Lee Norfolk
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Lee Norfolk is a New Zealand
football (soccer)
player who represented his country at junior level, scoring one goal in a 3-0 win over Fiji in Napier in 1991.
He was the first New Zealander to play in the FA Premier League
. After graduating from the Ipswich Town
youth team, he made 4 appearances for the first team, the first of which was at home to Southampton
in the FA Premier League
on 25 February 1995.
Norfolk went back to his native New Zealand for a period with North Shore United
before returning to England where he played for Sudbury, Needham, Halstead
and Diss Town
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player who represented his country at junior level, scoring one goal in a 3-0 win over Fiji in Napier in 1991.
He was the first New Zealander to play in the FA Premier League
FA Premier League
The Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with The Football League. The Premier...
. After graduating from the Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town F.C.
Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....
youth team, he made 4 appearances for the first team, the first of which was at home to Southampton
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
in the FA Premier League
FA Premier League
The Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with The Football League. The Premier...
on 25 February 1995.
Norfolk went back to his native New Zealand for a period with North Shore United
North Shore United
North Shore United is a semi-professional football club based in North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 2.Their home ground, Allen Hill Stadium, is located in the suburb of Devonport.-History:...
before returning to England where he played for Sudbury, Needham, Halstead
Halstead Town F.C.
Halstead Town F.C. is an English football club based in Halstead, Essex. The club are currently members of Eastern Counties League Division One and play at Rosemary Lane.-History:...
and Diss Town
Diss Town F.C.
Diss Town F.C. are an English football club based in Diss, Norfolk. The club are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Premier Division and play at Brewers Green Lane.The club is affiliated to the Norfolk County FA.-History:...