Lee David Bowyer (born 3 January 1977) is an English former professional footballer born in Canning Town, London. Bowyer previously played for several English clubs including Leeds United, Charlton Athletic, West Ham United, Newcastle United, Birmingham City and Ipswich Town. He was also capped once by the England national football team.On 1 July 2017, Bowyer was appointed as assistant manager of Charlton Athletic.Bowyer played for youth team Senrab before joining Charlton Athletic as a schoolboy. He turned professional in April 1994. He first drew attention in 1995, when he and teammate Dean Chandler failed a drugs test for cannabis use. Bowyer was dropped from the England under-18 squad and suspended for eight weeks while he took part in a rehabilitation course organised by the Football Association (the FA). He went on to become a first-team regular, making 58 appearances for Charlton and scoring 14 goals. Wikipedia