Lee Molyneux
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Lee Robert Molyneux is an English footballer who plays as a defender
. He is currently a free agent after being released by Plymouth Argyle
on 1 January 2011.
Specifically a full back, he began his career with Everton
in 2000. Having progressed through the clubs youth academy, Molyneux made his debut for the reserve team at the age of 16 and developed a reputation as a set piece
specialist. He joined Southampton
in 2009, where he made his first team debut and spent time on loan with Port Vale
before being released from his contract in the summer of 2010.
, Merseyside
and joined the Everton
academy at the age of 11. He made his debut for the reserve team
at 16. He has also been capped by England at under 16, under 17 and under 18 level gaining 26 caps altogether. He had a good start to the 2007–2008 season featuring in 5 games for Everton's first team but suffered from a back injury
which kept him out for the majority of the 2007–08 season. He had the option to sign a further year at Everton but decided to sign for Southampton after other interest.
He signed for Southampton
on a two-and-a-half-year contract on 2 January 2009. He made his Saints debut against Barnsley
on 10 January. He was sent off for two bookings against Swansea City on 31 January 2009, four games into his professional career. On 25 March 2010, he joined Port Vale
on loan until the end of the season, having not settled in well at Southampton. However he never made an appearance for Vale, except in the Staffordshire Senior Cup
final – a tournament for the club's reserve players – and returned to the south coast in the summer.
On 21 June 2010 it was announced that Southampton had agreed to end Molyneux's contract a year early, by mutual consent, with one year left on his contract. He signed a five-month contract with Plymouth Argyle
on 3 August 2010, having been on trial with the club. Ironically, his first appearance for Argyle was against Southampton four days later, and he was on the winning side at St Mary's
. "The whole team grafted, from the front right through to the back. It was organised," he said. "We came with a plan to keep our shape, be solid, and do the simple things right, and everything else looks after itself."
On 1 January 2011, Plymouth Argyle announced his contract would not be renewed. Making a total of 12 appearances for the Devon club, he had not featured in the first team since mid-October.
for England at youth level, including ten for the U16 side.
.
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
. He is currently a free agent after being released by Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle F.C.
Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the...
on 1 January 2011.
Specifically a full back, he began his career with Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
in 2000. Having progressed through the clubs youth academy, Molyneux made his debut for the reserve team at the age of 16 and developed a reputation as a set piece
Set piece (football)
The term set piece or set play is used in association football and rugby to refer to a situation when the ball is returned to open play following a stoppage, particularly in a forward area of the pitch. Most often, the term is used to refer to free kicks and corners, but sometimes throw-ins. Many...
specialist. He joined Southampton
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
in 2009, where he made his first team debut and spent time on loan with Port Vale
Port Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...
before being released from his contract in the summer of 2010.
Club career
Molyneux was born in HuytonHuyton
Huyton is a suburb of Liverpool within the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, with some parts belonging to the borough of Liverpool in Merseyside, England. It is part of the Liverpool Urban Area and has close associations with its neighbour, Roby, having both formerly been part of the Huyton with...
, Merseyside
Merseyside
Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...
and joined the Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
academy at the age of 11. He made his debut for the reserve team
Reserve team
Large professional sports clubs often have far more players under contract than could possibly play in a match. As a result, many of these clubs create second teams composed of players who need playing time, but have little hope of playing on the first team. The players on this second team are...
at 16. He has also been capped by England at under 16, under 17 and under 18 level gaining 26 caps altogether. He had a good start to the 2007–2008 season featuring in 5 games for Everton's first team but suffered from a back injury
Injury
-By cause:*Traumatic injury, a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from violence or accident*Other injuries from external physical causes, such as radiation injury, burn injury or frostbite*Injury from infection...
which kept him out for the majority of the 2007–08 season. He had the option to sign a further year at Everton but decided to sign for Southampton after other interest.
He signed for Southampton
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
on a two-and-a-half-year contract on 2 January 2009. He made his Saints debut against Barnsley
Barnsley F.C.
Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...
on 10 January. He was sent off for two bookings against Swansea City on 31 January 2009, four games into his professional career. On 25 March 2010, he joined Port Vale
Port Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...
on loan until the end of the season, having not settled in well at Southampton. However he never made an appearance for Vale, except in the Staffordshire Senior Cup
Staffordshire Senior Cup
The Staffordshire Senior Challenge Cup is a football cup tournament based in the county of Staffordshire in England first competed for in 1877-78. Organised by the Staffordshire Football Association, it is competed for by a mix of clubs from Staffordshire and the surrounding areas. Both...
final – a tournament for the club's reserve players – and returned to the south coast in the summer.
On 21 June 2010 it was announced that Southampton had agreed to end Molyneux's contract a year early, by mutual consent, with one year left on his contract. He signed a five-month contract with Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle F.C.
Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the...
on 3 August 2010, having been on trial with the club. Ironically, his first appearance for Argyle was against Southampton four days later, and he was on the winning side at St Mary's
St Mary's Stadium
St Mary's Stadium is the home of Southampton F.C., in the city of Southampton. It is a UEFA 4-star rated stadium and with a capacity of 32,689 is the largest football stadium in the south of England, outside of London.-History:...
. "The whole team grafted, from the front right through to the back. It was organised," he said. "We came with a plan to keep our shape, be solid, and do the simple things right, and everything else looks after itself."
On 1 January 2011, Plymouth Argyle announced his contract would not be renewed. Making a total of 12 appearances for the Devon club, he had not featured in the first team since mid-October.
International career
He won 26 capsCap (sport)
In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...
for England at youth level, including ten for the U16 side.
Personal life
His father, also called Lee, was a professional boxer at welterweightWelterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Everton Everton F.C. Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football... |
2007–08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Southampton Southampton F.C. Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club... |
2008–09 2008–09 Southampton F.C. season The 2008–09 season was Southampton's fourth consecutive season in the Football League and their fourth also in the Championship.-Season summary:... |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Port Vale Port Vale F.C. Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as... |
2009–10 2009–10 Port Vale F.C. season The 2008–09 season was Port Vale's ninety-eighth season of football in the Football League, and second successive season in League Two. Micky Adams received plaudits for his first full season in charge. He took a squad of players that had previously been near the bottom of the division and made... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle F.C. Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the... |
2010–11 2010–11 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English association football club based in Plymouth, Devon. The 2010–11 season is their 108th as a professional club, their 86th as a member of the Football League and 39th in the third tier of the English football league system... |
9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Career total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
External links
- Lee Molyneux England stats at The Football AssociationThe Football AssociationThe Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England, and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. It was formed in 1863, and is the oldest national football association...