Lee Norfolk
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee Richard Norfolk | ||
| Date of birth | 17 October 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Dunedin, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1997 | Ipswich Town | 4 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | North Shore United | ||
| 1998 | Cambridge City | 1 | (0) |
| 1998 | King's Lynn | 7 | (1) |
| 1998 | Cambridge City | ||
| 1998 | Woodbridge Town | ||
| 1998 | Bishop's Stortford | ||
| 1998–1999 | Sudbury Wanderers | ||
| 1999–2005 | A.F.C. Sudbury | 268 | (55) |
| 2005 | Halstead Town | 8 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Needham Market | 26 | (4) |
| 2006–2007 | Halstead Town | 36 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Diss Town | 8 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Stanway Rovers | ||
| 2009–2010 | Felixstowe & Walton United | ||
| 2010–2012 | Leiston | ||
| 2012–2015 | Needham Market | ||
| Total | 357 | (62) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1991 | New Zealand U17 | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 30 December 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00, 30 December 2019 (UTC) | |||
Lee Norfolk (born 17 October 1975 in Dunedin) is a New Zealand footballer who represented his country at junior level, scoring one goal in a 3-0 win over Fiji in Napier in 1991.[1]
He was the first New Zealander to sign a professional contract at a Premier league club and first 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.[2]
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. Norfolk coaches Leiston FC who have won 3 championships in 3 years.[3]
In the latter days of his playing career, Norfolk played for Leiston and had a second spell with Needham Market.[4]
He has been an Ipswich town academy Coach for several years. He was player coach for Leiston during their Steps 5 and 4 double promotion and became caretaker manager. He moved to Needham Market as first team coach where they won the championship and promotion to step 3 football. He became first team coach at Stowmarket then took up the role of assistant manager at step 4 club AFC Sudbury. He is currently first team coach at step 3 club Leiston FC who play in the southern premier central league.
References
[edit]- ^ "Junior All Whites". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 26 August 2008.
- ^ "Lee Norfolk". Pride of Anglia. Retrieved 29 September 2008.
- ^ "AFC Sudbury - Lee Norfolk". AFC Sudbury. Archived from the original on 12 January 2005. Retrieved 29 September 2008.
- ^ "Player profiles: Lee Norfolk". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
External links
[edit]- Lee Norfolk at Soccerbase
- Lee Norfolk at Soccerway
- 1975 births
- Living people
- British police officers
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Ipswich Town F.C. players
- Cambridge City F.C. players
- King's Lynn F.C. players
- Woodbridge Town F.C. players
- Bishop's Stortford F.C. players
- Sudbury Wanderers F.C. players
- A.F.C. Sudbury players
- Halstead Town F.C. players
- Needham Market F.C. players
- Diss Town F.C. players
- Stanway Rovers F.C. players
- Felixstowe & Walton United F.C. players
- Leiston F.C. players
- New Zealand men's association footballers
- New Zealand expatriate men's association footballers
- Premier League players
- Association footballers from Dunedin
- Men's association football midfielders