Lee Boylan

Lee Boylan

Lee Martin Boylan (born 2 September 1978) is an English-born Irish footballer who is currently playing for Isthmian League Division One North side AFC Sudbury. He has made over 450 first-team appearances, almost all in the Football Conference.

Boylan began his career with West Ham United in 1995, and progressed through the club's recognised youth academy. He played one game for West Ham in the Premier League, as a substitute during the latter stages of the 1996–97 season. He was sent out on loan Kingstonian in 1998, and was released on return to his parent club in 1999. He had brief spells with Trelleborg in Sweden and with Exeter City, before rejoining Kingstonian on a permanent basis in 2000. He left the club in November 2000, and he had brief spells with both Hayes and Stevenage during the final months of the 2000–01 season.

Ahead of the 2001–02 season, Boylan joined Canvey Island, where he was hugely successful; playing 210 games and scoring 176 goals for the club during his five-year tenure with the Essex side. When Canvey resigned from the Conference in 2006, he joined Grays Athletic on a one-year contract, but was later loaned to Chelmsford City after struggling for first-team appearances at Grays. Boylan joined Cambridge United on a free transfer shortly before the 2007–08 season, as Cambridge narrowly missed out on promotion to the Football League in May 2008. He joined Stevenage for an undisclosed fee in June 2008, scoring the second in a 2–0 win against York City in the FA Trophy final at Wembley Stadium in May 2009. Boylan was also part of the side that won promotion to the Football League the following season. Boylan was released by Stevenage in January 2011, and he subsequently re-joined Chelmsford City in March of the same year. After just five appearances for Chelmsford, Boylan joined Thurrock for the rest of the 2010–11 season. He spent a further season at Thurrock, before leaving the club following their relegation. In July 2012, Boylan joined AFC Sudbury.