Jack William Lester was born on 8 October 1975 and is an English football coach and former professional player, who is a first team coach at EFL Championship club Sheffield United, and assistant coach of the Wales national football team.
27 Facts About Jack Lester
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Jack Lester came through the youth ranks at Grimsby Town where he moved into the first team in 1994.
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Jack Lester spent three years as a first team regular for Forest before switching to Sheffield United in 2003.
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Jack Lester returned to Forest after only spending a year with The Blades.
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Jack Lester remained at the City Ground for another three seasons before joining Chesterfield in 2007.
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On 3 February 2014, Jack Lester came out of retirement and joined Gateshead on a non-contract basis.
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Jack Lester started his career with Grimsby Town and signed his first professional contract in 1994.
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Jack Lester was nurtured into a first team role at Grimsby by manager Alan Buckley and his assistant John Cockerill.
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Jack Lester was a regular fixture in the first team and helped the club succeed in an impressive double final win at Wembley Stadium.
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Jack Lester made 133 league appearances and scored 17 league goals in his time with The Mariners, and is still a popular figure at the club.
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Jack Lester played alongside Steve Kabba amongst others at Bramall Lane.
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Jack Lester remained a first choice striker at the club for the entire season and made 50 appearances for United until his exit in November 2004.
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Jack Lester scored in his first game but in his third start damaged knee ligaments which kept him out of action for almost 9 months.
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Jack Lester went on to play 88 games in this second spell.
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Jack Lester finished the season third in England on goal to game ratio, behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Fernando Torres.
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Jack Lester set a club record in becoming the first striker at the club to score 20 goals in consecutive seasons for 82 years.
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Jack Lester suffered a broken arm against Leyton Orient in September 2011 which kept him out of the side for three months.
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Jack Lester made only 11 starts despite figuring in 38 games in all competitions.
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Jack Lester played his last game for Chesterfield, and his last game in professional football on 27 April 2013.
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On 3 February 2014, Jack Lester came out of retirement, signing for Conference Premier side Gateshead on non-contract terms.
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Jack Lester was part of the Gateshead side that pushed for promotion to the Football League and after defeating former side Grimsby Town in the play-off semi-final, Gateshead were eventually beaten in the final at Wembley Stadium by Cambridge United.
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On 1 August 2014, Jack Lester was appointed coach of the U18 side of former club Nottingham Forest.
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Jack Lester returned to Chesterfield after being appointed as the team's new manager on 29 September 2017.
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On 19 July 2019, Jack Lester returned to Sheffield United as the head of the club's youth academy.
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In December 2021, Jack Lester was promoted to first team coach by new manager Paul Heckingbottom.
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Jack Lester extended his contract at Bramall Lane to the summer of 2028 along with Chris Wilder and his backroom team.
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On 4 September 2023, Jack Lester was appointed as a temporary assistant coach for the Wales national football team under former teammate Rob Page.