 Gee spent 12 years as a reserve-team midfielder and committee member for Hucknall Town in non-League football, although his playing career was hampered by recurrent injuries to his right knee.Having had seven operations on his knee, he was unable to pursue a playing career in professional football.Gee started his managerial career with Dunkirk, leading them to second place in the Central Midlands League Premier Division in the 1995–96 season, thus winning promotion to the Central Midlands League Supreme Division.