Lee Payne

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Lee Payne
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Personal information
Full name Lee John Payne [1]
Date of birth (1966-12-12) 12 December 1966 (age 56) [2]
Place of birth Luton, England
Position(s) Left winger
Youth career
Luton Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Hitchin Town
1987–1988 Barnet 6 (0)
1988 → Stevenage Borough (loan) 2 (0)
1988–1989 Newcastle United 7 (0)
1989–1990 Reading 27 (3)
1990–1991 BV Veendam 32 (10)
1991–1993 FC Emmen 25 (2)
1993 Gateshead 1 (0)
1994–1996 BV Veendam 6 (1)
Total106(16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lee John Payne (born 12 December 1966) is an English former professional footballer and currently a football agent. He played as a left-winger in both England and the Netherlands.

Payne began his career with Hitchin Town, Dunstable and Luton Town. [3] He then signed for Conference team Barnet, making nine appearances in all competitions and scoring once in the FA Trophy against Windsor & Eton. [4] During his time at Barnet, he had a brief spell on loan with Isthmian League Division One team Stevenage Borough, making two appearances. [5]

After a trial at Leicester City, Payne signed for Newcastle United in September 1988. [3] [6] He made his debut in October in a 3–0 victory against Middlesbrough, and made seven appearances before moving to Reading later in the same season. [3]

After 37 appearances and three goals for Reading in all competitions, Payne moved to the Netherlands to play for Eerste Divisie club BV Veendam in 1990. [3] [2] He made 32 league appearances for the club scoring ten goals, before joining FC Emmen. [2] He returned to England with Gateshead, for whom he played once in the Conference [7] before rejoining BV Veendam. [2] He subsequently retired from football due to an injury. [2]

After retiring, Payne became a football agent. [8]

Payne's father was a manager in non-league football. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Lee Payne". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Lee Payne". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Player search: Payne, LJ (Lee)" . English National Football Archive. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "Lee PAYNE | Barnet FC career stats". www.downhillsecondhalf.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "Lee Payne – Midfield – Player Profile". BoroGuide. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  6. ↑ Scott, Kenneth H. "Lee John Payne | Player Profile". www.toon1892.com. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  7. ↑ Harman, John, ed. (2005). Alliance to Conference 1979–2004: The first 25 years. Tony Williams. pp. 293, 296. ISBN   978-1-869833-52-7.
  8. 1 2 "The agent's view". The Guardian. 21 September 2006. Retrieved 29 September 2016.


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