John Lambie (footballer, born 1941)

John Lambie

Lambie as manager of Partick Thistle
Personal information
Date of birth	(1941-03-19)19 March 1941
Place of birth	Whitburn, Scotland
Date of death	10 April 2018(2018-04-10) (aged 77)
Position(s)	Full back
Youth career
	Whitburn
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1958–1969	Falkirk	199	(16)
1969–1974	St Johnstone	103	(4)
Total		302	(20)
Managerial career
	Armadale Thistle[1]
1984–1988	Hamilton Academical
1988–1989	Partick Thistle
1989–1990	Hamilton Academical
1990–1995	Partick Thistle
1995–1996	Falkirk
1999–2003	Partick Thistle
2004–2005	Partick Thistle
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Lambie (19 March 1941 – 10 April 2018) was a Scottish football player and manager. Lambie made over 200 appearances for Falkirk and also had a successful time with St Johnstone.

After retiring as a player, Lambie had four spells as manager of Partick Thistle. In his third spell, he guided them to consecutive promotions and entry to the Scottish Premier League in 2002, while also leading them to the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup in the same year. He also had spells as manager of Hamilton Academical (twice, winning the First Division in 1986) and Falkirk.

Lambie was known for his eccentricity, cigar smoking and fondness for pigeons. An occasion when he instructed for a concussed player to be told he was Pelé and sent back onto the pitch is one of the most famous quotes in British football.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}