Frank Lester (footballer)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Personal information
Frank Lester
Date of birth	1870
Place of birth	Wednesbury, England
Date of death	Deceased
Playing position	Fullback
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1895–1901 1901–19??	Walsall Unity Small Heath Walsall	68 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Frank Lester (born 1870, deceased) is a former English professional footballer born in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, who played as a fullback. He made 68 appearances in the Football League for Small Heath.^[1]

Small Heath were relegated from the First Division in 1895–96, Lester's first season with the club, but the next season he formed a sound fullback partnership with Billy Pratt. However, the arrival of Arthur Archer as first-choice right back meant Lester was competing with Pratt for the left-back position, which restricted his appearances. He contributed to Small Heath's runners-up finish in the 1900–01 season, thereby winning promotion back to the top flight, but left the club for Walsall later the same year.^[2]

[edit] References

^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown), p. 156. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
^ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books, p. 106. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.

Persondata
NAME	Lester, Frank
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	1870
PLACE OF BIRTH	Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH