Lee Bradbury
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Bradbury in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee Michael Bradbury | ||
| Date of birth | 3 July 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Cowes, Isle of Wight, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker; midfielder; right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dagenham & Redbridge (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–199? | Plessey Reserves | ||
| 199?–199? | Somerton Middle | ||
| 199?–1991 | Cowes High | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 | Portsmouth | 54 | (15) |
| 1995 | → Exeter City (loan) | 14 | (5) |
| 1997–1998 | Manchester City | 40 | (10) |
| 1998–1999 | Crystal Palace | 32 | (6) |
| 1999 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 1999–2004 | Portsmouth | 99 | (28) |
| 2002–2003 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 2003–2004 | → Derby County (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2004 | Walsall | 8 | (1) |
| 2004–2006 | Oxford United | 63 | (9) |
| 2006–2007 | Southend United | 47 | (5) |
| 2007 | → AFC Bournemouth (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2011 | AFC Bournemouth | 126 | (10) |
| Total | 510 | (92) | |
| International career | |||
| England U21 | 3 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011–2012 | AFC Bournemouth | ||
| 2012–2019 | Havant & Waterlooville | ||
| 2019 | Eastbourne Borough | ||
| 2022–2023 | Eastleigh | ||
| 2025– | Dagenham & Redbridge | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lee Michael Bradbury (born 3 July 1975) is an English football manager and former player who is the manager of National League South club Dagenham & Redbridge. A versatile player, he primarily played as a striker and scored 105 goals in 572 league and cup games in a 16-year professional career. His son, Harvey, also plays professional football.
Bradbury joined the British Army upon leaving school at the age of 16 and served the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment in Northern Ireland. He was discharged from military service to sign with Portsmouth in 1995. He played on loan at Exeter City before being named Portsmouth's Player of the Season after scoring 17 goals in the 1996–97 campaign. He was purchased by Manchester City for a club record £3 million in July 1997. However, he did not enjoy a successful time at City and was sold to Crystal Palace for £1.5 million in October 1998. He ended the 1998–99 season on loan at Birmingham City and returned to Portsmouth for a £300,000 fee in October 1999. He played 106 games in just over four seasons in his second spell at the club. He also spent time on loan at Sheffield Wednesday and Derby County. He joined Walsall on a free transfer in March 1999 and then moved on to Oxford United three months later. He spent almost two seasons with Oxford and then ended the 2005–06 season helping Southend United to win the League One title. He joined his final club, AFC Bournemouth, in August 2007, where he would be promoted out of League Two in 2009–10.
Bradbury retired as a player after being appointed manager of AFC Bournemouth, where he worked from January 2011 to March 2012. He then spent seven years as manager of Havant & Waterlooville, winning the Isthmian League Premier Division in 2016–17 and the National League South title in 2017–18. He took charge of Eastbourne Borough in May 2019 but left in October 2019 and became assistant head coach at Crawley Town. He returned to management at Eastleigh in February 2022, though he was sacked in August 2023. He worked at Arsenal and Port Vale before he joined Dagenham & Redbridge as first team manager in June 2025.