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Ray Lambert

Ray Lambert

Lambert joined Liverpool as an amateur at 13 years and 189 days of age in January 1936, becoming the youngest-ever player to join a League club at that time. Although the Welshman had signed amateur forms for Liverpool before World War II he didn't get an opportunity to represent his club in a competitive fixture until 1946. Regional leagues were still operating in the immediate aftermath of the war but, Lambert did play in four FA Cup ties for the club that year, by which time he was 23 years old. Lambert was a reliable full-back who became...

Born:
18 July 1922
Place of Birth:
Bagillt, Flintshire, Wales
Died:
22 October 2009
Other Clubs:
New Brighton, Reading (wartime guest)
Debut:
05 Jan 1946
Last appearance:
19 Nov 1955
First goal:
08 Oct 1949
Last goal:
25 Dec 1953
Contract Expiry:
30.06.1956
Honours:
League Championship 1946/47
Wartime: Apps / Goals:
112 / 0
League: Apps / Goals / Assists:
309 / 2 / 5
All Competitions: Apps / Goals / Assists:
342 / 2 / 5
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Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 309 33 0 0 0 342
1945-1946 0 4 0 0 0 4
1946-1947 36 6 0 0 0 42
1947-1948 31 2 0 0 0 33
1948-1949 41 4 0 0 0 45
1949-1950 41 7 0 0 0 48
1950-1951 34 1 0 0 0 35
1951-1952 32 3 0 0 0 35
1952-1953 36 1 0 0 0 37
1953-1954 20 1 0 0 0 21
1954-1955 28 4 0 0 0 32
1955-1956 10 0 0 0 0 10
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 2 0 0 0 0 2
1945-1946 0 0 0 0 0 0
1946-1947 0 0 0 0 0 0
1947-1948 0 0 0 0 0 0
1948-1949 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949-1950 1 0 0 0 0 1
1950-1951 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951-1952 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952-1953 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953-1954 1 0 0 0 0 1
1954-1955 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955-1956 0 0 0 0 0 0

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