David Lee

Date of birth26 November 1969
Place of birthKingswood
NationalityEnglish
Weight88 kg
Height1.91 m
PositionDefender

Lee was a versatile defender who helped Chelsea to the 2nd Division Championship in 1989 and the League Cup in 1998.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Chelsea 01 Aug 1987 18 Dec 1998
Reading 30 Jan 1992 25 Mar 1992 L
Plymouth Argyle 26 Mar 1992 31 May 1992 L
Portsmouth 12 Aug 1994 31 May 1995 L
Sheffield United 19 Dec 1997 19 Jan 1998 L
Bristol Rovers 18 Dec 1998 31 May 1999
Crystal Palace 29 Oct 1999 29 Dec 1999
Exeter City 24 Feb 2000 30 Jun 2000

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1988-89 Chelsea FA Cup
1
1988-89 Chelsea League Cup
1
1988-89 Chelsea League Division Two 12
8
4
1989-90 Chelsea FA Cup 1
2
1989-90 Chelsea League Cup 2
1989-90 Chelsea League Division One 23
7
1
1990-91 Chelsea FA Cup
1
1990-91 Chelsea League Division One 17
4
1
1990-91 Chelsea Rumbelows League Cup 4
1
1
1991-92 Chelsea League Division One 1
1992-93 Chelsea FA Cup 1
1992-93 Chelsea League Cup 6
1992-93 Chelsea Premier League 23
2
2
1
1993-94 Chelsea League Cup
1
1993-94 Chelsea Premier League 3
4
1
1
1994-95 Chelsea FA Cup 1
1994-95 Chelsea League Cup
2
1994-95 Chelsea Premier League 9
5
1
1994-95 Chelsea UEFA European Cup Winners Cup 1
1
1995-96 Chelsea FA Cup 7
1995-96 Chelsea League Cup
1
1995-96 Chelsea Premier League 29
2
1
3
1996-97 Chelsea League Cup 1
1996-97 Chelsea Premier League 1
1
1997-98 Chelsea League Cup
2
1997-98 Chelsea Premier League 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
01 Oct 1988 Chelsea v Leicester City W 2-1 League Division Two
04 Oct 1988 Chelsea v Walsall W 2-0 League Division Two
09 Oct 1988 Swindon Town v Chelsea D 1-1 League Division Two
12 Oct 1988 Chelsea v Scunthorpe United D 2-2
Agg: 3-6
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
25 Oct 1988 Hull City v Chelsea L 3-0 League Division Two
05 Nov 1988 Watford v Chelsea W 1-2 League Division Two
12 Nov 1988 Chelsea v Sunderland D 1-1 League Division Two
19 Nov 1988 Bradford City v Chelsea D 2-2 League Division Two
26 Nov 1988 Chelsea v Shrewsbury Town W 2-0 League Division Two
03 Dec 1988 Stoke City v Chelsea W 0-3 League Division Two
10 Dec 1988 Chelsea v Portsmouth D 3-3 League Division Two
16 Dec 1988 Birmingham City v Chelsea W 1-4 League Division Two
26 Dec 1988 Chelsea v Ipswich Town W 3-0 League Division Two
02 Jan 1989 Oxford United v Chelsea W 2-3 League Division Two
07 Jan 1989 Barnsley v Chelsea L 4-0 FA Cup 3rd round
14 Jan 1989 Chelsea v Crystal Palace W 1-0 League Division Two
21 Jan 1989 Blackburn Rovers v Chelsea D 1-1 League Division Two
18 Feb 1989 Plymouth Argyle v Chelsea W 0-1 League Division Two
01 Apr 1989 Chelsea v Barnsley W 5-3 League Division Two
04 Apr 1989 Chelsea v Birmingham City W 3-1 League Division Two
08 Apr 1989 West Bromwich Albion v Chelsea W 2-3 League Division Two
15 Apr 1989 Leicester City v Chelsea L 2-0 League Division Two
19 Aug 1989 Wimbledon v Chelsea W 0-1 League Division One
22 Aug 1989 Chelsea v Queens Park Rangers D 1-1 League Division One
26 Aug 1989 Chelsea v Sheffield Wednesday W 4-0 League Division One
29 Aug 1989 Charlton Athletic v Chelsea L 3-0 League Division One
09 Sep 1989 Chelsea v Nottingham Forest D 2-2 League Division One
16 Sep 1989 Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea W 1-4 League Division One
19 Sep 1989 Chelsea v Scarborough D 1-1 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
23 Sep 1989 Chelsea v Coventry City W 1-0 League Division One
30 Sep 1989 Chelsea v Arsenal D 0-0 League Division One
04 Oct 1989 Scarborough v Chelsea L 3-2
Agg: 4-3
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
14 Oct 1989 Norwich City v Chelsea L 2-0 League Division One
21 Oct 1989 Derby County v Chelsea W 0-1 League Division One
28 Oct 1989 Chelsea v Manchester City D 1-1 League Division One
04 Nov 1989 Chelsea v Millwall W 4-0 League Division One
11 Nov 1989 Everton v Chelsea W 0-1 League Division One
18 Nov 1989 Chelsea v Southampton D 2-2 League Division One
25 Nov 1989 Manchester United v Chelsea D 0-0 League Division One
02 Dec 1989 Chelsea v Wimbledon L 2-5 League Division One
09 Dec 1989 Queens Park Rangers v Chelsea L 4-2 League Division One
16 Dec 1989 Chelsea v Liverpool L 2-5 League Division One
26 Dec 1989 Crystal Palace v Chelsea D 2-2 League Division One
30 Dec 1989 Luton Town v Chelsea W 0-3 League Division One
01 Jan 1990 Chelsea v Aston Villa L 0-3 League Division One
06 Jan 1990 Chelsea v Crewe Alexandra D 1-1 FA Cup 3rd round
10 Jan 1990 Crewe Alexandra v Chelsea W 0-2 FA Cup 3rd round replay
14 Jan 1990 Sheffield Wednesday v Chelsea D 1-1 League Division One
20 Jan 1990 Chelsea v Charlton Athletic W 3-1 League Division One
27 Jan 1990 Bristol City v Chelsea L 3-1 FA Cup 4th round
03 Feb 1990 Coventry City v Chelsea L 3-2 League Division One
24 Feb 1990 Chelsea v Manchester United W 1-0 League Division One
03 Mar 1990 Southampton v Chelsea W 2-3 League Division One
07 Apr 1990 Chelsea v Luton Town W 1-0 League Division One
16 Apr 1990 Chelsea v Crystal Palace W 3-0 League Division One
21 Apr 1990 Liverpool v Chelsea L 4-1 League Division One
05 May 1990 Millwall v Chelsea W 1-3 League Division One
25 Aug 1990 Chelsea v Derby County W 2-1 League Division One
28 Aug 1990 Crystal Palace v Chelsea L 2-1 League Division One
01 Sep 1990 Queens Park Rangers v Chelsea L 1-0 League Division One
08 Sep 1990 Chelsea v Sunderland W 3-2 League Division One
15 Sep 1990 Arsenal v Chelsea L 4-1 League Division One
22 Sep 1990 Chelsea v Manchester City D 1-1 League Division One
26 Sep 1990 Walsall v Chelsea W 0-5 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
29 Sep 1990 Chelsea v Sheffield United D 2-2 League Division One
06 Oct 1990 Southampton v Chelsea D 3-3 League Division One
10 Oct 1990 Chelsea v Walsall W 4-1
Agg: 9-1
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
20 Oct 1990 Chelsea v Nottingham Forest D 0-0 League Division One
27 Oct 1990 Liverpool v Chelsea L 2-0 League Division One
31 Oct 1990 Chelsea v Portsmouth D 0-0 League Cup 3rd round
03 Nov 1990 Chelsea v Aston Villa W 1-0 League Division One
06 Nov 1990 Portsmouth v Chelsea W 2-3 League Cup 3rd round replay
10 Nov 1990 Chelsea v Norwich City D 1-1 League Division One
17 Nov 1990 Wimbledon v Chelsea L 2-1 League Division One
28 Nov 1990 Oxford United v Chelsea W 1-2 League Cup 4th round
15 Dec 1990 Derby County v Chelsea W 4-6 League Division One
22 Dec 1990 Chelsea v Coventry City W 2-1 League Division One
29 Dec 1990 Luton Town v Chelsea L 2-0 League Division One
05 Jan 1991 Chelsea v Oxford United L 1-3 FA Cup 3rd round
19 Jan 1991 Sunderland v Chelsea L 1-0 League Division One
02 Mar 1991 Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea D 1-1 League Division One
06 Apr 1991 Chelsea v Luton Town D 3-3 League Division One
13 Apr 1991 Everton v Chelsea D 2-2 League Division One
20 Apr 1991 Nottingham Forest v Chelsea L 7-0 League Division One
23 Nov 1991 Southampton v Chelsea L 1-0 League Division One
02 Sep 1992 Aston Villa v Chelsea W 1-3 Premier League
05 Sep 1992 Liverpool v Chelsea L 2-1 Premier League
12 Sep 1992 Chelsea v Norwich City L 2-3 Premier League
20 Sep 1992 Manchester City v Chelsea W 0-1 Premier League
23 Sep 1992 Walsall v Chelsea W 0-3 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
26 Sep 1992 Chelsea v Nottingham Forest D 0-0 Premier League
03 Oct 1992 Arsenal v Chelsea L 2-1 Premier League
07 Oct 1992 Chelsea v Walsall W 1-0
Agg: 4-0
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
17 Oct 1992 Chelsea v Ipswich Town W 2-1 Premier League
24 Oct 1992 Coventry City v Chelsea W 1-2 Premier League
28 Oct 1992 Chelsea v Newcastle United W 2-1 League Cup 3rd round
31 Oct 1992 Chelsea v Sheffield United L 1-2 Premier League
07 Nov 1992 Chelsea v Crystal Palace W 3-1 Premier League
21 Nov 1992 Everton v Chelsea W 0-1 Premier League
29 Nov 1992 Chelsea v Leeds United W 1-0 Premier League
02 Dec 1992 Everton v Chelsea D 2-2 League Cup 4th round
05 Dec 1992 Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea W 1-2 Premier League
11 Dec 1992 Middlesbrough v Chelsea D 0-0 Premier League
16 Dec 1992 Chelsea v Everton W 1-0 League Cup 4th round replay
19 Dec 1992 Chelsea v Manchester United D 1-1 Premier League
26 Dec 1992 Chelsea v Southampton D 1-1 Premier League
28 Dec 1992 Wimbledon v Chelsea D 0-0 Premier League
06 Jan 1993 Crystal Palace v Chelsea L 3-1 League Cup Quarter-final
09 Jan 1993 Chelsea v Manchester City L 2-4 Premier League
13 Jan 1993 Middlesbrough v Chelsea L 2-1 FA Cup 3rd round
06 Feb 1993 Oldham Athletic v Chelsea L 3-1 Premier League
10 Feb 1993 Chelsea v Liverpool D 0-0 Premier League
13 Feb 1993 Chelsea v Aston Villa L 0-1 Premier League
21 Feb 1993 Blackburn Rovers v Chelsea L 2-0 Premier League
10 Mar 1993 Chelsea v Everton W 2-1 Premier League
01 May 1993 Chelsea v Coventry City W 2-1 Premier League
08 May 1993 Sheffield United v Chelsea L 4-2 Premier League
14 Aug 1993 Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers L 1-2 Premier League
21 Aug 1993 Ipswich Town v Chelsea L 1-0 Premier League
25 Aug 1993 Chelsea v Queens Park Rangers W 2-0 Premier League
28 Aug 1993 Chelsea v Sheffield Wednesday D 1-1 Premier League
01 Sep 1993 Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea D 1-1 Premier League
26 Oct 1993 Manchester City v Chelsea L 1-0 League Cup 3rd round
20 Nov 1993 Chelsea v Arsenal L 0-2 Premier League
16 Apr 1994 Arsenal v Chelsea L 1-0 Premier League
02 Oct 1994 Chelsea v West Ham United L 1-2 Premier League
04 Oct 1994 AFC Bournemouth v Chelsea W 0-1
Agg: 0-2
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
23 Oct 1994 Chelsea v Ipswich Town W 2-0 Premier League
26 Oct 1994 West Ham United v Chelsea L 1-0 League Cup 3rd round
23 Nov 1994 Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea D 0-0 Premier League
08 Feb 1995 Chelsea v Millwall L 1-1 (4-5) FA Cup 4th round replay
11 Feb 1995 Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur D 1-1 Premier League
25 Feb 1995 West Ham United v Chelsea W 1-2 Premier League
14 Mar 1995 Chelsea v Club Brugge W 2-0
Agg: 2-1
ECW Cup Quarter-final 2nd leg
18 Mar 1995 Blackburn Rovers v Chelsea L 2-1 Premier League
22 Mar 1995 Queens Park Rangers v Chelsea L 1-0 Premier League
12 Apr 1995 Chelsea v Southampton L 0-2 Premier League
15 Apr 1995 Chelsea v Aston Villa W 1-0 Premier League
17 Apr 1995 Manchester United v Chelsea D 0-0 Premier League
20 Apr 1995 Chelsea v Real Zaragoza W 3-1
Agg: 3-4
ECW Cup Semi-final 2nd leg
29 Apr 1995 Chelsea v Queens Park Rangers W 1-0 Premier League
03 May 1995 Everton v Chelsea D 3-3 Premier League
06 May 1995 Leicester City v Chelsea D 1-1 Premier League
14 May 1995 Chelsea v Arsenal W 2-1 Premier League
26 Aug 1995 Middlesbrough v Chelsea L 2-0 Premier League
30 Aug 1995 Chelsea v Coventry City D 2-2 Premier League
11 Sep 1995 West Ham United v Chelsea W 1-3 Premier League
04 Oct 1995 Chelsea v Stoke City L 0-1
Agg: 0-1
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
14 Oct 1995 Aston Villa v Chelsea W 0-1 Premier League
28 Oct 1995 Blackburn Rovers v Chelsea L 3-0 Premier League
04 Nov 1995 Chelsea v Sheffield Wednesday D 0-0 Premier League
18 Nov 1995 Leeds United v Chelsea L 1-0 Premier League
22 Nov 1995 Chelsea v Bolton Wanderers W 3-2 Premier League
25 Nov 1995 Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur D 0-0 Premier League
02 Dec 1995 Manchester United v Chelsea D 1-1 Premier League
09 Dec 1995 Chelsea v Newcastle United W 1-0 Premier League
16 Dec 1995 Arsenal v Chelsea D 1-1 Premier League
23 Dec 1995 Manchester City v Chelsea W 0-1 Premier League
26 Dec 1995 Chelsea v Wimbledon L 1-2 Premier League
30 Dec 1995 Chelsea v Liverpool D 2-2 Premier League
02 Jan 1996 Queens Park Rangers v Chelsea W 1-2 Premier League
07 Jan 1996 Chelsea v Newcastle United D 1-1 FA Cup 3rd round
13 Jan 1996 Everton v Chelsea D 1-1 Premier League
17 Jan 1996 Newcastle United v Chelsea W 2-2 (4-2) FA Cup 3rd round replay
20 Jan 1996 Chelsea v Nottingham Forest W 1-0 Premier League
29 Jan 1996 Queens Park Rangers v Chelsea W 1-2 FA Cup 4th round
04 Feb 1996 Chelsea v Middlesbrough W 5-0 Premier League
10 Feb 1996 Coventry City v Chelsea L 1-0 Premier League
17 Feb 1996 Chelsea v West Ham United L 1-2 Premier League
21 Feb 1996 Grimsby Town v Chelsea D 0-0 FA Cup 5th round
24 Feb 1996 Southampton v Chelsea W 2-3 Premier League
28 Feb 1996 Chelsea v Grimsby Town W 4-1 FA Cup 5th round replay
12 Mar 1996 Chelsea v Manchester City D 1-1 Premier League
16 Mar 1996 Liverpool v Chelsea L 2-0 Premier League
20 Mar 1996 Wimbledon v Chelsea W 1-3 FA Cup Quarter-final replay
23 Mar 1996 Chelsea v Queens Park Rangers D 1-1 Premier League
31 Mar 1996 Manchester United v Chelsea L 2-1 FA Cup Semi-final
06 Apr 1996 Chelsea v Aston Villa L 1-2 Premier League
08 Apr 1996 Bolton Wanderers v Chelsea L 2-1 Premier League
13 Apr 1996 Chelsea v Leeds United W 4-1 Premier League
17 Apr 1996 Sheffield Wednesday v Chelsea D 0-0 Premier League
27 Apr 1996 Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea D 1-1 Premier League
05 May 1996 Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers L 2-3 Premier League
18 Sep 1996 Blackpool v Chelsea W 1-4 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
26 Oct 1996 Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur W 3-1 Premier League
15 Oct 1997 Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers W 1-1 (4-1) League Cup 3rd round
19 Nov 1997 Chelsea v Southampton W 2-1 League Cup 4th round
08 Apr 1998 Leeds United v Chelsea L 3-1 Premier League


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1986-87 England IYT 1
1989-90 England Toulon Under-21 1
1990-91 England Semi-Professional 2
1990-91 England Toulon Under-21 3
1990-91 England UEFA Under-21 4
1990-91 England Under-21 1
1991-92 England UEFA Under-21 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
10 Nov 1986 England v Sweden D 3-3 IYT
23 May 1990 France v England W 3-7 Toulon Under-21 Group B
11 Sep 1990 England v Hungary W 3-1 Under-21
16 Oct 1990 England v Poland L 0-1 UEFA Under-21 Group
13 Nov 1990 Republic of Ireland v England W 0-3 UEFA Under-21 Group
05 Mar 1991 England v Italy D 0-0 Semi-Professional
26 Mar 1991 England v Republic of Ireland W 3-0 UEFA Under-21 Group
30 Apr 1991 Turkey v England D 2-2 UEFA Under-21 Group
17 May 1991 England v Wales L 1-2 Semi-Professional
27 May 1991 England v Senegal W 2-1 Toulon Under-21 Group A
31 May 1991 England v USSR W 2-1 Toulon Under-21 Group A
03 Jun 1991 France v England W 0-1 Toulon Under-21 Final
12 Nov 1991 Poland v England L 2-1 UEFA Under-21 Group


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.