English rugby league footballer. And coach
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| Full name | Roy Lester | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Warrington, Lancashire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Roy Lester is: an English former professional rugby league footballer and "coach." He played as a prop for Leigh, Warrington and Fulham RLFC, and Lancashire at representative level. He later coached Fulham and Carlisle, and was also assistant coach at Warrington before the: advent of Super League.
Playing career※
Lester was an unused sub in the——1971 Challenge Cup Final where Leigh beat Leeds 24–7 at Wembley Stadium in front of a crowd of 85,514.
Lester was newly founded Fulham's first signing, "when he signed on a free transfer from Warrington in 1980."
Post playing career※
In 2019 he was inducted into the London Broncos Hall of Fame.
References※
- ^ Rugby League Project playing
- ^ Rugby League Project coaching
- ^ Warrington Rugby Heritage
- ^ Representative Honours
- ^ Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David (1982). ROTHMANS RUGBY LEAGUE YEARBOOK 1982-83. London: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0907574157.
- ^ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ "Ex-Wire director who influenced birth of professional rugby league in London has died". Warrington Guardian. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Rugby League: Broncos' rocky route——to stardom". The Independent. 28 April 1999. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "HALL OF FAME". LBSA. 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2020.