Lee Nogan

Lee Martin Nogan (born 21 May 1969) is a Welsh former professional footballer and manager.

He is the elder brother of Kurt Nogan.

A forward, he began his career at Oxford United in 1987.

He spent four years at the club, and also had loan spells at Brentford and Southend United.

He joined Brentford on loan in March 1987, and spent the remainder of the 1986–87 season at Griffin Park, scoring two goals in 11 Third Division games for Steve Perryman's "Bees".

He then played four matches and scored one goal as the "U's" were relegated out of the First Division at the end of the 1987–88 season under the stewardship of Mark Lawrenson.

He also played nine games on loan at Third Division Southend United, scoring one goal for the "Shrimpers".

He made only occasional appearances for Oxford in the 1988–89 and 1989–90 campaigns, playing just eight first-team games under new manager Brian Horton.

He established himself as a regular first-team player at the Manor Ground during the 1990–91 campaign, scoring seven goals from 40 appearances.

He was sold on to Watford for £350,000 in December 1991, where he would remain for another four years.

He scored five goals from 25 games in the first half of the 1991–92 season.

Nogan joined Second Division rivals Watford for a £350,000 fee in December 1991, who were managed by former Brentford boss Steve Perryman.

He ended the 1991–92 campaign with five goals from 23 games, helping the "Hornets" to a tenth-place finish.

He scored 12 goals from 49 appearances in the 1992–93 season as Watford slipped to 16th-position.

He lost his first-team place after a change of manager in 1993, and again joined Southend United on loan.

He lost his first-team place under new manager Glenn Roeder in the 1993–94 season, and scored only four goals from his 30 matches as Watford narrowly avoided relegation.

He also returned to Southend United on loan, now in the First Division and under the stewardship of Peter Taylor.

Again his stay at Roots Hall was brief however, and he played just five games for the "Seasiders".

He returned to Vicarage Road and scored nine goals from 15 appearances in the first half of the 1994–95 campaign.

He scored 12 goals in 23 appearances, including a hat-trick in a 3–3 draw with Port Vale at Elm Park, to help the "Royals" to secure a second-place finish in the First Division at the end of the 1994–95 season.

A reduction in the size of the Premier League denied the club automatic promotion however, and though they eliminated Tranmere Rovers in the play-off semi-finals, they lost out to Bolton Wanderers in the play-off final at Wembley Stadium.

Nogan had put Reading ahead in the fourth minute with the first goal of the game, and by half-time they were 2–0 up, but two goals in the final 15 minutes saw Bolton force extra time and go on to claim a 4–3 victory.

He was sold to Reading for £250,000 in January 1995, and played in the club's defeat in the 1995 First Division play-off final at Wembley Stadium.

Nogan was sold on to Reading for £250,000 in January 1995.

Reading then struggled in the 1995–96 campaign, only managing a 19th-place finish, with Nogan contributing 11 goals from his 45 appearances.

He went on to score a further six goals across 25 appearances in the 1996–97 season, as joint-managers Mick Gooding and Jimmy Quinn led the club to an 18th-place finish.

Nogan also enjoyed a spell on loan with Notts County, playing six games during his short stay at Meadow Lane as the "Magpies" struggled at the foot of the Second Division.

He spent time on loan at Notts County, before he joined Grimsby Town for a £170,000 fee in August 1997.

Nogan signed with Grimsby Town for a £170,000 fee in August 1997, with manager Alan Buckley looking to replace Clive Mendonca.

He formed effective partnership with Jack Lester, and scored 13 goals in 54 appearances across the 1997–98 season to help the "Mariners" to reach the Second Division play-off final at Wembley Stadium.

There they defeated Northampton Town 1–0 to secure promotion.

He helped the club to win the Football League Trophy in 1998 and then to win promotion out of the Second Division via the play-offs at the end of the 1997–98 season.

He also played in the 1998 Football League Trophy final, as Grimsby won the Football League Trophy for the first time with a 2–1 extra-time victory over AFC Bournemouth.

He moved on to Luton Town in 2000, before signing with York City in February 2001.

He was also instated as assistant manager in May 2003, and left the club two years later.

He scored a total of 139 goals in 673 league and cup appearances during a 19-year professional career, and also won two caps for Wales.

He was appointed manager at Whitby Town in June 2006, before resigning in October 2007.

He remained on at the club as a player and assistant manager, before joining F.C. Halifax Town as an assistant to Neil Aspin.

He followed Aspin to Gateshead in November 2015, and then Port Vale in October 2017.

Nogan turned professional at Oxford United under Maurice Evans.