| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1933-07-16)16 July 1933 | ||
| Place of birth | Hoyland, England | ||
| Date of death | 5 February 2022(2022-02-05) (aged 88) | ||
| Place of death | Barnsley, England | ||
| Position(s) | Wing Half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956–1965 | Rotherham United | 307 | (0) |
| 1965–1966 | Barnsley | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 310 | (6) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Roy Lambert (16 July 1933 – 5 February 2022) was an English professional footballer who played in The Football League for Rotherham United and Barnsley. He was a member of Rotherham's 1961 Football League Cup Final team.
Following his rather brief spell as a player at Barnsley, Lambert joined Huddersfield Town as their Youth Coach. He was also Chief Scout at one point.
Lambert died in Barnsley on 5 February 2022, at the age of 88.
Honours
Rotherham United
- Football League Cup runner-up: 1960–61
References
- http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player2/roylambert.html
- "Roy Lambert". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 505. ISBN 0354 09018 6.
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- 1933 births
- 2022 deaths
- English men's footballers
- Barnsley F.C. players
- Rotherham United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Huddersfield Town A.F.C. non-playing staff
- Men's association football midfielders
- People from Hoyland
- Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley
- Footballers from South Yorkshire
- English football midfielder, 1930s birth stubs