Lee Briscoe

Football player infobox
playername = Lee Briscoe


fullname = Lee Briscoe
nickname = Brizzer
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1975|9|30
height = height|ft=5|in=7
cityofbirth = Pontefract
countryofbirth = England
currentclub =
position = Left Full-back/Left midfield
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1994–2000
1998
2000–2003
2003–2004
clubs = Sheffield Wednesday
→ Manchester City (loan)
Burnley
Preston North End
caps(goals) = 078 (1)
005 (1)
106 (7)
002 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 01/02/2008
ntupdate =

Lee Briscoe (born 30 September 1975) is an English professional football player, but is currently not signed to any Football League club. He usually plays at left full-back but is able to play on the left hand side of midfield.

Career

Briscoe began his career at Sheffield Wednesday and was highly rated when young, making five appearances for the England Under-21 side. He scored his only goal for Wednesday in a 1–0 victory over Arsenal in the 1998–99 season. This goal was somewhat overshadowed by a magnificent performance by goalkeeper Kevin Pressman and Paolo Di Canio's notorious pushing incident on the referee which led to three players being sent off.

Briscoe would make more than 70 appearances for 'the Owls' and went on a short loan spell at Manchester City before eventually being released on a free transfer.

He was signed up by Stan Ternent, the manager of Burnley as a solution to their problems down the left hand side. He formed an excellent partnership with Paul Cook, the experienced left midfielder, and the two would often devise new free-kick routines between them, with Gareth Taylor often the goalscoring beneficiary.

After more than one hundred league appearances for Burnley, Briscoe was released due to financial worries at the club. He would sign for rivals and neighbours Preston North End, a move which was controversial to sections of the Burnley crowd. Unfortunately, the native of Pontefract made little impact at Deepdale, starting just two games in his year long spell. Briscoe recently had a trial for Berkhamsted Town FC and is hopeful that a contract is offered.

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