 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Lee aiva mutsigiri mukuru uyo akatanga kuHednesford Town uye akabatana neAston Villa muna Gumiguru 1955, iyo yakanga ichitambura kuti irarame muFirst Division pasi pekutungamirirwa kwaEric Houghton. Vakadzivisa kudzikiswa mu195556 nekuda kwechinangwa chavo chepamusoro cheHuddersfield Town. Villa akapedza ari wechigumi mu195657 uye akakunda FA Cup, kunyange zvazvo Lee asina kuonekwa mumutambo wokupedzisira. Mushure mekupedza 14th-nzvimbo mumushandirapamwe wa1957-58, kirabhu yaive pasi pemutambo naDecember wegore ra1958-59, uye mukuru mutsva Joe Mercer aisakwanisa kudzivirira kudonha. 