Francis Lee played for Bolton, Derby and Manchester City during his 17-year career. He scored more than 200 career league goals, as well as 10 goals in 27 appearances for England, and was also City chairman between 1994 and 1998.
Former England and Manchester City striker Francis Lee has died aged 79 after a battle with cancer.
Lee started his career at Bolton, scoring 92 goals in 182 games, before moving to City for a then club-record £60k. He went on to help the club win the First Division title in 1968, as well an FA Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1970. He became chairman of City in 1994 but resigned four years later with the club on the brink of relegation to the third tier of English football. In 2016, Lee was appointed a CBE for his services to charity and football.
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