Lee Cartwright
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee Cartwright[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 September 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1991 | Preston North End | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–2004 | Preston North End[2] | 403 | (26) |
| 2004–2005 | Stockport County[2] | 34 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Rochdale[2] | 27 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Scarborough | 41 | (4) |
| 2007 | Hyde United | 22 | (1) |
| Total | 527 | (33) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lee Cartwright (born 19 September 1972) is a retired footballer who made over 400 league appearances for Preston North End.
Born in Rawtenstall, Rossendale, Lancashire,[3] Cartwright was signed from school as a trainee in 1989 by North End boss John McGrath. Under McGrath's successor, Les Chapman, he made his first team debut at the age of 18 in a 1–0 home win against Shrewsbury Town in March 1991. Having broken into the first team, Cartwright remained a regular for the rest of the season.
In the following season, 1991–92, he missed only a handful of matches as he picked up the club's player of the year award as reward for a string of consistently good displays. In 1992-93, Preston were relegated from the Football League Second Division, although Cartwright's performances attracted interest from both Oldham Athletic and Blackpool. Persuaded to stay by new manager John Beck, Cartwright would remain at Deepdale for the next eleven years.