John Lamb (footballer)

For other people with the same name, see John Lamb (disambiguation).

John Lamb
Personal information
Full name John Wright Lamb[1]
Date of birth 25 July 1889[1]
Place of birth Clay Cross, England[1]
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.[2][3] 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.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ Cite error: The named reference HattersHeritage was invoked but never defined (see the help page).