Michael John Anthony Lester (born 4 August 1954) is an English former professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
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 The North American Soccer League may refer to:
*North American Soccer League (1968–1984), a former Division I league
*North American Soccer League (2011–2017)
The North American Soccer League (NASL) was a professional men's soccer league b ...
with the
Washington Diplomats, and was involved in an altercation with
Pelé
Edson Arantes do Nascimento (; born 23 October 1940), known as Pelé (), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and labelled "the greatest" by FIFA, ...
during his last appearance for the
New York Cosmos in Washington.
He signed for
Mossley in December 1989 and retired at the end of the season having made 24 appearances.
Later became assistant manager of Runcorn and then manager of
Chadderton
Chadderton is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, on the River Irk and Rochdale Canal. It is located in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Oldham, south of Rochdale and north-east of Manchester.
Hi ...
,
Atherton Laburnum Rovers,
Rochdale Town and
Oldham Borough.
References
External links
Mike Lester's Career
1954 births
Living people
English men's footballers
Footballers from Manchester
Men's association football midfielders
Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
Manchester City F.C. players
Stockport County F.C. players
North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
Washington Diplomats (NASL) players
Grimsby Town F.C. players
Barnsley F.C. players
Exeter City F.C. players
Bradford City A.F.C. players
Scunthorpe United F.C. players
Hartlepool United F.C. players
Blackpool F.C. players
Chorley F.C. players
English Football League players
English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
English expatriate men's footballers
Mossley A.F.C. players
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