Jason Lee (footballer)

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Jason Lee
Personal information
Full name Jason Benedict Lee
Date of birth 9 May 1971 (1971-05-09) (age 37)
Place of birth    Forest Gate, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing position Striker
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1989–1991
1991
1991–1993
1993–1994
1994–1997
1997
1997
1997–1998
1998–2000
2000
2000–2003
2003–2004
2004–2006
2006
2006–2008		 Charlton Athletic
→ Stockport County (loan)
Lincoln City
Southend United
Nottingham Forest
→ Charlton Athletic (loan)
→ Grimsby Town (loan)
Watford
Chesterfield
→ Peterborough United (loan)
Peterborough United
Falkirk
Boston United
Northampton Town
Notts County		 01 0(0)
02 0(0)
93 (21)
24 0(3)
76 (14)
08 0(3)
07 0(2)
37 (11)
28 0(1)
13 0(5)
65 (11)
29 0(8)
56 (12)
11 0(1)
69 (16)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 00:07, 12 May 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Jason Lee (born 9 May 1971 in Forest Gate) is an English footballer. He enjoyed a brief period of notoriety in the mid-1990s while he played for Nottingham Forest, where he was best remembered for his haircut earning him the nickname "Pineapple Head". At present he is a free agent, having been released from Notts County following the conclusion of the 2007-2008 season.

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[edit] Playing career

Lee began his career at Lincoln City and later moved to Southend United. He moved to Nottingham Forest in 1994. Initially Lee failed to crack his way into Forest's first team. However the departure of Stan Collymore to Liverpool saw him feature for the first team. In the 1994–95 season he scored eight league goals in 28 games.

Lee was transferred to Watford in 1997 for £200,000 - the same fee paid by Forest three years earlier - and played in their 1997–98 Second Division championship-winning side, scoring ten goals. However, Lee's refusal to up-root his family from Nottingham caused tension with manager Graham Taylor, who sold him to Chesterfield early in the 1998–99 season for £250,000.

Since then, he has played for Peterborough (2000-2003), Falkirk (2003-2004), Boston (2004-2006). In January 2006 Lee joined Northampton Town on a free transfer.[1]. He was part of the Northampton side that won promotion from League Two, appearing 11 times for the Cobblers and scoring one goal. However he was released at the end of the season and subsequently joined Aldershot. His stay at the Shots was a brief one, and in June 2006 he moved to Notts County. Lee has been made Team Captain for the 2007–08 season. It was announced on BBC East Midlands Today, during a feature presented by the player, that he will not be retained by the club for the 2008/09 campaign.[2]

[edit] Fantasy Football

Lee's fame however did not derive so much from his talent as the decision of Frank Skinner and David Baddiel to lampoon him, obsessively taking shots at his "pineapple" haircut on their laddish football chat show Fantasy Football League. Following repeated ridicule on the programme, Lee suffered a torrent of chants and abuse from the terraces, including the chant "He's got a pineapple, on his head, he's got a pineapple, on his head!" (to the tune of He's Got The Whole World In His Hands by Laurie London) made famous by Skinner and Baddiel - although this chant was originated by Forest fans themselves as an expression of affection, recognising Lee's spirit and unrelenting effort.[citation needed] The main focus of Skinner and Baddiel's ridicule however was his perceived inability to hit the target despite being a centre forward, the show regularly featuring clips of him spurning seemingly easy chances. Once the joke wore thin, Lee returned to relative obscurity. He has since shaved his head.


[edit] References

  1. ^ "Northampton recruit striker Lee", BBC Sport, 2006-01-09. Retrieved on 2007-08-29. 
  2. ^ "Lee heads Notts County exit list", BBC Sport, 2008-05-08. Retrieved on 2008-05-08. 

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NAME Jason Lee
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 9 May 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Forest Gate, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH