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Name: Lee McEvilly
Nationality: English
Date of Birth: 15/04/1982
Height:6' 0" (183cm)
Weight:12st 8lbs (79.9kg)
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Clubs:Grays Athletic, Rochdale, Barrow (loan), Marine, Cambridge, Accrington, Wrexham, Burscough
Position: Striker

Nicknamed 'Evil' because of his robust style of play,  Lee McEvilly is a firm favourite amongst the Spotland faithful.  A centre-forward with a near 1 in 2 ratio, McEvilly uses his broad physique very well, and can play as either a target man or as an out-and-out striker. 

McEvilly was bought for £15,000 in December 2001 from non-league Burscough by then manager John Hollins - incidentally Hollins now acts as McEvilly's agent - his debut came as a substitute in the 4-1 defeat at Kidderminster Harriers a week after signing. However, his non-stop style of play soon saw him attract the attention of club's in higher divisions when he became a regular in the first-team.

In his first season as a professional Lee was the club's leading goalscorer with 19 goals in all competitions.  This included goals for Northern Ireland Under 21s who he featured for regularly.  He also became the Rochdale's first International when he represented Northern Ireland against Spain in April 2001 just five months after playing non-league football.

During the following season Lee struggled to hold down a regular place in the starting line-up.  The appointment of Steve Parkin saw McEvilly criticised for not being fit enough to play league football, and after a lengthy fitness regime, he was sent out on-loan to non-league Accrington Stanley. 

Out of contract in the summer he moved on to permanently to Stanley before moving again this time to Wrexham. Having returned to Accrington he made a second call at Spotland this time on loan around the turn of the year during the 2007/8 season

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Having been unable to make the move back to Spotland Lee then moved on to Cambridge United where he was the leading scorer in the early months of the 2008/9 season but having found it difficult to settle in the area he returned to Spotland again, initially on loan with the deal becoming permanent on New Years Day 2009. 

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Season 2009 - 10

Marine
Competition Apps
(as sub)
Goals Yellow
Cards
Red
Cards
League 3  (0) 2 0 0
 

Competition Apps
(as sub)
Goals Yellow
Cards
Red
Cards
League 1  (5) 0 0 0
 

Career History:
Club Season Comp. Apps
(as sub)
Goals
Barrow 2008 - 09League 6  (0) 1
Cambridge 2008 - 09League 17  (1) 8
  FA Cup 1  (0) 0
Rochdale 2008 - 09League 4  (12) 5
Cambridge 2007 - 08League 15  (2) 5
Accrington 2007 - 08League 3  (8) 0
  FA Cup 0  (1) 0
  League Cup 1  (0) 0
Rochdale 2007 - 08League 3  (4) 3
Wrexham 2006 - 07League 18  (10) 7
  FA Cup 1  (1) 1
Wrexham 2005 - 06League 15  (8) 7
  FA Cup 1  (0) 1
Accrington 2004 - 05League 36  (3) 15
Accrington 2003 - 04League 3  (3) 2
Rochdale 2003 - 04League 15  (15) 6
  FA Cup 1  (1) 0
Rochdale 2002 - 03League 27  (10) 14
  FA Cup 4  (1) 1
Rochdale 2001 - 02League 15  (5) 5
Burscough 2001 - 02League 19  (0) 15
Burscough 2000 - 01League 30  (0) 13
 
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