Lee Sidwell
English footballer (born 1977)
Lee John Sidwell (born 22 June 1977) is an English former footballer who played as a central midfielder in the Combined Counties League and Isthmian League.
Career
Crystal Palace
Sidwell began his career with the youth academy of Colliers Wood United before he moved to Crystal Palace in 1991 at the age of fourteen; injuries forced him to leave the club in 1996.
First spell at Netherne/Netherne Village
He then joined Combined Counties Football League club Netherne during the 1996–97 season, and he left the club when they were forced to drop out of the Combined Counties League in May 1999 as the Netherne C.A.S.C. did not have floodlights.
Chipstead
Sidwell joined Combined Counties Football League club Chipstead ahead of the 1999–2000 season and he played alongside Netherne Village teammate Danny Oakins. He left in June 2001.
Second spell at Netherne Village
He rejoined Netherne Village on a one-year deal during the 2001–02 Surrey County Senior League.
AFC Wimbledon
2002–03
He joined newly formed club AFC Wimbledon ahead of the 2002–03 Combined Counties League season alongside Danny Oakins. He debuted for AFC Wimbledon during their 3–2 win against Enfield Town in the inaugural Supporters Direct Cup on 12 August 2002 in which he also scored, and he also played during the 2–1 win against Sandhurst Town in their first ever league fixture on 17 August 2002. He then scored his first league goal for AFC Wimbledon during a 3–2 victory against Cove on 24 August 2002.
He scored all three goals during the 3–0 victory against Walton Casuals on 26 April 2003, and he won the 2002–03 AFC Wimbledon Player of the Year award as a result of scoring the hat-trick on the same day the voting forms were handed out to supporters.
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