Lee Askham

Lee Raymond Askham (born 25 February 1990) is an English footballer who played for Chesterfield in League Two during the 2008–09 season.

Lee Askham
Personal information
Full name Lee Raymond Askham[1][2]
Date of birth (1990-02-25) 25 February 1990[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
International career
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)

Career

Club career

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]

International career

Askham represented England at under-17 level.[7]

References
  1. "Lee Askham". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  3. "Spireites sign free agent Askham". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 19 December 2008. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
  4. "Askham's Spireites stay extended". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 26 January 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
  5. "Chesterfield 0-2 Bradford". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 2 May 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
  6. "Spireites quartet offered deals". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 6 May 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
  7. "Singh fully cleared to play". Non-League Daily. 28 September 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2010.


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