- Lee Ayres
Football player infobox
playername = "Lee Ayres"
fullname = Lee Ayres
height = height|ft=6|in=1
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1982|8|28
cityofbirth =Birmingham
countryofbirth =England
currentclub = Redditch United
clubnumber =
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2000-2001
2001-2003
2003
2003-2004
2004-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-
clubs = Walsall
Kidderminster Harriers
→Tamworth (loan)
Tamworth
Burton Albion
Moor Green
Solihull Moors
Redditch United
caps(goals) = 0- (-)
35 (2)
07 (0)
16 (0)
26 (0)
27 (2)
00 (0)
00 (0)Lee Ayres (born
August 28 ,1982 inBirmingham ,England ) is a professionalfootballer currently playing withConference North side Redditch United, where he plays as a defender.Playing career
Ayres started his career with Walsall in their youth academy, although not making the first team, he impressed enough to earn a move to Kidderminster Harriers in the
Football League Third Division .Upon joining Harriers, Ayres became a permanent fixture in the first team setup. During two seasons Ayres made a total of 35 appearances and scored 2 goals. Towards the end of his second season, Ayres lost his place in the first team and subsequently joined Tamworth in the
Football Conference , initially on loan [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tamworth/3117388.stm Ayres in at Tamworth] ] .After a successful spell, Tamworth made an apporach to sign Ayres, but Ayres himself rejected the move as he wanted to stay and force a way back into the first team [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tamworth/3211644.stm Lambs miss out on Harriers man] ] .
On
23 November 2003 ,Jan Molby released Ayres, as he believed the club had enough centre-backs [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/3240210.stm Molby releases Ayres] ] .Ayres now a free agent rejoined Tamworth on a permanent basis [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tamworth/3247364.stm Ayres makes Tamworth return] ] . Ayres was only with The Lambs for a brief time making just 16 appearances, these impressive performances earned Ayres a trial with Notts County [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/3905131.stm Magpies look at Ayres] ] , but Ayres was unsuccessful and returned to Tamworth.
Ayres then went on to join local rivals Burton Albion, a move which sparked anger and made Ayres a hate figure from many of the Tamworth faithfull [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3550036.stm Ayres wings in at Burton] ] .
After an impressive first season with The Brewers, when he made 26 appearances, a persistent pelvic injury prevented Ayres making a single appearance in his second season at the club. Ayres was eventually released at the end of the 2005/06 season.
In search of a new club, Ayres received a trial from Bristol Rovers manager
Paul Trollope [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bristol_rovers/5411166.stm Rovers set to run rule over Ayres] ] . He played against Swansea City in a reserve game. Unfortunately for Ayres, the trial was unsuccessful and the defender eventually joinedConference North side Moor Green. Following the merger of Moor Green with Solihull Borough in the summer of 2007, Ayres began the 2007/08 campaign with Solihull Moors.References
External links
*soccerbase|id=26278|name=Lee Ayres
* [http://www.harriers-online.co.uk/squad/ayres.shtml Harriers Online profile]
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