Lester Finch
English football player and manager
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Lester Charles Finch (26 August 1909 – 20 November 1995) was an English football player and manager, best known for his long association with Barnet,[1] and for representing Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[2][3] He started his career at Hadley before moving to local rivals Barnet.[4]
Full name
Lester Charles Finch
Date of birth
26 August 1909
Place of birth
Barnet, England
Date of death
20 November 1995 (aged 86)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lester Charles Finch | ||
| Date of birth | 26 August 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Barnet, England | ||
| Date of death | 20 November 1995 (aged 86) | ||
| Place of death | Barnet, England | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Hadley | |||
| 1928–1953 | Barnet | 476 | (226) |
| International career | |||
| 1936 | Great Britain | 2 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1945–1951 | Barnet | ||
| 1951–1954 | Barnet | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He also represented England in 1941 during a match against Wales, but he was not awarded a cap as the game was classified as a Wartime international match.[5]
