Lee Sidwell
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee John Sidwell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Balham, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Crystal Palace | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | AFC Wimbledon | 55 | (17) |
| 2004–2010 | Whyteleafe | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lee John Sidwell[1] (born 22 June 1977) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder.[2]
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Sidwell began his career with the youth academy of Crystal Palace but injuries forced him to leave the club around 2002.[3]
AFC Wimbledon
[edit]2002–03
[edit]He joined newly formed club AFC Wimbledon ahead of the 2002–03 Combined Counties League season. He debuted for AFC Wimbledon during a 2–1 win against Sandhurst Town in their first ever league fixture on 17 August 2002,[4] and he then scored his first goal for AFC Wimbledon during a 3–2 victory against Cove on 24 August 2002.[5]
He later won Player of the Year during his first season at the club.[6]
2003–04
[edit]During 2003–04, he won both the Combined Counties League and the Combined Counties League Premier Challenge Cup with the club.[7] After making 84 appearances and scoring 17 goals in all competitions, Sidwell left AFC Wimbledon in September 2004.[8]
Whyteleafe
[edit]Sidwell joined Whyteleafe in September 2004.[8] At the age of 33, he would end his footballing career at Whyteleafe during the 2009–10 season.[9][10] He finished as runner-up in the 2007–08 Surrey Senior Cup with Whyteleafe.[11]
He played in a Whyteleafe Legends charity match on 18 January 2015.
Personal life
[edit]Sidwell has a sister, Louise, and a brother, Steve.[12] Steve was also a footballer and he spent most of his career playing for clubs in the Premier League.[13]
Aside from being a footballer, he also works as a scaffolder at Croydon Scaffolding.[1][3]
Honours
[edit]AFC Wimbledon
[edit]- Combined Counties Football League: 2003–04, third place 2002–03
- Combined Counties League Premier Challenge Cup: 2003–04
Whyteleafe
[edit]- Surrey Senior Cup: runner-up 2007–08
Individual
[edit]- AFC Wimbledon Player of the Year: 2002–03
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Lee John SIDWELL". Companies House. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ "Matches: Archives: 02/03". AFC Wimbledon. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Sidwell to show value of Arsenal education". The Independent. 29 November 2005. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ "17/08/2002 - Sandhurst Town 1–2 AFC Wimbledon". The Football Archives. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "24/08/2002 AFC Wimbledon 3–2 Cove". The Football Archives. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ Rundle, Richard. "AFC Wimbledon: Football Club History Database". totalworlds.com. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ Rundle. "Football Club History Database – Wimbledon".
- ^ a b "Lee Sidwell". The Football Database. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ "Sittingbourne v Whyteleafe 15th August 2009, Ryman League Div 1". Sittingbourne Football Club. 15 August 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ "Whyteleafe 2 Ashford Town 2". Kent Online. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ "Saturday Senior Cup Previous Winners". SurreyFA. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ Maclnnes, Keith. "Brentford Football Club". Archived from the original on 14 June 2002. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "Premier League Player Profile Steve Sidwell". Premier League. Barclays Premier League. 2015. Archived from the original on 22 August 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.