| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee Canoville | ||
| Date of birth | (1981-03-14)14 March 1981 (age 44)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ealing, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1997 | Millwall | ||
| 1997–1998 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2001 | Arsenal | 1 | (0) |
| 2001 | →Northampton Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2001–2005 | Torquay United | 112 | (2) |
| 2005–2007 | Boston United | 64 | (1) |
| 2007 | →Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Notts County | 35 | (0) |
| 2008 | Grays Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Halesowen Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | →Gainsborough Trinity (loan) | ||
| 2009–2012 | Boston United | 99 | (5) |
| 2012–2013 | Spalding United | ||
| International career | |||
| 1996–1998 | England U16 | 8 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Boston United (Joint withJason Lee) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:58, 18 April 2010 (UTC) | |||
Lee Canoville (born 14 March 1981) is an English football coach and former professionalfootballer.
As a player he was adefender who began his career withPremier League sideArsenal, he went on to play in theFootball League forNorthampton Town,Torquay United,Boston United,Shrewsbury Town andNotts County before playing in Non-league forGrays Athletic,Halesowen Town andGainsborough Trinity. He returned to Boston in 2011 as joint – player/manager alongsideJason Lee before departing at the end of the 2011–12 season. He has represented England at Under-16 level.
Canoville joinedArsenal as an apprentice in the summer of 1997 from the FA School at Lilleshall, turning professional in August 2000. He mainly played for the Gunners' youth and reserve sides; his sole first-team appearance was in a 2–1League Cup defeat atHighbury at the hands ofIpswich Town on 1 November 2000, coming on as a second-halfsubstitute. In further need of first-team experience he joinedNorthampton Town on a month's loan on 25 January 2001, making his league début in a goalless draw at home toPeterborough United two days later. He played only one further game for Northampton before returning to Highbury, and although attracting interest from Torquay managerColin Lee, remained there beyond transfer deadline day.
In April 2001 he went toMiddlesbrough on trial, but due to an injury crisis at Highbury was recalled byArsène Wenger. In the summer of 2001 it was clear that he did not fit into Wenger's plans for Arsenal, and was released. In July he was reported to be training atWatford, with a view to impressing enough to earn a contract.
On 14 September 2001, he joinedTorquay United on non-contract terms, along with his former Arsenal teammateGreg Lincoln. His début for the Gulls came the following day in the 2–1 home win againstDarlington. Within a week he had impressed managerRoy McFarland enough to earn himself a two-year contract. He helped Torquay to promotion in the 2003–04 season, but was released after Torquay's relegation in 2005,[2] joiningBoston United that June.[3] He was voted player of the season in his first season at Boston.
He joined Shrewsbury Town on 31 January 2007, on a loan deal until the end of the2006–07 season, when his Boston contract expired.[4] His first appearance for the Shrews came in the 1–1 draw atMansfield Town on 3 February 2007; he was substituted when Shrewsbury led 1–0. He was released in May 2007, injuries ruling him out of the playoffs and hastening his departure, with an expected move toMilton Keynes Dons on the cards.[5] He did however, make a cameo appearance in the playoff final againstBristol Rovers in the form of being incorrectly credited as Shrewsbury's goalscorer in theWembley Stadium scoreboard, when in fact it was midfielderStewart Drummond
He had a trial withAFC Bournemouth and on 24 July 2007, but signed for Notts County,[6] in League Two and quickly became a regular in their side, but was released at the end of the season along with seven other players.[7] Canoville joinedConference National outfitGrays Athletic on 1 September 2008.[8] However, he failed to make an appearance for Grays Athletic and joinedHalesowen Town in October 2008.
In February 2009, Halesowen loaned Canoville toGainsborough Trinity for the remainder of the 2008–09 season. On 13 July, Canoville re-signed forBoston United.
On 24 May 2012 Canoville signed withSpalding United as a player.[9] He left them in November 2013, due to injury.[10] On 29 November 2013 his retirement was announced.[11]
On 22 March 2011, Canoville along withJason Lee was named as joint caretaker manager of Boston United. After guiding the Pilgrims to the Conference North Play-offs and narrowly losing toGuiseley on penalties in the semi-final,s the pair were appointed full-time managers ahead of the 2011–12 season. He left the club at the end of the season.[12]
Canoville now runs his football coaching academy inNottinghamshire.[13]
Canoville's brotherDean was a professional withMillwall, and his first cousin once removed isPaul Canoville, formerly a winger withChelsea.
