The 35-year-old started his career at Leeds United, making his Championship debut in August 2011 following loan spells in League Two with Accrington and Bury. Lees would go on to establish himself as a regular at Elland Road making over 40 Championship appearances in each of his three senior seasons in West Yorkshire. The centre back then joined Sheffield Wednesday, where Lees would make 249 appearances across seven seasons. Four seasons at Huddersfield followed, before Lees opted to spend the 2025/26 season with Peterborough, making 33 League One appearances for The Posh. Lloyd Kerry, head of recruitment at Harrogate Town, said: