Lee Daniel Roache (born 30 April 1984)[1] is a retired English footballer who played as a striker. He played in the Football League for Barnet.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee Daniel Roache | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Leytonstone, England | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Barnet | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | Barnet | 36 | (7) |
| 2003 | → Berkhamsted Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Bishop's Stortford (loan) | ||
| 2004 | → Windsor & Eton (loan) | 15 | (6) |
| 2006 | → Yeading (loan) | ? | (2) |
| 2006–2009 | Cambridge City | 74 | (16) |
| 2008–2009 | → Eastleigh (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | Histon | 12 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Braintree Town | 2 | (0) |
| 2010 | Bath City | ||
| 2010 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Thurrock | 17 | (3) |
| 2011 | Harlow Town | 22 | (0) |
| 2011–2016 | Dunstable Town | 138 | (82) |
| 2016 | Bishop's Stortford | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Bedford Town | 61 | (27) |
| 2018 | Stotfold | 3 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Hayling United F.C | 22 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:16, 4 December 2020 (UTC) | |||
Career
editRoache, born in Leytonstone[1] and a product of Barnet's youth academy system, was given a professional contract in the summer of 2003. He spent time on loan at Berkhamsted Town,[3] Bishop's Stortford[4] and Windsor & Eton[5] during the 2003–04 season, and still found time to make his Barnet debut, on 14 October in the Football League Trophy against Second Division club Brentford.[6] He helped the club gain promotion from the Conference the following season, and made his debut in the Football League on 27 August 2005, as a late substitute in the 1–0 home defeat to Grimsby Town.[2] In 2006, he went out on loan again, spending two months at Yeading,[7] and was released at the end of the 2005–06 season.[8]
Roache joined Conference South club Cambridge City, where he spent two and a half years, including a spell on loan to Eastleigh,[9] and scored 21 goals from 91 appearances in all competitions. He then joined Conference National side Histon in January 2009 for "a four-figure fee".[10] He made his Histon debut as a substitute against Forest Green Rovers in February 2009,[11] the first of twelve appearances from the bench without scoring, and was released before the 2009–10 season.[12] He then joined Braintree Town,[13] before a brief spell with Bath City, afterwards joining Hemel Hempstead Town in March 2010, and then at Thurrock. Roache signed for Harlow Town at the start of the 2011–12 season, but was released on 1 September.[14] He signed for Dunstable Town soon after, scoring 25 goals in his just 26 games including two hat-tricks. In all competitions, Roache went on to score 113 goals across five seasons,[15] before re-joining Bishop's Stortford in June 2016.[16] He then joined Bedford Town on dual registration.[17] On Sunday 7 February Roache came out of retirement, and joined Hayling United on Joe Regan's Football Manager 21 save with The Humbugs. It is expected, Lee will retire at the end of the 20–21 season, after an 18-year career full of goals, becoming a cult hero at his final club.
References
edit- ^ a b "Lee Paul Roache". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ a b "Games played by Lee Roache in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ "Teenagers Called Up". Barnet F.C. 10 October 2003. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ Smith, Jon (3 January 2004). "Archive: Poppies De-Flowered". Bishop's Stortford F.C. Archived from the original on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ "Lee Roache Goes on Loan". Barnet F.C. 23 January 2004. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ "14 October 2003, Barnet 3 – 3 Brentford". Barnet F.C. 14 October 2003. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ "Roache Decides on Yeading Move". Barnet F.C. 26 February 2006. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ "Six Players Released". Barnet F.C. 10 May 2006. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ "Cambridge boss wants Trophy glory". BBC Sport. 12 December 2008. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ Austin, Nick (28 January 2009). "Roache Leaves City". Cambridge City F.C. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ "Long-range specials are the saviour for Stutes". Cambridge Evening News. 4 February 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ "Histon bolster attacking options". BBC Sport. 8 August 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ Waldron, Jonathan (9 September 2009). "Iron make their point". Daily Gazette. Colchester. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ "Piers a new front man for Harlow as Roache moves on". Harlow Star. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ Lee Roache Profile
- ^ Roache links up with Blues
- ^ Roache duals with Eagles
External links
edit- Lee Roache at Soccerbase
