Lee Naylor

For the Australian track and field athlete with the same name, see Lee Naylor (athlete)

Lee Martyn Naylor (born 19 March 1980 in Bloxwich, England) is an England football (soccer), currently playing for Scottish Premier League club Celtic F.C..

Naylor was born in Bloxwich, and joined Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. on leaving school in 1996. He made his debut against Birmingham City F.C. at St Andrews (stadium) in 1997. He went on to represent England national football team Under-21s. He broke through in the 2002-03 in English football and was part of the squad in the play off final in Cardiff on 26 May 2003. In the 2003-04 in English football he was the only ever present player in the FA Premier League campaign. The 2004-05 in English football was one of the best for Naylor, scoring one goal. He was revistalised by Glenn Hoddle and in the 2005-06 in English football which culminated in him scoring a great free kick against Stoke City F.C..

Naylor signed for Celtic on 23 August 2006 and became the team's first choice left back, winning a Player of the Month award for October 2006 in the Scottish Premier League 2006-07. His form was recognized with a nomination for the Scottish PFA Players' Player of the Year award for 2007.