Lee Philpott (born 21 February 1970) is a FIFA Licensed Football Agent and former professional

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. He played as a

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and

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notably played in the

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for

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, he also played in the

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with

Peterborough United Peterborough United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third level of the English football league system. Peterborough United formed in ...

Cambridge United Cambridge United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Cambridge, England. They currently compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed the U’s, the club h ...

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, Lincoln City and

Hull City Hull City Association Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. They compete in the , the second level of the English football league system. They play their home ...

, before finishing his career in Non-league football with Weymouth,

Harrogate Town Harrogate Town Association Football Club is a professional association football club in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. The team competes in League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Harrogate Hotspurs were fou ...

and

Hinckley United Hinckley United Football Club was an English football club, from Hinckley, Leicestershire, which last played in the Southern Football League Premier Division during the 2013–14 season. They were formed in 1997 as the result of a merger between ...

. During his career he made almost 500 league and cup appearances.

Playing career

Philpott began his career with

as an apprentice in 1986. In 1989, he joined

and made 178 appearances for the U's, scoring 23 goals, helping the club to two successive promotions and two FA Cup Quarter Finals. The biggest move of Philpott's career occurred in 1992 when he was signed by

for £350,000. In four years at

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he made 91 appearances, finding the net on three occasions. Philpott joined

in 1996 for £75,000, for whom he went on to make 82 appearances and score five goals in his two years with the Seasiders. In 1998, Philpott joined Lincoln City on a free transfer. Two years later, he was on the move again, this time to

signing a three-year contract until 2003. The midfielder moved into non-league football with Weymouth in 2003. He spent one year with the Terras, before joining

, where he also became player/assistant manager. He was also caretaker manager for a spell in February 2005. Signed as a player for

in July 2007 and after sustaining a recurrent injury retired from football the following season to practice as a licensed football agent.

Football agent

Lee founded ''LPM Football Agents'' in May 2008 and heads a team of agents based across the UK and in 2024 became a partner at ''Game Changer Football Agency''.

References

External links

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lee-philpott-12271449/ https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11096/11227210/a-week-in-the-life-of-a-football-agent-during-the-january-transfer-window {{DEFAULTSORT:Philpott, Lee 1970 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Barnet People from Chipping Barnet English men's footballers English football managers Peterborough United F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players Leicester City F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Hull City A.F.C. players Weymouth F.C. players Hinckley United F.C. players English Football League players Premier League players Harrogate Town A.F.C. players Men's association football midfielders