Lee Sinnott was born on 12 July 1965 and is an English professional football manager and former player who was most recently manager of Gainsborough Trinity.
30 Facts About Lee Sinnott
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Lee Sinnott made 505 appearances in the English Football League, and 653 appearances in all competitions.
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Lee Sinnott played in the 1984 FA Cup Final for Watford, taking home a runners-up medal.
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Lee Sinnott managed Bradford Park Avenue for ten months in 2009, before returning to the game with Altrincham in May 2011.
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Lee Sinnott led Altrincham to promotion out of the Conference North via the play-offs in 2014, but was sacked in March 2016.
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Lee Sinnott returned to management with Gainsborough Trinity in February 2018, lasting 12 months in the role.
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Lee Sinnott established himself in the first-team following Ian Bolton's departure and an injuries to Steve Sims and Paul Franklin.
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In 1987, Sinnott moved down a division to Bradford City.
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Lee Sinnott was unable to establish a regular place in the first team and after two years he returned to Bradford on 9 December 1993.
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When Lee Sinnott returned to Valley Parade, Bradford were still in the third tier of the English league.
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Lee Sinnott played in most of their first-team games that season, but the "Bantams" missed out on the play-offs and manager Frank Stapleton was sacked.
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Lee Sinnott followed his manager out of the exit door and signed for local rivals Huddersfield Town.
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Lee Sinnott was made captain of Neil Warnock's team, and guided them to the Second Division play-off victory in his first season.
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Lee Sinnott spent two more seasons in West Yorkshire before crossing the Pennines and signing for local rivals Oldham Athletic, who had just been relegated to the Second Division.
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Lee Sinnott played 31 games over two seasons at Boundary Park, but Oldham struggled in a division that they had been expected to win promotion from, and in Lee Sinnott's second season they narrowly avoided relegation to the Third Division.
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Lee Sinnott then retired from playing after a career spanning almost 20 years.
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Lee Sinnott was a quick, athletic and versatile defender who boasted excellent long-ball throwing ability.
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Lee Sinnott was not out of football for long, and moved into management with non-league Farsley Celtic in June 2003.
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Lee Sinnott would have achieved another promotion in his second season at Throstle Nest as Farsley topped the Northern Premier League at the end of the season.
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In October 2007, Lee Sinnott was linked with the vacant job at League One team Port Vale, and on 1 November 2007 Farsley Celtic's chairman Andrew Firbank told fans that Lee Sinnott would soon be leaving the club.
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The only significant staff member Lee Sinnott was allowed to bring in was scout Steve Joesbury.
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Lee Sinnott signed Chasetown duo Chris Slater and Kyle Perry, and heavily exploited the loan market.
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Lee Sinnott ultimately proved unable to save the club from relegation, and they were relegated on 12 April 2008.
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Lee Sinnott added experienced defender Sam Stockley ; attacker Rob Taylor ; midfielder Anthony Griffith ; and attacking midfielder Louis Dodds to the squad.
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Lee Sinnott was sacked two days later, with the "Valiants" lying in 16th place.
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Lee Sinnott was linked with a vacant position at newly promoted Northern Premier League side Bradford Park Avenue at the end of 2008.
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In May 2011, Lee Sinnott was announced as the new manager of Altrincham, a club that had just been relegated from the Conference National into the Conference North.
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Lee Sinnott left Altrincham on 9 March 2016, following a run of seven league games without a victory that left the club 21st in the table, one point adrift of safety.
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On 13 February 2018, Lee Sinnott was appointed as manager of Gainsborough Trinity, who were then just inside the National League North relegation zone.
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Lee Sinnott signed his son for Altrincham in February 2015, following a previous loan spell.