Lee Boylan

Early career

Boylan began his career with West Ham United in 1996, playing regularly in the club's youth team, as well as in the FA Youth Cup Final defeat at the end of the 1995–96 season, starting alongside Rio Ferdinand and Frank Lampard. Boylan made one Premier League appearance, as an 89th-minute substitute in a 5–1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday on 3 May 1997. After a loan spell with Kingstonian during the 1998–99 season, he joined Trelleborg in Sweden on a permanent basis in 1999, playing two games for the club and scoring one goal. He returned to England in November 1999, and signed for Exeter City. Boylan made his debut for Exeter in the club's 1–0 defeat to Halifax Town, coming on as a substitute in the 69th minute. He scored his first goal for the club in his third game, scoring Exeter's first goal in a 3–2 victory against Torquay United. It was to be Boylan's only goal for Exeter, as he played eight times before leaving the club in January 2000. He signed for Kingstonian, who he had previously played for on loan, on a free transfer a month after leaving Exeter, signing a contract until the end of the season. He made his debut in Kingstonian's 1–0 win against Stevenage Borough. Boylan made 15 appearances for Kingstonian in all competitions without scoring. He was released at the end of the season. Boylan was without a club in the opening months of the 2000–01 season, before he joined Hayes in November 2000, making his debut in a 1–0 home defeat to Telford…

Boylan played for the Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team in the 1997 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship finals in Iceland scoring against Israel. He represented the Republic of Ireland under-21 team when he was contracted to West Ham United, making his debut in a 3–0 defeat to Czech Republic, a game in which he suffered an injury after just 20 minutes and was stretchered off. In 2004, he played for the England C team, earning a solitary cap.

Born in Witham, Essex, Boylan attended John Bramston School.

Boylan was married in Watford, Hertfordshire, in May 2001.