Lee Bowyer - (Player Details)

Lee Bowyer: # 25 MOT 100 Greatest LUFC Players Ever

Lee Bowyer (1996-2003)

Bowyer moved to Leeds United in July 1996 from Charlton Athletic for a then British record fee for a teenager of £3 million. He took a long time to settle, but his performances saw him being voted United's Player of the Year, for 1998/99. A hard-working player, hard in the tackle and with an eye for goal, Bowyer looked to be the fringe of an England place until his well- publicised troubles. Bowyer showed magnificent form in the first half of the 1999/2000 season, he was a star at home and in Europe as Leeds made the semi-finals of the Champions League, and he almost finished top scorer in the competition. He was one of the best players in the Premiership throughout 2000/01, even though his court case was in progress. He left Leeds in 2003 for West Ham before moving to Newcastle United..