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Edmund Lester

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Edmund Lester
Personal information
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
18??–1898 Fleetwood Rangers
1898–1899 Burnley 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edmund Lester was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward. He played for Lancashire League club Fleetwood Rangers before moving to Football League First Division side Burnley in March 1898.[1] He played his only senior match for Burnley on 1 April 1899 in the 1–0 defeat away at Sheffield Wednesday.[2] Lester left the club in May 1899, and his whereabouts thereafter are untraced.

References

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  1. ^ Simpson, Ray (2007). The Clarets Chronicles: The Definitive History of Burnley Football Club. Burnley: Burnley Football Club. p. 486. ISBN 978-0-9557468-0-2.
  2. ^ Simpson, Ray (2007). The Clarets Chronicles: The Definitive History of Burnley Football Club. Burnley: Burnley Football Club. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-9557468-0-2.