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Jack Lambert (footballer, born 1902)

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manager. Needing a new centre-forward, he signed Lambert for £2,000 in June 1926. He made 16 appearances in his first season with the club, but only scored one goal. He also made 16 appearances in the
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title for the first time in their history. Lambert continued to play for Arsenal over the next few years, scoring regularly; his five goals in a 9–2 defeat of
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remains the most ever scored by an Arsenal player in a single home match. He helped Arsenal reach a third FA Cup final – they lost 2–1 to
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until the end of the season; he continued in post until returning to Arsenal in 1938 as coach of the club's "A" team.
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in November 1922. He was included on Leeds' retained list at the end of the season, but was signed irregularly by
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fined the club £25 and returned the player to Leeds. He played only once for Leeds' first team, and
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in September 1933 forced Lambert out of the side. He played his last game on 13 September against
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and from Lambert himself. He played in Arsenal's 2–1 victory over
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in April 1923. Lambert scored the only goal of the match, but the
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had led the line through most of 1932–33, and the signing of
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Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham
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By now Lambert was over 30 and only a bit-part player.
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He died at the age of 38, killed in a car accident in
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London. 9 December 1940. p. 9. 715: 681: 962:Jack Lambert (footballer, born 1902) 876: 668: 146: 1007:Men's association football forwards 469: 424:after a trial, but was taken on by 16:English football player (1902-1940) 13: 578: 387:and coach the juniors at Arsenal. 105:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 14: 1083: 1012:Methley Perseverance F.C. players 950: 835: 607:, Middlesex, on 7 December 1940. 432:, who gave him his debut away to 390: 1052:Southern Football League players 997:Footballers from South Yorkshire 955: 560:, and in October he was sold to 451:in January 1925 in exchange for 1072:Road incident deaths in England 1047:English Football League players 931: 916: 908:"Lambert to play for Margate". 901: 865:"Fortune smiles on the Arsenal" 462:when the latter was manager of 1067:Arsenal F.C. non-playing staff 927:. 31 January 1936. p. 10. 785: 700: 622:Football League First Division 525:. That season Arsenal won the 416:, Lambert played football for 1: 1027:Doncaster Rovers F.C. players 1017:Rotherham County F.C. players 838:"Arsenal first team line-ups" 813:. Arsenal F.C. Archived from 772:"A–Z Past Players (Pre-1939)" 661: 796:. 7 January 1925. p. 6. 7: 10: 1088: 912:. 26 July 1935. p. 2. 889:. Arsenal F.C. 1 June 2017 610: 1057:English football managers 1022:Leeds United F.C. players 1002:English men's footballers 337: 329: 324: 319: 302: 286: 268: 250: 232: 214: 196: 178: 167: 154: 128: 123: 112: 109: 104: 101: 93: 90: 81: 78: 66: 63: 51: 48: 43: 40: 35: 26: 938:"Association Football". 598: 414:West Riding of Yorkshire 987:People from Greasbrough 853:Select season required. 682:Joyce, Michael (2004). 383:. He went on to manage 513:The following season, 1062:Margate F.C. managers 964:at Wikimedia Commons 870:Sheffield Independent 1042:Margate F.C. players 1032:Arsenal F.C. players 583:He next moved on to 558:West Bromwich Albion 488:that season's FA Cup 447:He next moved on to 442:Football Association 418:Methley Perseverance 158:Methley Perseverance 97:, Middlesex, England 36:Personal information 1037:Fulham F.C. players 842:The Arsenal History 500:Sheffield Wednesday 422:Sheffield Wednesday 400:A large and robust 396:Career in Yorkshire 23: 794:Nottingham Journal 792:"World of sport". 781:on 10 August 2011. 170:Greasbrough W.M.C. 21: 960:Media related to 925:Thanet Advertiser 910:Thanet Advertiser 752:978-1-899429-03-5 743:Arsenal Who's Who 693:978-1-899468-67-6 648:FA Charity Shield 510:in October 1930. 504:FA Charity Shield 464:Huddersfield Town 342: 341: 320:Managerial career 1079: 959: 944: 943: 935: 929: 928: 920: 914: 913: 905: 899: 898: 896: 894: 883: 874: 873: 867: 860: 854: 852: 850: 848: 833: 827: 826: 824: 822: 807: 798: 797: 789: 783: 782: 780: 768: 757: 756: 738: 713: 712: 704: 698: 697: 679: 568:'s record of 12 535:Newcastle United 531:Sheffield United 470:Career in London 449:Doncaster Rovers 430:Rotherham County 373:Doncaster Rovers 365:Rotherham County 351:who played as a 333:(player-manager) 327: 289: 271: 253: 239:Doncaster Rovers 235: 217: 203:Rotherham County 199: 181: 148: 140: 85: 58: 56: 31: 24: 20: 1087: 1086: 1082: 1081: 1080: 1078: 1077: 1076: 967: 966: 953: 948: 947: 937: 936: 932: 922: 921: 917: 907: 906: 902: 892: 890: 885: 884: 877: 862: 861: 857: 846: 844: 834: 830: 820: 818: 817:on 2 March 2016 809: 808: 801: 791: 790: 786: 778: 770: 769: 760: 753: 739: 716: 706: 705: 701: 694: 680: 669: 664: 613: 601: 585:Southern League 581: 579:Coaching career 508:Stamford Bridge 474:Chapman became 472: 460:Herbert Chapman 438:Second Division 398: 393: 361:Football League 325: 287: 269: 251: 233: 215: 197: 179: 83: 82:7 December 1940 54: 52: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1085: 1075: 1074: 1069: 1064: 1059: 1054: 1049: 1044: 1039: 1034: 1029: 1024: 1019: 1014: 1009: 1004: 999: 994: 989: 984: 979: 952: 951:External links 949: 946: 945: 930: 915: 900: 875: 855: 828: 811:"Jack Lambert" 799: 784: 758: 751: 714: 699: 692: 666: 665: 663: 660: 659: 658: 645: 632: 612: 609: 600: 597: 593:player-manager 580: 577: 572:for the club. 527:First Division 484:1929–30 season 480:1927–28 season 471: 468: 402:centre forward 397: 394: 392: 391:Playing career 389: 357:inside forward 353:centre forward 340: 339: 335: 334: 328: 322: 321: 317: 316: 311: 306: 304: 300: 299: 297: 295: 290: 284: 283: 280: 277: 272: 266: 265: 262: 259: 254: 248: 247: 244: 241: 236: 230: 229: 226: 223: 218: 212: 211: 208: 205: 200: 194: 193: 190: 187: 182: 176: 175: 173: 171: 168: 165: 164: 162: 160: 155: 152: 151: 142: 135: 130: 126: 125: 124:Senior career* 121: 120: 118:inside forward 114:Centre forward 111: 107: 106: 103: 99: 98: 92: 91:Place of death 88: 87: 86:(aged 38) 80: 76: 75: 65: 64:Place of birth 61: 60: 50: 46: 45: 42: 38: 37: 33: 32: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1084: 1073: 1070: 1068: 1065: 1063: 1060: 1058: 1055: 1053: 1050: 1048: 1045: 1043: 1040: 1038: 1035: 1033: 1030: 1028: 1025: 1023: 1020: 1018: 1015: 1013: 1010: 1008: 1005: 1003: 1000: 998: 995: 993: 990: 988: 985: 983: 980: 978: 975: 974: 972: 965: 963: 958: 941: 934: 926: 919: 911: 904: 888: 887:"Goalscorers" 882: 880: 871: 866: 859: 843: 839: 836:Kelly, Andy. 832: 816: 812: 806: 804: 795: 788: 777: 773: 767: 765: 763: 754: 748: 744: 737: 735: 733: 731: 729: 727: 725: 723: 721: 719: 710: 709:Athletic News 703: 695: 689: 685: 678: 676: 674: 672: 667: 657: 653: 649: 646: 644: 641:; runner-up: 640: 636: 633: 631: 627: 623: 620: 619: 618: 617: 608: 606: 596: 594: 590: 586: 576: 573: 571: 567: 563: 559: 555: 551: 550:Ernie Coleman 546: 544: 540: 536: 532: 528: 524: 520: 516: 511: 509: 505: 501: 497: 493: 489: 485: 481: 477: 467: 465: 461: 457: 456:David Russell 454: 450: 445: 443: 439: 435: 434:Bradford City 431: 427: 423: 419: 415: 411: 407: 403: 388: 386: 382: 378: 374: 370: 366: 362: 358: 354: 350: 346: 336: 332: 323: 318: 315: 312: 310: 307: 305: 301: 298: 296: 294: 291: 285: 281: 278: 276: 273: 267: 263: 260: 258: 255: 249: 245: 242: 240: 237: 231: 227: 224: 222: 219: 213: 209: 206: 204: 201: 195: 191: 188: 186: 183: 177: 174: 172: 169: 166: 163: 161: 159: 156: 153: 150: 143: 141: 136: 134: 131: 127: 122: 119: 115: 108: 100: 96: 89: 79:Date of death 77: 73: 69: 62: 49:Date of birth 47: 39: 34: 30: 25: 19: 954: 939: 933: 924: 918: 909: 903: 891:. 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Greasbrough
Yorkshire
Enfield
Centre forward
inside forward
Methley Perseverance
Leeds United
Rotherham County
Leeds United
Doncaster Rovers
Arsenal
Fulham
Margate
Margate
footballer
centre forward
inside forward
Football League
Rotherham County
Leeds United
Doncaster Rovers
Arsenal
Fulham
Margate
centre forward
Greasbrough
Rotherham
West Riding of Yorkshire
Methley Perseverance

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