Roy Lester (rugby league)
English rugby league footballer and coach
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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.[5]
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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]