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Lee Richard Samuel Mansell (born 23 September 1982) is an English former professional
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who played for
Luton Town Luton Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club from Luton, Bedfordshire, England. The club currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. Nicknamed "The Hatters", L ...
,
Nuneaton Borough Nuneaton Town Football Club is an English football club that was based in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. It withdrew from Southern League Premier Division Central on 18 January 2024 due to financial problems and faces liquidation. In 1889, Nuneaton S ...
,
Oxford United Oxford United Football Club () is a professional association football, football club based in Oxford, England. The club compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football league system, English football. Founded as Headingto ...
,
Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the National League South, the sixth level of the English football league system. They have played their ho ...
and
Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers FC is a men's professional football club in Bristol. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club is affiliated to Bristol Rovers W.F.C., whose team play in the FA Women's National Leag ...
. He is currently a Players Services Executive at the
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.


Career

Mansell was born in
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and began his career as a trainee with
Luton Town Luton Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club from Luton, Bedfordshire, England. The club currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. Nicknamed "The Hatters", L ...
, turning professional with the Hatters in August 2000. He made his first-team debut on 17 January 2001 in a 2–1 defeat away to
Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional association football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English f ...
in an FA Cup 3rd Round Replay, with his league debut coming 6 days later in a 2–0 defeat away to
Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional association football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. As of the 2025–26 EFL League Two, 2025–26 season, the team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the Eng ...
. He had a spell on loan with
Nuneaton Borough Nuneaton Town Football Club is an English football club that was based in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. It withdrew from Southern League Premier Division Central on 18 January 2024 due to financial problems and faces liquidation. In 1889, Nuneaton S ...
in March 2003, scoring twice in five games. He returned to Luton, but was released at the end of the 2004–05 season, having scored 8 times in 47 league games. He moved to
Oxford United Oxford United Football Club () is a professional association football, football club based in Oxford, England. The club compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football league system, English football. Founded as Headingto ...
in June 2005, and played 44 times the following season as Oxford were relegated to the
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.


Torquay United

He was transferred to
Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the National League South, the sixth level of the English football league system. They have played their ho ...
, one of the sides to survive at Oxford's expense on the last day of the previous season, on 5 July 2006 for an undisclosed fee. He was a regular in Torquay's side in the 2006–07 season but, for a second season in a row, the side he played for was relegated to the
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. Mansell was Torquay's captain, and most-capped player ahead of defender Chris Robertson. He was awarded the captaincy in 2010, after
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was dropped for inconsistency and subsequently moved to
Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1886, the club were inaugur ...
on 31 January 2011. He made an excellent start to the 2011–12 season, scoring on the opening day at
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to rescue a point against
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on 6 August 2011 before scoring again in a midweek League Cup tie against
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, netting Torquay's consolation in a 4–1 loss. Upon his departure from the club in 2014, Mansell had made 381 appearances in all competitions for Torquay United, placing him sixth on Torquay United all-time appearance list.


Bristol Rovers

On 26 June 2014 Lee signed a two-year deal at
Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers FC is a men's professional football club in Bristol. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club is affiliated to Bristol Rovers W.F.C., whose team play in the FA Women's National Leag ...
, turning down a one-year deal with Torquay United. Mansell made his competitive debut for Bristol Rovers in a goalless draw against
Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed "the Mariners", the club was f ...
on 9 August 2014, Rovers' first game in the
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. He scored his first goal for the club on 16 August 2014, in a 2–1 defeat away against
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. Despite a difficult start to the season, in which the club picked up just eight points from the first seven games, Rovers finished second behind
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by one point. After beating
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in the semi-final, Rovers faced a repeat of their opening day fixture with Grimsby Town. Mansell scored the winning penalty in a 5–3 shootout victory at
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on 17 May 2015 as
Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers FC is a men's professional football club in Bristol. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club is affiliated to Bristol Rovers W.F.C., whose team play in the FA Women's National Leag ...
returned to the
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after a one-season absence. After scoring the winning penalty, the following season Lee went onto score 2 goals in 29 appearances as Bristol Rovers achieved a second successive promotion with a 92nd-minute winner scored by Lee Brown against
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. On 14 June 2016 Lee signed a new deal to remain with the club. Mansell's third season at the club saw him limited to just 10 appearances in all competitions. Manager
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revealed that Mansell would not be offered a new contract at the end of the season but would be offered the new role of Professional Development Phase Coach working within the club's academy, an offer Mansell indicated he would accept and confirmed his retirement from the professional game in an interview
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. After 4 seasons in this role, Mansell left Bristol Rovers at the end of the
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season.


Career statistics

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Coaching career

On 25 September 2021, Mansell was appointed interim manager of
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club Gloucester City following the sacking of Paul Groves. On 13 November, Mansell picked up his first win as manager as Bristol Rovers loanee Ollie Hulbert, whom had worked closely with Mansell in the Development Squad at Rovers, scored a double as Gloucester defeated Farsley Celtic 2–0. After the match, Mansell was given the job until the end of the 2021–22 season. Mansell was sacked by the club on 29 September 2022 with Gloucester sitting in 15th position after ten matches.


Post-Playing Career

In February 2023, Mansell was appointed as a Players Services Executive at the
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.


Honours

Individual *
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: 2011–12 League Two *
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Team of the Year: 2014–15


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mansell, Lee 1982 births Living people Footballers from Gloucester English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Luton Town F.C. players Nuneaton Town F.C. players Oxford United F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Bristol Rovers F.C. non-playing staff English football managers Gloucester City A.F.C. managers National League (English football) managers 21st-century English sportsmen