About Don Lees
Born 1873. Don Lees was a British association football player.
William Lees (1873 – after 1905), also known as Don, Donald, or Walter Lees, was a Scottish professional footballer who scored 74 goals from 260 appearances in the Football League playing for Lincoln City, Darwen and Barnsley. Lees moved to England to play for Lincoln City, and was ever-present and the club's leading scorer with 17 goals in the 1893–94 Football League season, He rejoined Celtic in May 1894, but accusations that the club had offered illegal inducements to attract him back resulted in the Football Association preventing Celtic from playing friendly matches in England. The consequent financial loss meant Celtic allowed Lees to return to Lincoln in October 1894,
He remained with Lincoln for the rest of the season, He then moved on to Barnsley, playing nearly 200 Football League games for the club over six seasons, and also played for Southern League club Watford, before moving into non-League football in the Barnsley area.
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Who was Don Lees?
footballer (1873-?)
When was Don Lees born?
Don Lees was born in 1873 in Cronberry.
What was Don Lees's occupation?
Don Lees was an association football player.
What nationality was Don Lees?
Don Lees was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Don Lees. https://biography.guide/don-lees/
MLA: "Don Lees." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/don-lees/.
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