- Lee Crooks
Football player infobox
playername = Lee Crooks
fullname = Lee Crooks
height = height|ft=6|in=2
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1978|1|14
cityofbirth =Wakefield
countryofbirth =England
currentclub = Ossett Town
clubnumber =
position = Defender / Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1994–2001
2000–2001
2001–2004
2004–2006
2006
2006–2008
2008
2008–
clubs =Manchester City
→ Northampton Town (loan)
Barnsley
Bradford City
→Notts County (loan)
Rochdale
Guiseley
Ossett Town
caps(goals) = 73 (2)
03 (0)
67 (0)
47 (1)
18 (1)
40 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 11:02, 11 October 2008 (UTC)Lee Crooks (born
January 14 1978 inWakefield ,England ) is a professional footballer who now plays for Ossett Town in the Northern League Premier Division. He plays in midfield.Career
Crooks began his career at Manchester City as a youth team player, and helped them to two promotions. He then joined Barnsley after falling out of favour with
Joe Royle . He played more than 50 league appearances for them, without scoring before being transferred to Bradford City where he came a first team regular making 44 league appearances scoring one goal in the 2004–05 season.Crooks joined Notts County on loan during the 2005–06 season, looking for a permanent deal. However, after being released by Bradford in the summer of 2006, he joined Rochdale.
He left Rochdale by mutual consent on
26 March 2008 , partly due to lack of first team chances, but also to prepare for climbingMount Kilimanjaro forMacmillan Cancer Support in June, with friend Chris Grayston. [ [http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/rochdale/s/1042606_crooks_ready_to_tackle_a_mountain Crooks ready to tackle a mountain] ]Crooks is also a former England youth international. [ [http://www.rochdaleafc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/breaking_news_stories/0,,10441~876336,00.html Crooks signs for Dale] ]
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