- Lee Naylor (footballer)
Football player infobox
playername = Lee Naylor
fullname = Lee Martyn Naylor
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|3|19|df=yes
cityofbirth =Bloxwich
countryofbirth =England
height = height|ft=5|in=10
currentclub = Celtic
position = Left-back
clubnumber = 3
youthyears = 1996–1997
youthclubs = Wolves
years = 1997–2006
2006–
clubs = Wolves
Celtic
caps(goals) = 294 0(7)
096 0(1)
nationalyears = 2000–2001
nationalteam = England U21
nationalcaps(goals) = 003 0(0)
pcupdate = 21:31, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 21:31, 21 September 2008 (UTC)Lee Martyn Naylor (born
19 March 1980 inBloxwich , West Midlands) is an English footballer, currently playing forScottish Premier League club Celtic.Career
Naylor was born in Bloxwich, and educated at
Sneyd Comprehensive School , before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers upon leaving school in 1996. He made his debut on12 October 1997 , in a 1-0 defeat at Birmingham City. Playing left-back, he went onto establish himself as a first team regular in the following years and was part of the team that won promotion to thePremier League in 2002-03 via the playoffs. During this time, he also represented the England Under-21s.He was the Wolves' only ever present player in their
Premier League campaign of 2003-04 that saw them relegated. After making the drop, he remained at the club for two further seasons, where he improved further under the management ofGlenn Hoddle and attracted the interests of other clubs.He signed for Celtic on
23 August 2006 for £600,000 (plus Charlie Mulgrew) on a three year deal and immediately became the team's first choiceleft back , winning a Player of the Month award for October 2006 in the Scottish Premier League. His form was recognised with a nomination for the Scottish Professional Footballers' Association's player of the year award for 2007. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/6548113.stm Celtic dominate awards shortlist] , "BBC News", 12 April 2007, Retrieved 14 April 2007] He won the League and Cup double in his first season with the club and appeared in all theirUEFA Champions League games. He scored his first goal for Celtic in the 2-0 win against Hibernian on1 March 2008.References
Honours
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Scottish Premier League (2): 2007, 2008
*Scottish FA Cup (1): 2007
*Football League First Division : Playoffs 2003External links
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* [http://www.celticfc.net/home/players/playerInfo/lNaylor.aspx Celtic player profile]
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