Lee Burge

Lee Stephen Burge (born 9 January 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League One club Northampton Town.^[2]

Lee Burge

Personal information
Full name	Lee Stephen Burge[1]
Date of birth	(1993-01-09) 9 January 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Hereford, England
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Northampton Town
Number	1
Youth career
	Coventry City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2019	Coventry City	140	(0)
2013	→ Nuneaton Town (loan)	17	(0)
2019–2022	Sunderland	51	(0)
2022–	Northampton Town	71	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:46, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Coventry City

On 30 January 2013, Burge joined Conference National side Nuneaton Town on loan for a month, with a view of gaining more experience,^[3] He made his Nuneaton Town debut on 2 February 2013 in a 3–2 loss to Stockport County.^[4] Burge was joined at Nuneaton by fellow Sky Blue Aaron Phillips, both Burge and Phillips had their loan spells extended until the end of the season and were influential in saving Nuneaton from relegation.

At the beginning of the 2014–15 season following Joe Murphy's transfer, Burge was handed the number one shirt. Burge made his professional debut starting on 13 August 2014 in a 2-1 League Cup loss to Cardiff City.^[5]

After some poor displays from first-choice keeper Ryan Allsop in the opening few months of the 2014–15 season, Burge was handed his first league start for Coventry City against Peterborough United on 25 October 2014 resulting in a 3–2 win after trailing 2–0 at half-time. The following home game was The FA Cup round one, Burge was sent-off after 39 minutes for kicking a Worcester City player, conceding a penalty that was scored. Reduced to 10 men, the Sky Blues lost the game 2-1 and suffered their first ever FA Cup first round exit and their first loss to a non-league side since 1989.

On 2 April 2017 at Wembley Stadium, Burge was in the Coventry City side which won the EFL Trophy by beating Oxford United 2-1.^[6]

On 30 September 2018, Burge was struck by a puck while watching local ice hockey team Coventry Blaze play against the Sheffield Steelers at the SkyDome Arena.^[7]

On 30 June 2019 Burge was released by Coventry on the expiry of his contract.

Sunderland

On 3 July 2019, he joined Sunderland on a two-year deal.^[8] Following an impressive 2020–21 season, Burge was named in the 2020–21 EFL League One Team of the Season at the league's annual awards ceremony.^[9] Sunderland announced on 25 May 2022 that he will be released when his contract runs out on 30 June 2022.^[10]

Northampton Town

On 22 June 2022, it was announced that Burge would be joining Northampton Town on 1 July 2022.

Following the conclusion of the 2023–24 season, it was announced Burge had signed a new one-year deal with the option for a further season.^[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 October 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Coventry City	2012–13[12]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2013–14[13]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2014–15[14]	League One	18	0	1	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	22	0
	2015–16[15]	League One	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
	2016–17[16]	League One	33	0	3	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 2]	0	39	0
	2017–18[17]	League Two	40	0	4	0	0	0	4[lower-alpha 3]	0	48	0
	2018–19[18]	League One	40	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	41	0
	Total		140	0	10	0	1	0	9	0	160	0
Nuneaton Town (loan)	2012–13[12]	Conference Premier	17	0	0	0	—		0	0	17	0
Sunderland	2019–20[19]	League One	5	0	1	0	3	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	11	0
	2020–21[20]	League One	41	0	0	0	1	0	4[lower-alpha 4]	0	46	0
	2021–22[21]	League One	3	0	1	0	3	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	9	0
	Total		49	0	2	0	7	0	8	0	66	0
Northampton Town	2022–23[22]	League Two	38	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	39	0
	2023–24[23]	League One	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
	2024–25[24]	League One	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
	Total		71	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	72	0
Career total			277	0	13	0	8	0	17	0	315	0

1. Appearances in the Football League Trophy
2. Appearances in EFL Trophy
3. Three appearances in the play-offs and one appearance in the EFL Trophy
4. Two appearances in the EFL Trophy and two appearances in the play-offs

Honours

Coventry City

• EFL League Two play-offs: 2018^[25]
• EFL Trophy: 2016–17^[26]

Sunderland

• EFL League One play-offs: 2022^[27]
• EFL Trophy: 2020–21^[28]

Northampton Town

• EFL League Two third-place promotion: 2022–23^[29]

Individual

• EFL League One Team of the Season: 2020–21^[9]

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Sunderland" (PDF). English Football League. p. 68. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
2. "KEEPER LEE BURGE BECOMES FOURTH NEW ADDITION OF THE SUMMER". NTFC Official Site. 22 June 2022.
3. "City 'keeper joins Nuneaton on loan". CCFC Official Site. 30 January 2013.
4. "Stockport County 3–2 Nuneaton Town". BBC Sport. 2 February 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
5. "Coventry City 2–1 Cardiff City". CCFC Official Site. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
6. "Wembley Report: Coventry City 2-1 Oxford United - Coventry City crowned winners of the Checkatrade Trophy". www.ccfc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
7. "Cold Feet! Coventry goalkeeper suffers freak hockey puck injury". talkSPORT. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
8. "Signed Up: Burge joins Sunderland". safc.com. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
9. "Football Manager EFL Team of the Season line-ups announced". EFL.com. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
10. "Retained list confirmed". Sunderland Association Football Club. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
11. "LEE BURGE SIGNS NEW CONTRACT". www.ntfc.co.uk. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
12. "Games played by Lee Burge in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
13. "Games played by Lee Burge in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
14. "Games played by Lee Burge in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
15. "Games played by Lee Burge in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
16. "Games played by Lee Burge in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
17. "Games played by Lee Burge in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
18. "Games played by Lee Burge in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
19. "Games played by Lee Burge in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
20. "Games played by Lee Burge in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
21. "Games played by Lee Burge in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
22. "Games played by Lee Burge in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
23. "Games played by Lee Burge in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
24. "Games played by Lee Burge in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
25. Law, James (28 May 2018). "Coventry City 3–1 Exeter City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
26. Scott, Ged (2 April 2017). "Coventry City 2–1 Oxford United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
27. Paddy, Chris (21 May 2022). "Sunderland 2–0 Wycombe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
28. Pilnick, Brent (14 March 2021). "Sunderland 1–0 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
29. "NORTHAMPTON TOWN HAVE BEEN PROMOTED!". Northampton Town. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.

External links

• Lee Burge player profile at ccfc.co.uk
• Lee Burge at Soccerbase