Career
Lee started his career as an apprentice at his hometown club Middlesbrough F.C. playing a part in the clubs come back from liquidation in 1986. Lee left Middlesbrough F.C. for Aston Villa F.C. where he was one of Graham Taylor first signings for the club He left Villa without making a single first team appearance but went on to play for various lower league teams including spells at Doncaster Rovers and Chesterfield.
Lee was assistant manager at Barrow A.F.C. and took over from Kenny Lowe as manager in April 2003, before being sacked in November 2005.
He has since been assistant manager at Southport and is now chief scout at Sheffield United after re-joining manager Nigel Adkins at Bramall Lane from Scunthorpe United in 2015.