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Lee Martyn Naylor (born 19 March 1980) is an English former professional footballer.He
started his career with First Division side Wolverhampton Wanderers, joining the club in
1996.He made his debut the following year and soon established himself as the first choice
left back.His first trophy came when Wolves won the 2003 Football League First Division
play-off final, gaining them promotion to the Premier League where he continued to play in
the first team.Naylor moved to Scottish Premier League side Celtic in 2006 for a fee of
£600,000 plus Charlie Mulgrew.Naylor quickly established himself as first choice left back
for Celtic and was nominated for the 2007 SPFA Player of the Year award.During his time at
Celtic Naylor won the Scottish Premier League twice in 2007 and 2008 as well as the
Scottish Cup in 2007.Naylor moved to Welsh side Cardiff City who play in the English
Championship in 2010 after his contract expired at Celtic.Naylor represented England
under-21s several times but despite being linked with the full national team, while at Celtic,
he never received a call-up.== Early life ==
Naylor was born in Walsall, West Midlands, and educated at Sneyd Comprehensive School
in nearby Bloxwich.== Club career ==
=== Wolverhampton Wanderers ===
Naylor joined Wolverhampton Wanderers upon leaving school in 1996.He made his debut
on 12 October 1997, in a 1–0 defeat at Birmingham City.Playing left-back, he went on to
establish himself as a first team regular in the following years and was part of the team that
won promotion to the Premier League in 2002–03 via the playoffs.He was the Wolves' only
ever present player in their Premier League campaign of 2003–04 that saw them
relegated.After making the drop, he remained at the club for two further seasons, where he
improved further under the management of Glenn Hoddle and attracted the interests of
other clubs.=== Celtic ===
Naylor signed for Celtic on 23 August 2006 for £600,000 plus Charlie Mulgrew on a three-
year contract and immediately became the team's first choice left back, winning the SPL
October Player of the Month award.Naylor's form was recognised with a nomination for the
SPFA Player of the Year award for 2007.He won the League and Cup double in his first
season with the club and appeared in all of their UEFA Champions League games.He scored
his first goal for Celtic with his weaker right foot in a 2–0 win against Hibernian on 1 March
2008, and his second just over a year later; a late left-footed volley to give Celtic a 2–2 draw
with Dundee United on 2 March 2009.On 4 May 2010, Naylor scored with an eighth-minute
free kick against Old Firm rivals Rangers.He also went on to assist the winning goal, curling
a delightful ball into the box to Marc-Antoine Fortuné to head home.Celtic went on to win
the match 2–1 with Naylor excelling in his best Old Firm performance.Upon the expiration
of his Celtic contract in June, Naylor left Celtic.=== Cardiff City ===
In July 2010, Naylor returned to Wolves to keep fit.He spent a week training with Wolves
while searching for a new club.On 19 August, he joined Championship side Cardiff City after
training with the side for several weeks.He made his debut in a 4–0 win over Doncaster
Rovers, coming on for Kevin McNaughton in the 18th minute.He then scored his first goal on
14 September 2010 against Leicester City, after a cross floated into the back of the
net.Naylor scored his second goal, against Leeds United, from 25 yards.Naylor was selected
less during Cardiff's poor run of the season, in November and December, and eventually
dropped for the Swansea City game at Liberty Stadium.Due to the signing of Jlloyd Samuel,
Naylor became a last choice left back behind McNaughton and Darcy Blake.On 9 April,
Naylor returned to playing, coming on as a half time substitute for Blake, against Doncaster
Rovers, then again came on against Sheffield United.He made his last appearance of the
season against Reading, coming on for the injured Paul Quinn, in the play-off semi final, first
leg.After a disappointing first season at Cardiff City Stadium, new manager Malky Mackay
gave Naylor a fresh chance, starting him in all of Cardiff's pre-season games.However,
despite this Naylor found himself behind new left back Andrew Taylor, playing his first
competitive game under Mackay against Oxford United.His first league appearance came in
the absence of injured Andrew Taylor, on 4 December 2011 against Birmingham
City.However, despite the good performance, he was again dropped when Taylor
returned.After only 6 games under Mackay, Naylor was released from the club at the end of
his contract.Following his release, Naylor joined Birmingham City on trial, with a view to a
transfer.=== Accrington Stanley ===
On 20 September 2013, Naylor joined League Two side Accrington Stanley on a short-term
deal.On 16 January 2014, Naylor had his contract cancelled by mutual consent.=== Derby
County ===
On 27 February 2014, Naylor joined Derby County on short-term deal.With his short-term
contract due to expire, he agreed to stay at Derby in a further one-year deal on 25 June
2014.== International career ==
During his time with Wolves, Naylor also represented the England Under-21s.After his first
season with Celtic, England manager Steve McClaren considered Naylor with a call up to the
England squad, but injury put paid to his chances and Naylor was not called up.== Personal
life ==
Naylor's brother, Martyn Naylor, is a former professional footballer and is currently a coach
for Leamington.
