[6] He helped the club gain promotion from the Conference the following season, and made his debut in the Football League on 27 August 2005, as a late substitute in the 1–0 home defeat to Grimsby Town.
[8] Roache joined Conference South club Cambridge City, where he spent two and a half years, including a spell on loan to Eastleigh,[9] and scored 21 goals from 91 appearances in all competitions.
[10] He made his Histon debut as a substitute against Forest Green Rovers in February 2009,[11] the first of twelve appearances from the bench without scoring, and was released before the 2009–10 season.
[17] On Sunday 7 February Roache came out of retirement, and joined Hayling United on Joe Regan's Football Manager 21 save with The Humbugs.
It is expected, Lee will retire at the end of the 20–21 season, after an 18-year career full of goals, becoming a cult hero at his final club.