Mike Lester (footballer)

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Mike Lester
Personal information
Full name Michael John Anthony Lester[1]
Date of birth (1954-08-04) 4 August 1954 (age 69)[1]
Place of birth Manchester, England[1]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1974 Oldham Athletic 27 (2)
1974–1977 Manchester City 2 (0)
1975–1976 → Stockport County (loan) 9 (1)
1977 Washington Diplomats 24 (1)
1977–1979 Grimsby Town 48 (10)
1979–1981 Barnsley 64 (11)
1981–1982 Exeter City 19 (6)
1982–1983 Bradford City 49 (2)
1983–1986 Scunthorpe United 106 (9)
1985–1986 → Hartlepool United (loan) 11 (1)
1986–1987 Stockport County 11 (0)
1987 Ludvika FK ? (?)
1987–1988 Blackpool 11 (1)
1988–1990 Chorley ? (?)
Total 381 (44)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael John Anthony Lester (born 4 August 1954) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender/midfielder. He made 381 appearances most at Scunthorpe from 1983 to 1986 with 106 appearances.

Lester played in the North American Soccer League with the Washington Diplomats, and was involved in an altercation with Pelé during his last appearance for the New York Cosmos in Washington.[3]

He signed for Mossley in December 1989 and retired at the end of the season having made 24 appearances.[4]

Later became assistant manager of Runcorn and then manager of Chadderton, Atherton Laburnum Rovers, Rochdale Town and Oldham Borough.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Mike Lester". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. ^ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1980). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 58. ISBN 0362020175.
  3. ^ "Fight Erupts As Diplomats Beat Cosmos". The New York Times. 7 August 1977.
  4. ^ "Complete A-Z of Mossley Players". Mossley Web. Retrieved 24 November 2019.

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