Football's oldest keeper wants to continue playing in goal

Mr. Lee has been playing the game since he was six.

He is 72 years and he wears the number one jersey for a local veteran football side. Meet Mr. Colin Lee from Northampton. Last year he was awarded the Barclays Community Sports Award for his community football work.

“When I first started playing I went in any position I could just to get a game. But since 1949 I have played in goal, I just really enjoy it”, says Britain’s oldest goalkeeper

England’s oldest professional goalkeeper and 1966 World Cup winner Gordon banks retired at the age of 41. What drives this old pensioner to play in goal week in and week out is remarkable.

Lee supports Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League. Maybe the Wolves keeper, Wayne Hennessey, should ask him a thing or two about staying fit and staying free of nagging injuries.

“I like chucking myself around the goal like a lunatic. I’ve had lots of bruises but amazingly I’ve never had any serious football injuries in nearly 70 years”, says Lee.

Mr Lee’s all-time football hero is Manchester United midfielder, Ryan Giggs, who is still playing and scoring for the devils.

‘I still feel like a six-year-old boy at heart when I play, although my body tells me differently,’ he says.

‘I want to continue playing football for as long as I can.’