Mick Lambert
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Arnold Lambert | ||
| Date of birth | 20 May 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Balsham, England | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1968 | Newmarket Town | ||
| 1968–1979 | Ipswich Town | 210 | (39) |
| 1978 | → Vancouver Whitecaps (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1979–1980 | Peterborough United | 21 | (2) |
| 1980–1981 | Eastern AA | ||
| 1981–1982 | Chelmsford City | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 236 | (41) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Michael Arnold Lambert (born 20 May 1950) is an English former footballer who played as a winger. He started his career with Newmarket Town before becoming a professional and played for both Ipswich Town and Peterborough United.
Lambert was also a cricketer and was on the staff at Lord's. He once represented England as 12th man against The West Indies and although he didn't get to field at any point, he did carry the drinks on and got to meet Muhammad Ali in The Windies dressing room.
Whilst playing for Ipswich, he made 210 appearances, and played as a substitute in the 1978 FA Cup Final
He ended his professional career with Peterborough United. Lambert is now a regular supporter at Portman Road.
Lambert also played cricket at minor counties level for Cambridgeshire from 1968 to 1979, making five appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[1]
Honours
[edit]Ipswich Town
Individual
- Ipswich Town Hall of Fame: Inducted 2015[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Michael Lambert". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "'Stolen' FA Cup medal found under bed". BBC News. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ Pearce, Steve (9 March 2015). "Trio latest to join Hall of Fame". Ipswich Town F.C. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
External links
[edit]- Mick Lambert at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Players of Ipswich Town F.C.
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