Lee Tomlin
English association football player (born 1989)
Lee Marc Tomlin (born 12 January 1989) is an English professional football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He was most recently joint-caretaker manager at National League club Morecambe.
Early life
Tomlin was born in Leicester, Leicestershire. He started his career with the youth system of Leicester City in 1996 before joining Rushden & Diamonds's youth system in 2005. In October 2005, he became Rushden's youngest ever first-team player when he came on as a substitute for Drewe Broughton in the 74th minute. Throughout the rest of the season he made several more substitute appearances, but his first start came in November 2005, in an FA Cup first round replay against Halifax Town. He made 21 appearances in League Two in the 2005–06 season.
Club career
Early career
Before the 2006–07 season, Tomlin attracted the attention of several big clubs and he earned a trial with Liverpool. Throughout the season, he made more starts and became more of a regular in the Rushden starting eleven. On 21 October 2006, he scored his first goal for the club against Weymouth, the match after Paul Hart was sacked, in the 21st minute.
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