Lee Norfolk

Lee Norfolk (born 17 October 1975 in Dunedin) is a New Zealand football (soccer) player who represented his country at junior level, scoring one goal in a 3-0 win over Fiji in Napier in 1991.[1]

Lee Norfolk
Personal information
Full name Lee Richard Norfolk
Date of birth (1975-10-17) 17 October 1975
Place of birth Dunedin, New Zealand
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1997 Ipswich Town 3 (0)
1997–1998 North Shore United
1998 Cambridge City 1 (0)
1998 King's Lynn 7 (1)
1998 Cambridge City
1998 Woodbridge Town
1998 Bishop's Stortford
1998–1999 Sudbury Wanderers
1999–2005 A.F.C. Sudbury 268 (55)
2005 Halstead Town 8 (1)
2005–2006 Needham Market 26 (4)
2006–2007 Halstead Town 36 (0)
2007–2008 Diss Town 8 (1)
2008–2009 Stanway Rovers
2009–2010 Felixstowe & Walton United
2010–2012 Leiston
2012–2015 Needham Market
Total 357 (62)
National team‡
1991 New Zealand U17
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:00, 30 December 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:00, 30 December 2019 (UTC)

He was the first New Zealander to play in the FA Premier League. After graduating from the Ipswich Town youth team, he made 4 appearances for the first team, the first of which was at home to Southampton in the FA Premier League on 25 February 1995.[2]

Norfolk went back to his native New Zealand for a period with North Shore United before returning to England where he played for Sudbury, Needham, Halstead and Diss Town. Norfolk coaches Leiston FC who have won 3 championships in 3 years.[3]

In the latter days of his playing career, Norfolk played for Leiston and had a second spell with Needham Market.[4]

He has been an Ipswich town academy Coach for several years. He was player coach for Leiston during their Steps 5 and 4 double promotion and became caretaker manager. He moved to Needham Market as first team coach where they won the championship and promotion to step 3 football. He became first team coach at Stowmarket then took up the role of assistant manager at step 4 club AFC Sudbury. He is currently first team coach at step 3 club Leiston FC who play in the southern premier central league.

References
  1. "Junior All Whites". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 26 August 2008.
  2. "Lee Norfolk". Pride of Anglia. Retrieved 29 September 2008.
  3. "AFC Sudbury - Lee Norfolk". AFC Sudbury. Archived from the original on 12 January 2005. Retrieved 29 September 2008.
  4. "Player profiles: Lee Norfolk". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
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