Lee Ellis

Date of birth24 January 1983
Place of birthWythenshawe
NationalityEnglish
PositionGoalkeeper
Died28 February 2006

After leaving Wigan Athletic, Lee became a private in the Second Battalion The Parachute Regiment.

He was killed by a roadside bomb in Amara, Iraq on 28 February 2006.

A minute's silence was observed in his honour before the Latics' Premier League game with Manchester United the following week.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Wigan Athletic 07 Jan 2000 30 Jun 2002