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Lees was born in Cronberry, then in Ayrshire, in 1873.
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He also played in the Scottish League for Celtic. He played either as a forward or as a centre half. He joined Celtic in 1892, and made his debut on 1 October 1892 against Clyde in the Scottish League.
He rejoined Celtic in May 1894, but accusations that the club had offered illegal inducements to attract him back resulted in the Football Association preventing Celtic from playing friendly matches in England.
The consequent financial loss meant Celtic allowed Lees to return to Lincoln in October 1894, by which time he had scored three goals from the first three Scottish League games of the 1894-1895 season. He remained with Lincoln for the rest of the season, then went on to play in the Football League for Darwen, a club in financial difficulties with low morale, where he missed a month of the season when suspended by the club for misconduct.
He then moved on to Barnsley, playing nearly 200 Football League games for the club over six seasons, and also played for Southern League club Watford, before moving into non-League football in the Barnsley area.
