Franny Lee (856) | englandstats.com - The England International Database 1872 - 2025.

Full Name:: Francis Henry Lee
Born:: 29th April 1944, Westhoughton, Lancashire
Died:: 2nd October 2023, aged 79
England Career:: 1968 - 1972
Positions:: Centre Forward and Right Forward
Clubs (and caps):: Manchester City (27)
FA Legacy Number:: 856
Career Summary:: Franny Lee (29th April 1944 - 2nd October 2023) was an international footballer who represented England 27 times scoring 10 goals. His first cap was against Bulgaria on 11th December 1968 at 24 years old, and his last was vs West Germany on 29th April 1972 aged 28. Lee, born on 29th April 1944, in Westhoughton, Lancashire, has a FA Legacy Number of 856 and played as a Centre Forward and Right Forward for his country.

England Career Statistics

Debut:: v Bulgaria (FR) on 11th December 1968 aged 24 years, 7 months, 12 days
Last Cap:: v West Germany (ECQ) on 29th April 1972 aged 28 years, 0 months, 0 days
First Goal:: v France (FR) on 12th March 1969 aged 24 years, 10 months, 13 days
Career Length:: 3 years, 139 days
Starts:: 27
Substitute:: 0
Withdrawn:: 7
Full Games:: 20

England Match Statistics

FriendlyFR 11 4 0 0 0
British Home ChampionshipHC 7 3 0 0 0
World Cup FinalsWCF 3 0 0 0 2
European Championship QualifierECQ 6 3 0 0 1
Competitive 16 6 0 0 3

Home, Away or Neutral
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Home 13 6 0 0 1
Away 11 4 0 0 0
Neutral 3 0 0 0 2

Match Results
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Drawn 6 1 0 0 1
Won 18 8 0 0 0
Lost 3 1 0 0 2

Playing Positions
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Centre Forward 16 6 0 0 3
Right Forward 11 4 0 0 0

Managers
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Alf Ramsey 27 10 0 0 3

Totals
27
10
0
0
3

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Sources

An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
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Match List

FRG, 1 - 3, 29th Apr 1972 (ECQ) Manchester City, Cap: 27.
Age: 28 years, 0 months, 0 days.
GRE, 2 - 0, 1st Dec 1971 (ECQ) Manchester City, Cap: 26.
Age: 27 years, 7 months, 2 days.
SUI, 1 - 1, 10th Nov 1971 (ECQ) Manchester City, Cap: 25.
Age: 27 years, 6 months, 11 day.
SUI, 3 - 2, 13th Oct 1971 (ECQ) Manchester City, Cap: 24.
Age: 27 years, 5 months, 14 days.
SCO, 3 - 1, 22nd May 1971 (HC) Manchester City, Cap: 23.
Age: 27 years, 0 months, 23 days.
WAL, 0 - 0, 19th May 1971 (HC) Manchester City, Cap: 22.
Age: 27 years, 0 months, 20 days.
NIR, 1 - 0, 15th May 1971 (HC) Manchester City, Cap: 21.
Age: 27 years, 0 months, 16 days.
MLT, 5 - 0, 12th May 1971 (ECQ) Manchester City, Cap: 20.
Age: 27 years, 0 months, 13 days.
GRE, 3 - 0, 21st Apr 1971 (ECQ) Manchester City, Cap: 19.
Age: 26 years, 11 month, 22 days.
GDR, 3 - 1, 25th Nov 1970 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 18.
Age: 26 years, 6 months, 26 days.
FRG, 2 - 3, 14th Jun 1970 (WCF) Manchester City, Cap: 17.
Age: 26 years, 1 month, 15 days.
BRA, 0 - 1, 7th Jun 1970 (WCF) Manchester City, Cap: 16.
Age: 26 years, 1 month, 8 days.
ROU, 1 - 0, 2nd Jun 1970 (WCF) Manchester City, Cap: 15.
Age: 26 years, 1 month, 3 days.
ECU, 2 - 0, 24th May 1970 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 14.
Age: 26 years, 0 months, 25 days.
COL, 4 - 0, 20th May 1970 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 13.
Age: 26 years, 0 months, 21 day.
WAL, 1 - 1, 18th Apr 1970 (HC) Manchester City, Cap: 12.
Age: 25 years, 11 month, 19 days.
BEL, 3 - 1, 25th Feb 1970 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 11.
Age: 25 years, 9 months, 26 days.
NED, 0 - 0, 14th Jan 1970 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 10.
Age: 25 years, 8 months, 15 days.
POR, 1 - 0, 10th Dec 1969 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 9.
Age: 25 years, 7 months, 11 day.
NED, 1 - 0, 5th Nov 1969 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 8.
Age: 25 years, 6 months, 6 days.
URU, 2 - 1, 8th Jun 1969 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 7.
Age: 25 years, 1 month, 9 days.
MEX, 0 - 0, 1st Jun 1969 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 6.
Age: 25 years, 1 month, 3 days.
SCO, 4 - 1, 10th May 1969 (HC) Manchester City, Cap: 5.
Age: 25 years, 0 months, 11 day.
WAL, 2 - 1, 7th May 1969 (HC) Manchester City, Cap: 4.
Age: 25 years, 0 months, 8 days.
NIR, 3 - 1, 3rd May 1969 (HC) Manchester City, Cap: 3.
Age: 25 years, 0 months, 4 days.
FRA, 5 - 0, 12th Mar 1969 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 2.
Age: 24 years, 10 months, 13 days.
BUL, 1 - 1, 11th Dec 1968 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 1.
Age: 24 years, 7 months, 12 days.
* Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.