Given the question: Facts: - managerclubs: kendal town northwich victoria longridge town - caps: 91 22 3 139 90 6 7 57 61 46 3 4 - nationalyears: 1992 - birth date: 7 september 1972 - clubs: west preston north end -lrb- loan -rrb- preston north end bromwich grimsby town wigan athletic port vale -lrb- loan -rrb- albion huddersfield town -lrb- loan -rrb- southport chorley -lrb- loan -rrb- kendal town notts county -lrb- loan -rrb- - nationalcaps: 1 - height: 1.78 m ftin on - nationalgoals: 0 - name: lee ashcroft - nationalteam: england under-21 - birth place: preston , england - position: winger / striker - fullname: lee ashcroft - totalgoals: 135 - manageryears: 2006 -- 2012 2012 -- 2013 201 ? -- - years: 1993 -- 2000 2000 -- 2002 2002 2002 2003 -- 2004 -- 2004 2004 -- 2010 1996 1995 1996 1996 -- 1998 1998 - totalcaps: 529 - goals: 13 8 1 51 17 0 3 19 15 8 0 0 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of lee ashcroft .
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lee ashcroft -lrb- born 7 september 1972 -rrb- is an english former footballer and football manager who now manages west lancashire league side longridge town .an england under-21 international , the striker began his playing career at preston north end in 1987 .six years later he was sold on to west bromwich albion for # 250,000 .loaned out to notts county in 1995 , he returned to preston north end for # 150,000 in september 1996 .he transferred to grimsby town # 500,000 in august 1998 , before being sold on to wigan athletic in august 2000 for # 350,000 .loaned out to port vale and huddersfield town , he was released in 2003 and joined conference club southport , before ending his career with a six-year spell with kendal town .he also managed kendal from 2006 until 2012 , before taking the management job at northwich victoria in november 2012 .he lost his job in december 2013 due to a confrontation with an opposition coach .he later managed longridge town .