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John Lamb
Personal information
Full name John Wright Lamb
Date of birth 25 July 1889
Place of birth Clay Cross, England
Date of death 1951 (aged 61–62)
Place of death Derby, England
Position(s) Half back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bolsover Colliery
1913–1919 The Wednesday 5 (0)
1915–1917 → Brentford (guest) 9 (0)
1920–1921 Luton Town 24 (0)
Matlock Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Lamb (25 July 1889 – 1951) was an English professional footballer who played as a half back in the Football League for Luton Town and The Wednesday. He began his career as a centre forward in non-League football with Bolsover Colliery and was converted into a half back at The Wednesday.

Personal life

Lamb served as a private in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War. After the war, the effects of wounds received on the Somme prematurely ended his Football League career in 1921.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
The Wednesday 1913–14 First Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
1919–20 3 0 0 0 3 0
Total 5 0 0 0 5 0
Luton Town 1920–21 Third Division 24 0 4 0 28 0
Career total 29 0 4 0 33 0

References

  1. ^ "Information Sheet". sheffieldsoldierww1.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  2. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 167. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  3. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 363–364. ISBN 0951526200.
  4. ^ "John Lamb". Hatters Heritage. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  5. "Pitching into the battle". www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  6. Riddoch, Andrew; Kemp, John (2008). When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War. Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-84425-656-3. OCLC 244314866.
  7. ^ "J W Lamb". www.adrianbullock.com. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
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