David John Lee is an English

England

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 former footballer

Football (soccer)

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 and most recently the caretaker manager of Northampton Town

Northampton Town F.C.

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A central defender, Lee spent most of his career at Chelsea

Chelsea F.C.

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, whom he joined as a junior in 1983. He made his club debut on 1 October 1988 against Leicester City

Leicester City F.C.

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, scoring in a 2-1 win. In ten years with Chelsea, Lee made 196 appearances, but struggled to cement a regular place in the starting line-up. As a result, his time with Chelsea was punctuated by brief loan

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 spells with Reading

Reading F.C.

Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship...

, Plymouth Argyle

Plymouth Argyle F.C.

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, Portsmouth

Portsmouth F.C.

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 and Sheffield United

Sheffield United F.C.

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. He only made one league appearance in his final full season with Chelsea (1997/98), playing the full 90 minutes of a 3-1 defeat at Leeds United.

Seeking regular football, Lee joined Bristol Rovers

Bristol Rovers F.C.

Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city....

 on a free transfer in 1998 and later had spells at Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace F.C.

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, Exeter City

Exeter City F.C.

Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003...

, Parramatta Power

Parramatta Power

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, Havant & Waterlooville

Havant & Waterlooville F.C.

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 and Forest Green Rovers

Forest Green Rovers F.C.

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Lee was chief scout with Bristol City

Bristol City F.C.

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 from June 2010 until he resigned on 16 May 2011 citing a wish for a new challenge. In June 2011 Lee was appointed as assistant manager to Gary Johnson at Northampton Town. After Johnson left Northampton by mutual consent in November 2011, Lee was placed in temporary charge of the first team, assisted by player-coach Andy Holt

Andy Holt (footballer)

Andrew "Andy" Holt is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Northampton Town.-Oldham Athletic:...

. Lee lasted only one game in charge of Northampton; a 7-2 defeat to Shrewsbury Town

Shrewsbury Town F.C.

Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football...

, before being replaced on 22 November by Tim Flowers

Tim Flowers

Timothy David "Tim" Flowers is an English former football goalkeeper and the former manager of Conference North team Stafford Rangers.-Club career:...

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