Before, during & after Southend
Arrived fromChelsea
Southend UnitedAugust–November 2008; July–December 2009; January 2011–July 2012
Next club / destinationWoking
Separate Southend spells
August–November 2008From Chelsea · Next: Chelsea · Loan
July–December 2009From Chelsea · Next: Chelsea · Loan
January 2011–July 2012From Woking · Next: Woking · Permanent
Talented Chelsea academy midfielder Lee Sawyer had two separate loans at Southend, first in August 2008 and again in summer 2009. After spells elsewhere, he returned for a permanent third stay from Woking in January 2011, with Paul Sturrock extending his contract that April. He remained at Roots Hall until summer 2012.