783:
376:
After his two-year contract with
Burnley expired, Roche returned to play for Wrexham in the summer of 2005. He scored on his second debut for the club against Boston United. At the end of the 2006–07 season Roche was released by Wrexham after a disappointing season in which they just avoided
307:
but made only one substitute appearance in the league against
Newcastle United. He also started a League Cup game against Arsenal and a Champions League tie against Deportivo la Coruna. During his time with the 'Red Devils' the young full-back was loaned out to
359:
instead. Roche still featured in the team fairly regularly though, but out of position on the right side of midfield where he looked much less comfortable. Roche scored his only other
Burnley goal in a famous 2–1 victory at
810:
479:
425:
Following a sequence of injuries and falling out of love with the game, Roche retired from football at age 27. He now works as a plumber and cavity wall remover and also coaches the
410:
803:
1231:
1196:
796:
339:
on his debut which although credited to him was a clear own goal. Towards the end of the 2003–04 season though, he began to push the previous right back,
1226:
414:
748:
1201:
670:
406:
402:
264:
246:
726:
1191:
874:
866:
842:
890:
882:
1010:
1002:
580:
1186:
1221:
1216:
1206:
946:
72:
1211:
906:
312:
for the 2000–01 season, and was a key member of the team for the entire season, playing in 41 of the 46 league games.
1130:
1050:
1042:
994:
986:
962:
954:
352:
1026:
335:
In his first season, Roche wasn't a first team regular, despite scoring an outstanding 25-yard volley against
1181:
1090:
1082:
304:
132:
89:
553:
662:
527:
718:
1176:
356:
287:
378:
336:
692:
636:
610:
501:
777:
365:
850:
834:
788:
344:
782:
588:
819:
390:
309:
206:
188:
151:
1170:
1074:
1058:
1034:
938:
930:
290:. He played as a right sided full-back but could also play on the right of midfield.
1154:
1138:
922:
914:
858:
329:
325:
321:
170:
453:
320:
At the end of 2003 Roche was released on a free transfer from
Manchester United.
978:
361:
343:
out of the side. Unfortunately for Roche, Ternent's contract wasn't renewed and
898:
351:. Cotterill did not rate Roche as highly as Ternent had done, and brought in
1146:
1018:
696:
640:
614:
557:
531:
505:
426:
348:
340:
749:"The Man Utd kid who went from the Champions League to the building site"
480:"Lee Roche y la otra cara del fútbol: de la Champions a la fontanería"
61:
324:
were the team to take advantage of this situation with then manager
725:. England Football Online − Chris Goodwin & Glen Isherwood.
792:
332:
club to sign the promising youngster to a two-year deal.
286:(born 28 October 1980) is an English former professional
393:
in 2007, staying with the club until
February 2011.
258:
240:
235:
218:
200:
182:
164:
144:
126:
100:
95:
83:
78:
68:
57:
39:
31:
26:
669:. British Broadcasting Corporation. 5 July 2005.
587:. Manchester United Football Club. Archived from
821:Wrexham A.F.C. – Young Player of the Year
804:
8:
21:
277:*Club domestic league appearances and goals
1232:National League (English football) players
811:
797:
789:
781:
719:"England's Matches the under 21's 2000−10"
110:
20:
303:Roche started his career as a trainee at
448:
446:
444:
442:
415:2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
438:
729:from the original on 10 November 2019
7:
1197:Men's association football defenders
1066:
347:was appointed as the new manager at
118:
663:"Roche signing strengthens Wrexham"
673:from the original on 19 April 2020
478:Tavero, Fernando (24 March 2021).
401:Roche made one appearance for the
14:
1098:
528:"Arsenal win battle of reserves"
1227:English Football League players
405:; he started the 2−2 draw with
1202:Manchester United F.C. players
1:
579:Davies, Simon (3 June 2003).
328:using his connections to the
611:"Burnley 2-3 Crystal Palace"
554:"Deportivo see off Man Utd"
1248:
458:Barry Hugman's Footballers
1192:English men's footballers
828:
723:EnglandFootballOnline.com
276:
88:
71:
60:
42:
34:
693:"Wrexham 2-0 Boston Utd"
1187:Footballers from Bolton
1222:Premier League players
1217:Droylsden F.C. players
1207:Wrexham A.F.C. players
502:"Man Utd back on song"
1212:Burnley F.C. players
482:(in Spanish). as.com
397:International career
236:International career
27:Personal information
637:"Leeds 1-2 Burnley"
591:on 17 December 2005
379:Football Conference
23:
753:planetfootball.com
508:. 23 November 2002
377:relegation to the
16:English footballer
1164:
1163:
643:. 3 November 2004
534:. 5 November 2001
403:England under-21s
305:Manchester United
299:Manchester United
281:
280:
133:Manchester United
90:Manchester United
1239:
1157:
1149:
1141:
1133:
1125:
1117:
1109:
1101:
1100:
1093:
1085:
1077:
1069:
1068:
1061:
1053:
1045:
1037:
1029:
1021:
1013:
1005:
997:
989:
981:
973:
965:
957:
949:
941:
933:
925:
917:
909:
901:
893:
885:
877:
869:
861:
853:
845:
837:
822:
813:
806:
799:
790:
785:
765:
764:
762:
760:
745:
739:
738:
736:
734:
715:
709:
708:
706:
704:
689:
683:
682:
680:
678:
659:
653:
652:
650:
648:
633:
627:
626:
624:
622:
607:
601:
600:
598:
596:
581:"Roche released"
576:
570:
569:
567:
565:
550:
544:
543:
541:
539:
524:
518:
517:
515:
513:
498:
492:
491:
489:
487:
475:
469:
468:
466:
464:
450:
429:under-11 side.
261:
243:
203:
185:
167:
147:
129:
120:
112:
86:
53:
49:
47:
24:
1247:
1246:
1242:
1241:
1240:
1238:
1237:
1236:
1167:
1166:
1165:
1160:
1152:
1144:
1136:
1128:
1120:
1112:
1104:
1096:
1088:
1080:
1072:
1064:
1056:
1048:
1040:
1032:
1024:
1016:
1008:
1000:
992:
984:
976:
968:
960:
952:
944:
936:
928:
920:
912:
904:
896:
888:
880:
872:
864:
856:
848:
840:
832:
824:
820:
817:
774:
769:
768:
758:
756:
755:. 18 March 2021
747:
746:
742:
732:
730:
717:
716:
712:
702:
700:
699:. 6 August 2005
691:
690:
686:
676:
674:
661:
660:
656:
646:
644:
635:
634:
630:
620:
618:
617:. 9 August 2003
609:
608:
604:
594:
592:
578:
577:
573:
563:
561:
560:. 18 March 2003
552:
551:
547:
537:
535:
526:
525:
521:
511:
509:
500:
499:
495:
485:
483:
477:
476:
472:
462:
460:
452:
451:
440:
435:
423:
399:
387:
374:
357:Cheltenham Town
345:Steve Cotterill
318:
301:
296:
259:
241:
201:
183:
165:
145:
127:
84:
51:
50:28 October 1980
45:
43:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1245:
1243:
1235:
1234:
1229:
1224:
1219:
1214:
1209:
1204:
1199:
1194:
1189:
1184:
1179:
1169:
1168:
1162:
1161:
1159:
1158:
1150:
1142:
1134:
1126:
1118:
1110:
1102:
1094:
1086:
1078:
1070:
1062:
1054:
1046:
1038:
1030:
1022:
1014:
1006:
998:
990:
982:
974:
966:
958:
950:
942:
934:
926:
918:
910:
902:
894:
886:
878:
870:
862:
854:
846:
838:
829:
826:
825:
818:
816:
815:
808:
801:
793:
787:
786:
780:at Soccerbase
773:
772:External links
770:
767:
766:
740:
710:
684:
654:
628:
602:
571:
545:
519:
493:
470:
437:
436:
434:
431:
422:
419:
398:
395:
386:
383:
373:
370:
337:Crystal Palace
317:
314:
300:
297:
295:
292:
284:Lee Paul Roche
279:
278:
274:
273:
270:
267:
262:
256:
255:
252:
249:
244:
238:
237:
233:
232:
227:
222:
220:
216:
215:
212:
209:
204:
198:
197:
194:
191:
186:
180:
179:
176:
173:
168:
162:
161:
158:
155:
148:
142:
141:
138:
135:
130:
124:
123:
114:
107:
102:
98:
97:
96:Senior career*
93:
92:
87:
81:
80:
76:
75:
70:
66:
65:
59:
58:Place of birth
55:
54:
41:
37:
36:
35:Lee Paul Roche
33:
29:
28:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1244:
1233:
1230:
1228:
1225:
1223:
1220:
1218:
1215:
1213:
1210:
1208:
1205:
1203:
1200:
1198:
1195:
1193:
1190:
1188:
1185:
1183:
1182:Living people
1180:
1178:
1175:
1174:
1172:
1156:
1151:
1148:
1143:
1140:
1135:
1132:
1127:
1124:
1119:
1116:
1111:
1108:
1103:
1095:
1092:
1087:
1084:
1079:
1076:
1071:
1063:
1060:
1055:
1052:
1047:
1044:
1039:
1036:
1031:
1028:
1023:
1020:
1015:
1012:
1007:
1004:
999:
996:
991:
988:
983:
980:
975:
972:
967:
964:
959:
956:
951:
948:
943:
940:
935:
932:
927:
924:
919:
916:
911:
908:
903:
900:
895:
892:
887:
884:
879:
876:
871:
868:
863:
860:
855:
852:
847:
844:
839:
836:
831:
830:
827:
823:
814:
809:
807:
802:
800:
795:
794:
791:
784:
779:
776:
775:
771:
754:
750:
744:
741:
728:
724:
720:
714:
711:
698:
694:
688:
685:
672:
668:
664:
658:
655:
642:
638:
632:
629:
616:
612:
606:
603:
590:
586:
582:
575:
572:
559:
555:
549:
546:
533:
529:
523:
520:
507:
503:
497:
494:
481:
474:
471:
459:
455:
449:
447:
445:
443:
439:
432:
430:
428:
420:
418:
416:
412:
408:
404:
396:
394:
392:
384:
382:
380:
371:
369:
367:
363:
358:
354:
350:
346:
342:
338:
333:
331:
327:
323:
315:
313:
311:
306:
298:
293:
291:
289:
285:
275:
271:
268:
266:
263:
257:
253:
250:
248:
245:
239:
234:
231:
228:
226:
223:
221:
217:
213:
210:
208:
205:
199:
195:
192:
190:
187:
181:
177:
174:
172:
169:
163:
159:
156:
153:
149:
143:
139:
136:
134:
131:
125:
122:
115:
113:
108:
106:
103:
99:
94:
91:
82:
77:
74:
67:
63:
56:
52:(age 43)
40:Date of birth
38:
30:
25:
19:
1122:
1114:
1106:
970:
757:. Retrieved
752:
743:
731:. Retrieved
722:
713:
701:. Retrieved
687:
675:. Retrieved
666:
657:
645:. Retrieved
631:
619:. Retrieved
605:
593:. Retrieved
589:the original
584:
574:
562:. Retrieved
548:
536:. Retrieved
522:
510:. Retrieved
496:
484:. Retrieved
473:
461:. Retrieved
457:
424:
400:
388:
385:Later career
375:
366:Leeds United
334:
330:Old Trafford
326:Stan Ternent
319:
302:
283:
282:
229:
224:
116:
109:
104:
79:Youth career
18:
1177:1980 births
454:"Lee Roche"
362:Elland Road
294:Club career
265:England U21
247:England U19
69:Position(s)
1171:Categories
851:Cunnington
835:Cunnington
585:ManUtd.com
433:References
421:Retirement
411:qualifying
389:He joined
288:footballer
46:1980-10-28
778:Lee Roche
697:BBC Sport
667:BBC Sport
641:BBC Sport
615:BBC Sport
558:BBC Sport
532:BBC Sport
506:BBC Sport
427:Bury F.C.
391:Droylsden
353:Mike Duff
349:Turf Moor
341:Dean West
242:1998–1999
207:Droylsden
202:2007–2011
184:2005–2007
166:2003–2005
146:2000–2001
128:1999–2003
85:1997–1999
64:, England
32:Full name
22:Lee Roche
1155:Cleworth
1139:Cleworth
1075:Coughlin
1035:Williams
939:McGregor
931:McGregor
759:27 March
733:19 April
727:Archived
703:23 March
677:19 April
671:Archived
647:23 March
621:23 March
595:21 April
564:23 March
538:23 March
512:23 March
486:24 March
463:19 April
413:for the
364:against
73:Defender
1067:Rushton
1051:Maxwell
1043:Maxwell
947:Roberts
915:Brammer
843:Edwards
409:during
407:Finland
372:Wrexham
322:Burnley
316:Burnley
310:Wrexham
189:Wrexham
171:Burnley
152:Wrexham
1153:2024:
1145:2023:
1137:2022:
1131:Davies
1129:2021:
1121:2020:
1113:2019:
1105:2018:
1097:2017:
1089:2016:
1081:2015:
1073:2014:
1065:2013:
1057:2012:
1049:2011:
1041:2010:
1033:2009:
1027:Taylor
1025:2008:
1017:2007:
1009:2006:
1001:2005:
995:Morgan
993:2004:
987:Morgan
985:2003:
977:2002:
969:2001:
963:Gibson
961:2000:
955:Gibson
953:1999:
945:1998:
937:1997:
929:1996:
923:Hughes
921:1995:
913:1994:
905:1993:
897:1992:
889:1991:
881:1990:
875:Wright
873:1989:
867:Wright
865:1988:
859:Preece
857:1987:
849:1986:
841:1985:
833:1984:
154:(loan)
62:Bolton
1147:Dalby
1099:Smith
1091:Evans
1083:Evans
1059:Pogba
1011:Jones
1003:Jones
979:Pejic
971:Roche
907:Cross
899:Hardy
355:from
219:Total
101:Years
1019:Done
891:Owen
883:Owen
761:2021
735:2020
705:2010
679:2020
649:2010
623:2010
597:2020
566:2010
540:2010
514:2010
488:2021
465:2020
260:2000
111:Apps
105:Team
1123:N/A
1115:N/A
1107:N/A
272:(0)
254:(0)
230:(3)
225:199
214:(0)
196:(1)
178:(2)
160:(0)
140:(0)
119:Gls
1173::
751:.
721:.
695:.
665:.
639:.
613:.
583:.
556:.
530:.
504:.
456:.
441:^
417:.
381:.
368:.
211:58
193:45
175:54
157:41
150:→
137:1
48:)
812:e
805:t
798:v
763:.
737:.
707:.
681:.
651:.
625:.
599:.
568:.
542:.
516:.
490:.
467:.
269:1
251:4
121:)
117:(
44:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.