Roy Lester (rugby league)

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.^[5]

Roy Lester

Personal information
Full name	Roy Lester
Born	Warrington, Lancashire, England
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1966–76 Leigh 83 12 0 0 36 1976–80 Warrington 94 7 0 0 21 1980–84 Fulham RLFC 47 4 0 0 12 Total 224 23 0 0 69 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1971–72 Lancashire
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 1984–85 Fulham RLFC 6 0 0 6 0 1986–88 Carlisle 14 5 7 2 36 Total 20 5 7 8 25
Source: ^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

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.^[6]

Lester was newly founded Fulham's first signing, when he signed on a free transfer from Warrington in 1980.^[7][8]

Post playing career

In 2019 he was inducted into the London Broncos Hall of Fame.^[9]

References

1. Rugby League Project playing
2. Rugby League Project coaching
3. Warrington Rugby Heritage
4. Representative Honours
5. Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David (1982). ROTHMANS RUGBY LEAGUE YEARBOOK 1982-83. London: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0907574157.
6. . Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
7. "Ex-Wire director who influenced birth of professional rugby league in London has died". Warrington Guardian. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
8. "Rugby League: Broncos' rocky route to stardom". The Independent. 28 April 1999. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
9. "HALL OF FAME". LBSA. 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2020.

External links

• LBSA profile
• Leigh Heritage Numbers
• Warrington Heritage Numbers