 He helped them win promotion to the First Division as Second Division champions in 1984, playing at right full-back in the latter part of that season, followed by seventh and sixth-place finishes – the peak sixth-place finish coming in the 1985–86 season, for much of which Chelsea looked like serious title contenders.In the 1985–86 Chelsea won the Full Members Cup, with Lee scoring twice in the win over Manchester City 5–4 at Wembley.In July 1987 a fee of £17,500 took him to Third Division side Brentford where he combined his playing duties with that of his position of youth development officer.