Lee Elam

Football player infobox
playername = Lee Elam


fullname = Lee Elam
height = height|ft=5|in=8
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1976|9|24|df=y
cityofbirth = Bradford
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Altrincham
clubnumber = 18
position = Winger
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1998–2002
2002–2003
2003
2003–2004
2004
2004
2004
2004–2005
2005
2005–2007
2007–2008
2008–
clubs = Southport
Morecambe
Halifax Town
Yeovil Town
→ Chester City (loan)
Hornchurch
Burton Albion
Morecambe
Crawley Town
Weymouth
Exeter City
Altrincham
caps(goals) = 104 (15)
040 (13)
015 0(2)
012 0(1)
004 0(0)
013 0(2)
001 0(0)
023 0(3)
005 0(0)
023 0(2)
040 0(9)
005 0(0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 20:57, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate =

Lee Elam (born 24 September, 1976 in Bradford, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Altrincham.

Elam, a winger, began his career in 1998 with Conference side Southport. During his four years with the Sandgrounders, Elam played in 104 first team games in which he scored 15 goals.

After leaving Southport at the end of the 2001–02 season, Elam joined fellow Conference side Morecambe. During the 2002–03 season Elam made 40 appearances for the Shrimps, scoring 13 goals.

After only one season at Morecambe, Elam joined conference side Halifax Town for the beginning of the 2003–04 season. On 31 October, 2003 after only 15 appearances for the Shaymen, Elam moved to League Two side Yeovil Town. Elam made only 12 appearances for the Glovers before moving on loan to then Conference side Chester City for the remainder of the 2003-04 season, acting as a bit-part player as the side sealed the Nationwide Conference title.

At the beginning of the 2004–05 season, Elam signed with now defunct Conference South side Hornchurch. After only six months Elam signed with conference side Burton Albion on 5 November, 2004. Elam made only one appearance during the month of November for the Brewers before moving back to Morecambe for the remainder of the season.

Elam began the 2005–06 season with Conference side Crawley Town where he made 5 appearances before moving on 27 September, 2005 to then Conference South side Weymouth. Weymouth finished the 2005-06 season as Conference South champions and were promoted to the Conference National.

Elam made 23 appearances for Weymouth during the 2006–07 season before the entire first team was transfer listed on 10 January, 2007 after the club decided to cut their financial costs. [cite news
title = Weymouth's first-team up for sale
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2007-01-10
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/weymouth/6249077.stm
accessdate = ] He was picked up on a free transfer by neighbouring Conference side Exeter City on 15 January 2007.cite news
title = Exeter City bring in Weymouth duo
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/exeter_city/6262641.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2007-01-15
accessdate = 2008-07-09] His first match for Exeter was against his former club Weymouth, in which he scored a hat-trick. He was released by the club in May 2008 and subsequently trained with York City in July.cite news
title = Two sign up as two depart-EXCLUSIVE
url = http://www.exetercityfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10436~1319341,00.html
publisher = Exeter City FC
date = 2008-05-27
accessdate = 2008-07-09] cite news
first = Dave
last = Flett
title = City boss weighs up final signing to bolster squad
url = http://www.thepress.co.uk/sport/yorkcityfc/3199036.City_boss_weighs_up_final_signing_to_bolster_squad/
publisher = The Press
date = 2008-07-09
accessdate = 2008-07-09] He played for York in a 1–1 draw against Leeds United in a pre-season friendly and earned the chance to play again against Middlesbrough.cite news
first = Dave
last = Flett
title = Teenage power provides a welcome tonic for Walker
url = http://www.thepress.co.uk/sport/yorkcityfc/3204209.Teenage_power_provides_a_welcome_tonic_for_Walker/
publisher = The Press
date = 2008-07-12
accessdate = 2008-07-12] York manager Colin Walker was unable to offer Elam a contract, but failed to rule out signing him eventually.cite news
first = Dave
last = Flett
title = In the frame
url = http://www.thepress.co.uk/sport/yorkcityfc/3215575.In_the_frame/
publisher = The Press
date = 2008-07-18
accessdate = 2008-07-18] He later confirmed that Elam would not sign for the club.cite news
first = Steve
last = Carroll
title = No deal for Elam
url = http://www.thepress.co.uk/sport/yorkcityfc/3226361.No_deal_for_Elam/
publisher = The Press
date = 2008-07-23
accessdate = 2008-07-23] He eventually joined Altrincham on a part-time basis, where he would coach youngsters.cite news
title = Elam joins Altrincham part-time
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/altrincham/7526924.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2008-07-26
accessdate = 2008-07-26]

Career statistics

"(correct as of January 21, 2007)"

Source: [http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=15999 Soccerbase]

References and footnotes

Persondata
NAME= Elam, Lee
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Elam, Lee
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH= 1976-09-24
PLACE OF BIRTH= Bradford, England
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=