport before moving to the first division withManchester City. However, he played only six league games before being sold to thePortland Timbers of theNorth American Soccer League. He spent three seasons with the Timbers. During that time, he played three outdoor seasons and two indoor seasons.[2][3] The Timbers folded at the end of the 1982 season and Lee signed with theKansas City Comets of theMajor Indoor Soccer League. In 1982, he returned to outdoor soccer with theCarolina Lightnin' of the second divisionAmerican Soccer League. By this time, outdoor soccer was collapsing in the United States and the ASL ceased operations following the 1983 season. Lee signed with theLos Angeles Lazers of the MISL in the fall of 1983. He would play two seasons for the Lazers. He returned to the NASL for the 1984 season, playing for theTampa Bay Rowdies, but the league collapsed at the end of the season. Lee would remain with the indoor game for the remainder of his career. On 6 September 1985, theSt. Louis Steamers signed Lee.[4] After one season, he moved to theKansas City Comets then back to the Lazers. Lee signed as a free agent with theDallas Sidekicks on 20 October 1987. He spent one season with the Sidekicks, then retired from playing professionally.
Following his retirement as a player, Lee returned to England, where he became a manager in theStockport County reserves. He would return to Portland during the summers to run youth soccer camps. On 29 November 1989, theSeattle Storm of theAmerican Professional Soccer League hired Lee to replaceTommy Jenkins as head coach. The Storm folded at the end of the 1990 season. In December 1993, he bought the team from Bud Greer and entered it in the amateur Pacific Coast League.[5] Lee is currently coaching at Crossfire in Seattle.[6]