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Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Lambert[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 22 May 1902||
Place of birth | Greasbrough, Yorkshire, England | ||
Date of death | 7 December 1940 | (aged 38)||
Place of death | Enfield, Middlesex, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward, inside forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Methley Perseverance | |||
Greasbrough W.M.C. | |||
1922–1923 | Leeds United | 0 | (0) |
1923 | Rotherham County | 1 | (1) |
1923–1925 | Leeds United | 1 | (0) |
1925–1926 | Doncaster Rovers | 44 | (13) |
1926–1933 | Arsenal | 143 | (98) |
1933–1935 | Fulham | 34 | (4) |
1935–1938 | Margate | ||
Total | 223 | (116) | |
Managerial career | |||
1936–1938 | Margate (player-manager) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Lambert (22 May 1902 – 7 December 1940) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward or inside forward. He scored 116 goals from 223 appearances in the Football League playing for Rotherham County, Leeds United, Doncaster Rovers, Arsenal and Fulham.[1] He went on to manage Margate and coach the juniors at Arsenal.