Gordon Lee, former Everton manager and Aston Villa defender, dies aged 87
08-Mar-2022 11:42:55 | The Guardian
- Blackburn and Newcastle among other clubs Lee managed
- He won the League Cup as a Villa player in 1961
The former Everton manager Gordon Lee has died at the age of 87. Lee held the job from 1977 to 1981, leading the team to a League Cup final, two FA Cup semi-finals and two top-four finishes in the First Division.
Born in Cannock in Staffordshire, Lee began his playing career at Hednesford Town before joining Aston Villa in 1955. A right-back, he spent the next 11 years there, playing in their 1961 League Cup final win before ending his career with Shrewsbury.
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