Lee Carsley

Position
Midfielder
Nationality
Place Of Birth
Birmingham, West Midlands
Date Of Birth
28 February 1974
Age
52
Games Played
77
-
Per Game
Games Started
76
1.0
Per Game
Minutes
6745
87.6
Per Game
Goals
5
0.1
Per Game
Assists
0
0
Per Game
Bio
Stats
Matches
Gallery
Transfers
Internationals

Ireland, 2 caps

The hard working midfield player was signed by Gordon Strachan for £2.5 million in December 2000 as City struggled against relegation from the Premier League but failed to spark a revival. The follically challenged hard man won his reputation at Derby County before a £3.3 million move to Blackburn from where City signed him. After relegation Lee was always going to be coveted by top flight clubs and in February 2002 he joined Everton for £1.95 million. A popular player at Goodison Park he perfected the midfield anchor-man role.
After seven seasons with Everton he signed for home-town club Birmingham City and helped them gain promotion to the Premier League but suffered an injury hit season after promotion with Blues. Despite his Birmingham accent he won 40 caps for the Republic of Ireland by virtue of his Irish grandmother.
He re-joined City for the 2010-11 season and was made club captain by Aidy Boothroyd. He retired from playing attention  the end of the season but began his coaching career by taking charge of City's Under 18 team. He twice stepped up into the caretaker manager role for City before leaving for a role with former teammate David Weir at Sheffield United. Coaching roles followed at Brentford, England U19's, the Manchester City Academy and Birmingham City.
In September 2020 he was appointed head coach of England U20's before moving on to the U21's, he was a huge success in this role winning the European Under-21 Championship in 2023. In August 2024 he stepped up as interim manager of the full England team for 6 games after the departure of Gareth Southgate. He returned to the U21 role after the appointment ment of Thomas Tuchel. He was thought to be on Doug King's shortlist for the role of City's head coach after the departure before the club appointed Frank Lampard.

Penalties (2 - both scored)
2000-01
20 January 2001 v Everton H, Premier League, scored (keeper Thomas Myhre)
2001-02
11 September 2001 v Peterborough United A, Worthington Cup 2nd Round, shootout scored (keeper Mark Tyler)

 

Championship (England)
2010-2011
Coventry City
25
25
2250′
5
2001-2002
Coventry City
26
25
1
2231′
5
2 (0)
51
50
1
4481′
10
0
0
2 (0)
0
0
FA Cup (England)
2001-2002
Coventry City
1
1
69′
2000-2001
Coventry City
2
2
180′
1
3
3
0
249′
1
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
League Cup (England)
2001-2002
Coventry City
2
2
210′
1
1 (0)
2
2
0
210′
1
0
0
1 (0)
0
0
Premier League (England)
2000-2001
Coventry City
21
21
1805′
6
2 (1)
21
21
0
1805′
6
0
0
2 (1)
0
0
Totals:
77
76
1
6745′
18
0
0
5 (1)
0
0
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
Football League Championship 2010-2011
Football League Championship 2010-2011
Coventry City
Barnsley
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Cardiff City
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Reading
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Scunthorpe United
A
W 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Burnley
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
L 2:3
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Barnsley
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Cardiff City
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Hull City
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Doncaster Rovers
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Preston North End
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Bristol City
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Swansea City
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Watford
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Portsmouth
H
W 2:0
90`
Football League First Division 2001-2002
Football League First Division 2001-2002
Coventry City
Gillingham
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
W 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Stockport County
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Bradford City
H
W 4:0
11`
Coventry City
Watford
H
L 0:2
60`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
A
L 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Preston North End
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Crewe Alexandra
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Rotherham United
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Walsall
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Gillingham
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Barnsley
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Portsmouth
H
W 2:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
W 4:3
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Grimsby Town
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Bradford City
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Stockport County
A
W 0:2
90`
1
FA Cup 2001-2002
FA Cup 2001-2002
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
L 0:2
69`
Worthington Cup 2001-2002
Worthington Cup 2001-2002
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Peterborough United
A
D 2:2
120`
1
FA Premier League 2000-2001
FA Premier League 2000-2001
Coventry City
Bradford City
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
L 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
L 2:0
62`
Coventry City
Sunderland
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 4:2
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
W 1:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Derby County
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
D 0:0
60`
Coventry City
Charlton Athletic
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
D 1:1
77`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
L 1:0
76`
Coventry City
Everton
H
L 1:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Everton
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
W 1:0
90`
FA Cup 2000-2001
FA Cup 2000-2001
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Swindon Town
A
W 0:2
90`

IRELAND, 2 caps
2001-02
15 August 2001 Ireland 2-2 Croatia friendly, in Dublin
6 October 2001 Ireland 4-0 Cyprus 2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Group 2, in Dublin, substitute
plus 38 caps with Derby County, Blackburn Rovers and Everton (total 40 caps)

1 cap for Ireland B
1 cap for Ireland U21
both with Derby County

Managerial honours
UEFA European Under-21 Championship winner 2023 and 2025 with England U21