Jack Lester

Jack Lester

:"See also Jack Lester (disambiguation)"Infobox Football biography
playername = Jack Lester


fullname = Jack William Lester
height = height|ft=5|in=9
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1975|10|8
cityofbirth = Sheffield
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Chesterfield
clubnumber = 14
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1994–2000
1996
2000–2003
2003–2004
2004–2007
2007–
clubs = Grimsby Town
Doncaster Rovers (loan)
Nottingham Forest
Sheffield United
Nottingham Forest
Chesterfield
caps(goals) = 132 (17)
011 0(1)
099 (21)
044 (12)
076 (13)
037 (27)
pcupdate = 11:08, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

Jack William Lester (born 8 October 1975 in Sheffield, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for League Two side Chesterfield. He plays either as a striker or an attacking midfielder.

Career

Lester started his career with Grimsby Town and signed his first professional contract in 1994 as a 19 year old. He made over 90 appearances and scored 17 league goals. Lester was subsequently loaned out to Doncaster Rovers. He played 10 games (4 in the starting lineup) and scored one goal.

David Platt signed Lester for Nottingham Forest in 2000 for £300,000. It took some time for Lester to get settled in; but when Platt left the club, new manager Paul Hart moved Lester to an attacking midfield role in which Lester flourished, making over 70 starts for Forest and scoring 24 goals.

In 2003 he was released by Hart in an attempt to reduce debts. He was signed by his hometown club Sheffield United where he made 30 appearances.

Lester was offered the chance to return to Forest and he was re-signed by Joe Kinnear in 2004. He scored in his first game back, but in his third game he damaged ligaments in his knee which kept him out of action for almost 9 months. Upon making his return to fitness Lester went on to play over 30 games in his second spell with Forest, most of them as a substitute.

After Nottingham Forest failed to get promoted in the 2006-07 season, Lester was released by manager Colin Calderwood. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/nottm_forest/6682019.stm Nine players released by Forest] ]

In June 2007 he signed for Chesterfield F.C., on a 3 year contract. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chesterfield/6720219.stm Chesterfield sign striker Lester] ]

Jack Lester finished the 2007/08 season as Chesterfield's top scorer, with 27 goals in all competitions. He was also the 3rd top scorer in League Two, with 25 goals in the league, 4 league goals behind Aaron McLean of Peterborough. In the 2007/08 season, he became the fastest post-war Chesterfield player to 20 goals in a season, getting his 20th (and 100th career goal) live on T.V. against Hereford United. In the 2007/08 season he was third in Europe of goal to game ratios. He finished behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Fernando Torres.

Honours

Grimsby Town

*Second Division playoff winner: 1998

References

External links

*soccerbase|id=4493|name=Jack Lester


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Jack Lester King — (March 9, 1934 ndash; June 29, 1983) was an American evolutionary biologist best known for co authoring (with Thomas H. Jukes) a seminal paper on the neutral theory of molecular evolution, Non Darwinian Evolution . [Cite journal| volume = 164|… …   Wikipedia

  • Jack Lester (disambiguation) — Jack Lester might refer to:*Jack Lester, a football player. *Jack Lester (boxer), an American heavyweight boxer …   Wikipedia

  • Jack Lester (boxer) — Infobox Boxer name = Jack Lester realname = Jack Jubeck nickname = weight = Heavyweight height = height|ft=5|in=10 reach = 72in nationality= Flagicon|USA United States| birth date = birth date|1891|5|2|df=y birth place = Calumet, Michigan death… …   Wikipedia

  • Lester — is a Scottish and Irish surname of Gaelic origin, which is a variant of the surname Lister.Lester may refer to:People;Given name *Lester Bangs, an American music critic *Lester Johnson (Lazy Lester), blues harmonica player *Lester Patrick, a… …   Wikipedia

  • Jack King — could refer to:*Jack King (author), pseudonym for an author of spy thrillers *Jack King (animator), cartoon director and animator for Warner Bros and Disney *Jack King (Australian rules footballer), player for Footscray *Jack Lester King,… …   Wikipedia

  • Jack King — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Jack King peut désigner : Jack King (auteur), c est le pseudonyme d un auteur de roman d espionnage. Jack King (animateur), réalisateur et animateur… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Jack Griffiths — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Griffiths. Jack Lester Griffiths , né le 9 septembre 1912 à Wellington (Nouvelle Zélande) et décédé le 13 novembre 2001, était un joueur de rugby à XV qui a joué avec l équipe de Nouvelle Zélande. Il évoluait au… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Jack De Johnette — Jack DeJohnette 2006 Jack DeJohnette (* 9. August 1942 in Chicago) ist ein amerikanischer Jazz Schlagzeuger und Pianist. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Jack DeJohnette — 2006 Jack DeJohnette (* 9. August 1942 in Chicago) ist ein amerikanischer Jazz Schlagzeuger und Pianist. Inhaltsverzeichnis …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Lester Bowie — (11 October 1941 ndash;8 November 1999) was an American jazz trumpet player and composer. He was a member of the AACM, and cofounded the Art Ensemble of Chicago.Life and careerBorn in Frederick, Maryland, Bowie grew up in St Louis, Missouri. At… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”