| Roy Lester | |
| Fullname: | Roy Lester |
| Birth Place: | Warrington, Lancashire, England |
| Retired: | yes |
| Club1: | Leigh |
| Year1start: | 1966 |
| Year1end: | 76 |
| Appearances1: | 83 |
| Tries1: | 12 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 36 |
| Club2: | Warrington |
| Year2start: | 1976 |
| Year2end: | 80 |
| Appearances2: | 94 |
| Tries2: | 7 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
| Points2: | 21 |
| Club3: | Fulham RLFC |
| Year3start: | 1980 |
| Year3end: | 84 |
| Appearances3: | 47 |
| Tries3: | 4 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals3: | 0 |
| Points3: | 12 |
| Teama: | Lancashire |
| Yearastart: | 1971 |
| Yearaend: | 72 |
| Coachteam1: | Fulham RLFC |
| Coachyear1start: | 1984 |
| Coachyear1end: | 85 |
| Coachgames1: | 6 |
| Coachwins1: | 0 |
| Coachdraws1: | 0 |
| Coachlosses1: | 6 |
| Coachteam2: | Carlisle |
| Coachyear2start: | 1986 |
| Coachyear2end: | 88 |
| Coachgames2: | 14 |
| Coachwins2: | 5 |
| Coachdraws2: | 7 |
| Coachlosses2: | 2 |
| Source: | [1] [2] [3] [4] |
| Updated: | 9 December 2020 |
Roy Lester is an English former professional rugby league footballer and coach. He played as a 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]
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]
In 2019 he was inducted into the London Broncos Hall of Fame.[9]