Aaron Lescott

Lescott started his career as a trainee with Aston Villa making only one first team appearance for them (in the FA Cup third round tie against Hull City). Unable to establish himself at Villa, he had a loan spell with Lincoln City in 2000, before signing for Sheffield Wednesday in October of the same year for a fee of £100,000.{{Cite news

| title = Wednesday sign Lescott

| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_wed/955872.stm

| publisher = BBC Sport

| date = 4 October 2000

| access-date = 9 March 2008}}

He made 43 appearances for Sheffield Wednesday before moving to Stockport County in 2001 for a fee of £75,000. He made 81 appearances and scored one goal for County against Swindon Town,{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/2648743.stm|title=Stockport 2-5 Swindon |publisher=BBC |date=11 February 2003 |access-date=30 November 2017}} before leaving to join Bristol Rovers in August 2004. He won runner up in the 2007–2008 player of the year competition, with captain Stuart Campbell coming first.{{Cite news

| title = Lescott joins Pirates

| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bristol_rovers/3601814.stm

| publisher = BBC Sport

| date = 26 August 2004

| access-date = 9 March 2008}}

In March 2010 he joined Cheltenham Town on a one-month loan, having been unable to regain his place in the Bristol Rovers team after recovering from injury.

Along with 14 other players, he was released by Rovers at the end of the 2009/10 season.{{cite news

|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bristol_rovers/8682314.stm

|title= Defender Aaron Lescott goes in Bristol Rovers clear-out

|date=14 May 2010

|access-date=15 May 2010

|publisher=BBC Sport}} On 14 July 2010 Lescott completed a free transfer move to League One outfit Walsall on a one-year contract following his release from Bristol Rovers.{{cite web

|url=http://www.saddlers.co.uk/page/News/0,,10428~2091675,00.html

|title=Saddlers sign quartet

|date=14 July 2010

|publisher=Walsall F.C. Official Website

|access-date=17 August 2010

|url-status=dead

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100718113446/http://www.saddlers.co.uk/page/News/0%2C%2C10428~2091675%2C00.html

|archive-date=18 July 2010

}} He scored his only goal for Walsall in a 2–2 draw with former club Bristol Rovers.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/9354106.stm|title=Bristol Rovers 2–2 Walsall |publisher=BBC |date=11 January 2011 |access-date=30 November 2017}}

Following the expiry of that contract, Lescott sought out other clubs and went on trial with Yeovil Town in July 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.ytfc.net/page/NewsDetail/0,,10673~2390915,00.html |title=New Trialists |date=13 July 2011 |access-date=19 July 2011 |publisher=Yeovil Town F.C. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716021850/http://www.ytfc.net/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10673~2390915%2C00.html |archive-date=16 July 2011 }}

On 9 August 2011, Lescott signed for Halesowen Town.{{cite web

|url=http://nonleague.pitchero.com/news/lescott-signs-for-yeltz-5692/

|title=Lescott signs for Yeltz

|date=12 August 2011

|publisher=NonLeague.pitchero.com

|access-date=15 August 2011}}

Born in England, Lescott is of Kittitan descent.{{Cite web|url=https://fbref.com/en/country/players/SKN/Saint-Kitts-and-Nevis-Football-Players|title=St. Kitts and Nevis Football Players|website=FBref.com}} He is the older brother of former Manchester City, Aston Villa, and England defender Joleon Lescott.{{cite web |title=Clothing Launch: Joleon Lescott & The Lescott Stewart Collection |url=http://www.kickette.com/clothing-launch-joleon-lescott-the-lescott-stewart-collection/ |website=Kickette |access-date=9 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008102702/http://www.kickette.com/clothing-launch-joleon-lescott-the-lescott-stewart-collection/ |archive-date=8 October 2012}}

Bristol Rovers

• Football League Two play-offs: 2007{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/6686951.stm |title=Bristol Rovers 3–1 Shrewsbury |first=Chris |last=Bevan |website=BBC Sport |date=26 May 2007 |access-date=3 June 2025}}
• Football League Trophy runner-up: 2006–07{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6514043.stm |title=Bristol Rovers 2–3 Doncaster Rovers AET |last=Hughes |first=Ian |website=BBC Sport |date=1 April 2007 |access-date=17 March 2024}}

{{reflist}}

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20120326072717/http://www.redimps.com/archive3/index.mv?cat=players&drop=playerdetsdrop&play=lesc01 Lincoln City F.C. Official Archive Profile]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20080705134753/http://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10328~5513%2C00.html Aaron Lescott player profile] at bristolrovers.co.uk
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20110716150952/http://www.stockportcounty.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10419~5513%2C00.html Aaron Lescott player profile] at stockportcounty.com
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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20090505075006/http://www.theimp.lincolnfans.co.uk/retro17.shtml Unofficial Aaron Lescott Profile] at [https://web.archive.org/web/20090221180716/http://www.theimp.lincolnfans.co.uk/ The Forgotten Imp]

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