Lee Raymond Askham (born 25 February 1990) is an English footballer who played for Chesterfield in League Two during the 2008–09 season.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lee Raymond Askham[1][2] | ||
Date of birth | (1990-02-25) 25 February 1990 (age 32)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Killamarsh, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
000?–2006 | Killamarsh Dynamos | ||
2006–2008 | Sheffield United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2009 | Chesterfield | 1 | (0) |
2009 | → Garforth Town (loan) | ||
2009–2010 | Guiseley | ||
National team | |||
2005 | England U16 | 1 | (0) |
2006 | England U17 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:31, 27 July 2010 (UTC) |
Beginning as an apprentice at Sheffield United, Askham was released in May 2008, and had a trial at Manchester United in September of the same year. He signed for Chesterfield three months later on a one-month contract,[3] which was extended to the end of the season in January 2009.[4] He was sent out on loan to Garforth Town in March 2009, but returned to Chesterfield in May. He made his Chesterfield debut on 2 May 2009, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute for Scott Boden in a 2–0 home defeat by Bradford City.[5] However, after just six months with the Spireites, he was released.[6]
Askham joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Guiseley in September 2009.[7]
Askham represented England at under-17 level.[7]
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