Jack Lester

Date of birth08 October 1975
Place of birthSheffield
NationalityEnglish
Weight73 kg
Height1.78 m
PositionForward

Signed as a provider of goals rather than a scorer, Jack Lester produced a pleasant surprise by netting seven times for Nottingham Forest in the early part of 2000-01, all his efforts coming away from the City Ground.

Amongst these was a fine hat-trick in the 3- 1 win at Gillingham in November, however shortly afterwards he suffered a bad groin injury against Portsmouth that was to keep him out of action for the remainder of the campaign.

He is a small but effective striker with pace, skill and an excellent work rate.

Jack returned to Nottingham Forest in November 2004 with a contract to June 2007.

He joined Chesterfield in July 2007 with a three-year contract that was extended to June 2011 in July 2009.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Grimsby Town 08 Jul 1994 28 Jan 2000
Doncaster Rovers 20 Sep 1996 19 Nov 1996 L
Nottingham Forest 28 Jan 2000 30 Jun 2003
Sheffield United 06 Jul 2003 26 Nov 2004
Nottingham Forest 26 Nov 2004 30 Jun 2007
Chesterfield 01 Aug 2007 30 Jun 2013
Gateshead 03 Feb 2014 30 Jun 2014

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1994-95 Grimsby Town FA Cup
1
1996-97 Grimsby Town FA Cup 1
1997-98 Grimsby Town League Cup 2
2
1
1998-99 Grimsby Town League Cup 1
1999-00 Grimsby Town League Cup 1
1
2000-01 Nottingham Forest League Division 1 18
1
7
4
2001-02 Nottingham Forest FA Cup 1
2001-02 Nottingham Forest League Cup 2
1
2001-02 Nottingham Forest League Division 1 23
9
5
7
2002-03 Nottingham Forest League Cup 1
2
2002-03 Nottingham Forest League Division 1 20
13
7
7
2
2002-03 Nottingham Forest League Division 1 Play-Offs
1
2003-04 Sheffield United FA Cup 2
1
2003-04 Sheffield United League Cup 2
2
1
2003-04 Sheffield United League Division 1 25
7
12
5
2004-05 Nottingham Forest League Championship 3
1
1
2004-05 Sheffield United League Championship 1
11
1
2004-05 Sheffield United League Cup 1
1
1
1
2005-06 Nottingham Forest FA Cup 1
1
2005-06 Nottingham Forest League One 15
23
5
4
1
2006-07 Nottingham Forest FA Cup
4
2
2006-07 Nottingham Forest Johnstones Paint Trophy 3
1
1
2006-07 Nottingham Forest League Cup
1
2006-07 Nottingham Forest League One 24
11
6
10
2006-07 Nottingham Forest League One Play-Offs 2
2007-08 Chesterfield FA Cup 1
1
2007-08 Chesterfield League Cup 1
1
1
2007-08 Chesterfield League Two 35
1
23
6
2008-09 Chesterfield FA Cup 3
2
1
2008-09 Chesterfield Johnstones Paint Trophy 1
1
2008-09 Chesterfield League Cup 1
2008-09 Chesterfield League Two 37
20
8
1
2009-10 Chesterfield FA Cup 1
1
2009-10 Chesterfield Johnstones Paint Trophy 3
2009-10 Chesterfield League Two 27
2
10
3
2010-11 Chesterfield FA Cup 1
2010-11 Chesterfield Johnstones Paint Trophy
1
2010-11 Chesterfield League Cup 1
2010-11 Chesterfield League Two 29
11
18
3
2011-12 Chesterfield Johnstones Paint Trophy 3
1
1
2011-12 Chesterfield League Cup
1
2011-12 Chesterfield League One 16
5
3
4
2012-13 Chesterfield FA Cup
2
1
2012-13 Chesterfield Johnstones Paint Trophy
1
2012-13 Chesterfield League Cup
1
1
2012-13 Chesterfield League Two 11
23
9
4
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
12 Aug 2000 Nottingham Forest v West Bromwich Albion W 1-0 League Division 1
19 Aug 2000 Norwich City v Nottingham Forest D 0-0 League Division 1
28 Aug 2000 Crystal Palace v Nottingham Forest W 2-3 League Division 1
09 Sep 2000 Blackburn Rovers v Nottingham Forest L 3-0 League Division 1
13 Sep 2000 Sheffield Wednesday v Nottingham Forest W 0-1 League Division 1
16 Sep 2000 Nottingham Forest v Fulham L 0-3 League Division 1
23 Sep 2000 Grimsby Town v Nottingham Forest W 0-2 League Division 1
30 Sep 2000 Nottingham Forest v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 0-0 League Division 1
14 Oct 2000 Barnsley v Nottingham Forest W 3-4 League Division 1
17 Oct 2000 Bolton Wanderers v Nottingham Forest D 0-0 League Division 1
21 Oct 2000 Nottingham Forest v Watford L 0-2 League Division 1
25 Oct 2000 Nottingham Forest v Burnley W 5-0 League Division 1
28 Oct 2000 Stockport County v Nottingham Forest W 1-2 League Division 1
04 Nov 2000 Nottingham Forest v Preston North End W 3-1 League Division 1
12 Nov 2000 Gillingham v Nottingham Forest W 1-3 League Division 1
18 Nov 2000 Nottingham Forest v Wimbledon L 1-2 League Division 1
25 Nov 2000 Nottingham Forest v Tranmere Rovers W 3-1 League Division 1
29 Nov 2000 Nottingham Forest v Sheffield United W 2-0 League Division 1
09 Dec 2000 Nottingham Forest v Portsmouth W 2-0 League Division 1
11 Aug 2001 Nottingham Forest v Sheffield United D 1-1 League Division 1
18 Aug 2001 Barnsley v Nottingham Forest L 2-1 League Division 1
25 Aug 2001 Nottingham Forest v Crystal Palace W 4-2 League Division 1
12 Sep 2001 Nottingham Forest v Stockport County W 1-1 (8-7) League Cup 2nd round
15 Sep 2001 Grimsby Town v Nottingham Forest D 0-0 League Division 1
17 Sep 2001 Nottingham Forest v Rotherham United W 2-0 League Division 1
20 Sep 2001 Nottingham Forest v Bradford City W 1-0 League Division 1
25 Sep 2001 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Nottingham Forest L 1-0 League Division 1
29 Sep 2001 Nottingham Forest v Stockport County W 2-1 League Division 1
08 Oct 2001 Bolton Wanderers v Nottingham Forest L 1-0 League Cup 3rd round
13 Oct 2001 Nottingham Forest v Burnley W 1-0 League Division 1
31 Oct 2001 Nottingham Forest v Sheffield Wednesday L 0-1 League Division 1
04 Nov 2001 West Bromwich Albion v Nottingham Forest L 1-0 League Division 1
11 Nov 2001 Walsall v Nottingham Forest L 2-0 League Division 1
01 Dec 2001 Nottingham Forest v Watford D 0-0 League Division 1
16 Dec 2001 Wimbledon v Nottingham Forest L 1-0 League Division 1
29 Dec 2001 Nottingham Forest v Coventry City W 2-1 League Division 1
01 Jan 2002 Birmingham City v Nottingham Forest D 1-1 League Division 1
05 Jan 2002 Sheffield United v Nottingham Forest L 1-0 FA Cup 3rd round
19 Jan 2002 Sheffield United v Nottingham Forest D 0-0 League Division 1
30 Jan 2002 Nottingham Forest v Portsmouth L 0-1 League Division 1
02 Feb 2002 Stockport County v Nottingham Forest W 1-3 League Division 1
09 Feb 2002 Nottingham Forest v Millwall L 1-2 League Division 1
16 Feb 2002 Burnley v Nottingham Forest D 1-1 League Division 1
23 Feb 2002 Nottingham Forest v Grimsby Town D 0-0 League Division 1
26 Feb 2002 Bradford City v Nottingham Forest L 2-1 League Division 1
02 Mar 2002 Rotherham United v Nottingham Forest W 1-2 League Division 1
06 Mar 2002 Nottingham Forest v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 2-2 League Division 1
09 Mar 2002 Nottingham Forest v Wimbledon D 0-0 League Division 1
16 Mar 2002 Gillingham v Nottingham Forest L 3-1 League Division 1
22 Mar 2002 Nottingham Forest v West Bromwich Albion L 0-1 League Division 1
01 Apr 2002 Nottingham Forest v Walsall L 2-3 League Division 1
06 Apr 2002 Sheffield Wednesday v Nottingham Forest W 0-2 League Division 1
13 Apr 2002 Nottingham Forest v Crewe Alexandra D 2-2 League Division 1
21 Apr 2002 Preston North End v Nottingham Forest L 2-1 League Division 1
10 Aug 2002 Portsmouth v Nottingham Forest L 2-0 League Division 1
14 Aug 2002 Nottingham Forest v Preston North End D 2-2 League Division 1
17 Aug 2002 Nottingham Forest v Sheffield Wednesday W 4-0 League Division 1
24 Aug 2002 Walsall v Nottingham Forest L 2-1 League Division 1
28 Aug 2002 Nottingham Forest v Wimbledon W 2-0 League Division 1
31 Aug 2002 Coventry City v Nottingham Forest W 0-1 League Division 1
11 Sep 2002 Nottingham Forest v Kidderminster Harriers W 4-0 League Cup 1st round
14 Sep 2002 Nottingham Forest v Watford L 0-1 League Division 1
18 Sep 2002 Nottingham Forest v Gillingham W 4-1 League Division 1
25 Sep 2002 Stoke City v Nottingham Forest D 2-2 League Division 1
20 Oct 2002 Derby County v Nottingham Forest D 0-0 League Division 1
26 Oct 2002 Nottingham Forest v Leicester City D 2-2 League Division 1
29 Oct 2002 Norwich City v Nottingham Forest D 0-0 League Division 1
02 Nov 2002 Nottingham Forest v Sheffield United W 3-0 League Division 1
09 Nov 2002 Crystal Palace v Nottingham Forest D 0-0 League Division 1
16 Nov 2002 Nottingham Forest v Bradford City W 3-0 League Division 1
23 Nov 2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Nottingham Forest L 2-1 League Division 1
27 Nov 2002 Nottingham Forest v Brighton and Hove Albion W 3-2 League Division 1
30 Nov 2002 Nottingham Forest v Ipswich Town W 2-1 League Division 1
07 Dec 2002 Burnley v Nottingham Forest L 1-0 League Division 1
14 Dec 2002 Bradford City v Nottingham Forest L 1-0 League Division 1
21 Dec 2002 Nottingham Forest v Reading W 2-0 League Division 1
26 Dec 2002 Sheffield Wednesday v Nottingham Forest L 2-0 League Division 1
28 Dec 2002 Nottingham Forest v Portsmouth L 1-2 League Division 1
01 Jan 2003 Nottingham Forest v Walsall D 1-1 League Division 1
15 Mar 2003 Brighton and Hove Albion v Nottingham Forest L 1-0 League Division 1
05 Apr 2003 Ipswich Town v Nottingham Forest W 3-4 League Division 1
08 Apr 2003 Leicester City v Nottingham Forest L 1-0 League Division 1
11 Apr 2003 Nottingham Forest v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 2-2 League Division 1
15 Apr 2003 Sheffield United v Nottingham Forest L 1-0 League Division 1
18 Apr 2003 Reading v Nottingham Forest L 1-0 League Division 1
21 Apr 2003 Nottingham Forest v Burnley W 2-0 League Division 1
26 Apr 2003 Nottingham Forest v Millwall D 3-3 League Division 1
04 May 2003 Rotherham United v Nottingham Forest D 2-2 League Division 1
15 May 2003 Sheffield United v Nottingham Forest L 4-3
Agg: 5-4
League Division 1 Play-Offs Semi-final 2nd leg
27 Nov 2004 Gillingham v Nottingham Forest L 2-1 League Championship
04 Dec 2004 Nottingham Forest v Queens Park Rangers W 2-1 League Championship
11 Dec 2004 Derby County v Nottingham Forest L 3-0 League Championship
17 Sep 2005 Nottingham Forest v Rotherham United W 2-0 League One
20 Sep 2005 Nottingham Forest v Bristol City W 3-1 League One
24 Sep 2005 Swansea City v Nottingham Forest D 1-1 League One
27 Sep 2005 Nottingham Forest v Blackpool D 1-1 League One
01 Oct 2005 Nottingham Forest v Tranmere Rovers W 1-0 League One
09 Oct 2005 Southend United v Nottingham Forest L 1-0 League One
15 Oct 2005 Nottingham Forest v Hartlepool United W 2-0 League One
22 Oct 2005 Yeovil Town v Nottingham Forest L 3-0 League One
29 Oct 2005 Nottingham Forest v Bradford City W 1-0 League One
05 Nov 2005 Nottingham Forest v Weymouth D 1-1 FA Cup 1st round
12 Nov 2005 AFC Bournemouth v Nottingham Forest D 1-1 League One
14 Nov 2005 Weymouth v Nottingham Forest W 0-2 FA Cup 1st round replay
19 Nov 2005 Nottingham Forest v Southend United W 2-0 League One
26 Nov 2005 Huddersfield Town v Nottingham Forest L 2-1 League One
06 Dec 2005 Nottingham Forest v Port Vale W 1-0 League One
10 Dec 2005 Nottingham Forest v Walsall D 1-1 League One
16 Dec 2005 Scunthorpe United v Nottingham Forest L 3-1 League One
26 Dec 2005 Nottingham Forest v Doncaster Rovers W 4-0 League One
31 Dec 2005 Nottingham Forest v Chesterfield D 0-0 League One
02 Jan 2006 Colchester United v Nottingham Forest L 3-1 League One
14 Jan 2006 Nottingham Forest v Oldham Athletic W 3-0 League One
17 Jan 2006 Brentford v Nottingham Forest D 1-1 League One
21 Jan 2006 Rotherham United v Nottingham Forest D 1-1 League One
27 Jan 2006 Nottingham Forest v Barnsley L 0-2 League One
31 Jan 2006 Milton Keynes Dons v Nottingham Forest L 1-0 League One
04 Feb 2006 Blackpool v Nottingham Forest D 2-2 League One
11 Feb 2006 Nottingham Forest v Swansea City L 1-2 League One
15 Feb 2006 Oldham Athletic v Nottingham Forest L 3-0 League One
18 Feb 2006 Port Vale v Nottingham Forest W 0-2 League One
25 Feb 2006 Nottingham Forest v Swindon Town W 7-1 League One
11 Mar 2006 Nottingham Forest v Gillingham D 1-1 League One
18 Mar 2006 Doncaster Rovers v Nottingham Forest W 1-2 League One
25 Mar 2006 Nottingham Forest v Milton Keynes Dons W 3-0 League One
01 Apr 2006 Chesterfield v Nottingham Forest W 1-3 League One
08 Apr 2006 Nottingham Forest v Colchester United W 1-0 League One
15 Apr 2006 Tranmere Rovers v Nottingham Forest W 0-1 League One
17 Apr 2006 Nottingham Forest v Yeovil Town W 2-1 League One
22 Apr 2006 Hartlepool United v Nottingham Forest L 3-2 League One
29 Apr 2006 Nottingham Forest v AFC Bournemouth D 1-1 League One
06 May 2006 Bradford City v Nottingham Forest D 1-1 League One
05 Aug 2006 Nottingham Forest v Bradford City W 1-0 League One
08 Aug 2006 Blackpool v Nottingham Forest W 0-2 League One
12 Aug 2006 Northampton Town v Nottingham Forest W 0-1 League One
19 Aug 2006 Nottingham Forest v Brighton and Hove Albion W 2-1 League One
21 Aug 2006 Accrington Stanley v Nottingham Forest L 1-0 League Cup 1st round
26 Aug 2006 Huddersfield Town v Nottingham Forest D 1-1 League One
02 Sep 2006 Nottingham Forest v Chesterfield W 4-0 League One
09 Sep 2006 Yeovil Town v Nottingham Forest W 0-1 League One
12 Sep 2006 Nottingham Forest v Oldham Athletic L 0-2 League One
16 Sep 2006 Nottingham Forest v Carlisle United D 0-0 League One
23 Sep 2006 Tranmere Rovers v Nottingham Forest D 0-0 League One
26 Sep 2006 Port Vale v Nottingham Forest D 1-1 League One
30 Sep 2006 Nottingham Forest v Swansea City W 3-1 League One
07 Oct 2006 Nottingham Forest v Scunthorpe United L 0-4 League One
17 Oct 2006 Gillingham v Nottingham Forest W 1-2 Johnstone's Paint Trophy 1st round - southern section
28 Oct 2006 Cheltenham Town v Nottingham Forest W 0-2 League One
31 Oct 2006 Nottingham Forest v Brentford W 2-1 Johnstones Paint Trophy 2nd round - southern section
04 Nov 2006 Nottingham Forest v Brentford W 2-0 League One
11 Nov 2006 Nottingham Forest v Yeading W 5-0 FA Cup 1st round
29 Nov 2006 Nottingham Forest v Bristol City L 2-2 (2-4) Johnstones Paint Trophy Quarter-final - southern section
12 Dec 2006 Nottingham Forest v Salisbury City W 2-0 FA Cup 2nd round replay
26 Dec 2006 Nottingham Forest v Port Vale W 3-0 League One
01 Jan 2007 Oldham Athletic v Nottingham Forest L 5-0 League One
06 Jan 2007 Nottingham Forest v Charlton Athletic W 2-0 FA Cup 3rd round
13 Jan 2007 Nottingham Forest v Yeovil Town W 1-0 League One
20 Jan 2007 Swansea City v Nottingham Forest D 0-0 League One
28 Jan 2007 Chelsea v Nottingham Forest L 3-0 FA Cup 4th round
31 Jan 2007 Carlisle United v Nottingham Forest L 1-0 League One
03 Feb 2007 Bradford City v Nottingham Forest D 2-2 League One
10 Feb 2007 Nottingham Forest v Northampton Town W 1-0 League One
17 Feb 2007 Brighton and Hove Albion v Nottingham Forest L 2-1 League One
20 Feb 2007 Nottingham Forest v Blackpool D 1-1 League One
24 Feb 2007 Chesterfield v Nottingham Forest W 1-2 League One
10 Mar 2007 Scunthorpe United v Nottingham Forest D 1-1 League One
17 Mar 2007 Nottingham Forest v Gillingham W 1-0 League One
24 Mar 2007 Nottingham Forest v Cheltenham Town W 3-0 League One
31 Mar 2007 Bristol City v Nottingham Forest D 1-1 League One
07 Apr 2007 Millwall v Nottingham Forest L 1-0 League One
09 Apr 2007 Nottingham Forest v Rotherham United D 1-1 League One
14 Apr 2007 Brentford v Nottingham Forest W 2-4 League One
21 Apr 2007 Nottingham Forest v AFC Bournemouth W 3-0 League One
28 Apr 2007 Leyton Orient v Nottingham Forest W 1-3 League One
05 May 2007 Nottingham Forest v Crewe Alexandra D 0-0 League One
11 May 2007 Yeovil Town v Nottingham Forest W 0-2 League One Play-Offs Semi-final 1st leg
18 May 2007 Nottingham Forest v Yeovil Town L 2-5
Agg: 4-5
League One Play-Offs Semi-final 2nd leg


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.