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][6][7][8][9][10]

Roy Lester
Personal information
Full nameRoy Lester
BornWarrington, Lancashire, England
Playing information
PositionProp
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.[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]

Lester was newly founded Fulham's first signing, when he signed on a free transfer from Warrington in 1980.[27][28]

Post playing career

In 2019 he was inducted into the London Broncos Hall of Fame.[29]

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. Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David (1983). ROTHMANS RUGBY LEAGUE YEARBOOK 1983-84. London: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0356097293.
  7. Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David (1985). ROTHMANS RUGBY LEAGUE YEARBOOK 1985-86. London: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0356109445.
  8. Farrar, Dave; Lush, Peter (1995). Touch and Go: A History of Professional Rugby League in London. London: London League Publications. ISBN 978-0952606406.
  9. Genders, Harold (2000). The Fulham Dream. London: London League Publications. ISBN 978-0952606499.
  10. "The Coach's". Carlisle Rugby League Memories. 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  11. "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 2009-09-26. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  12. news.bbc.co.uk (27 February 2004). "Cup heroes: Alex Murphy". BBC Sport. UK: BBC. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  13. "Cup Final Sending Off". Archived from the original on 2009-10-04. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  14. Raymond Fletcher; David Howes (1995). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996. London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 199. ISBN 0-7472-7817-2.
  15. Hadfield, Dave (11 May 2012). "Leigh v Leeds: Greatest Cup upset was child's play". The Independent. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  16. Smith, Peter (5 June 2014). "Leeds Rhinos: Leeds still smarting from controversial 1971 cup final". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  17. "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 2009-09-16. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  18. ISBN 978-0951609804
  19. Latham, Michael (1 September 1994). Leigh Rugby League Club: A Comprehensive Record, 1895-1994. Mike R.L.Publications. ISBN 978-0951609842
  20. Sale, Tommy; Hampson, Andy 31 March 2010). Mr Rugby Leigh: The Tommy Sale Story. Scratching Shed Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0956252616
  21. Latham, Michael (30 January 2017). Leigh Centurions Yearbook 2016-17: The Road to Super League. Scratching Shed Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0993510151
  22. "They Played For Leigh". Leigh Centurions Rugby League Club. 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  23. "Heritage Numbers at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  24. "The 100 Club at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  25. "Representative Honours at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  26. "Leigh Centurions Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  27. "Ex-Wire director who influenced birth of professional rugby league in London has died". Warrington Guardian. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  28. "Rugby League: Broncos' rocky route to stardom". The Independent. 28 April 1999. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  29. "HALL OF FAME". LBSA. 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
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