William Lambton (2 December 1914 – 16 September 1976) was an English football player and

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. He played in goal for

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and

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, although he made just three Football League appearances in total with his playing days largely coinciding with the

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. Lambton is better remembered for his spells in coaching and management. He worked as a coach in Denmark with KB Copenhagen and then with Scunthorpe United,

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and

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. In December 1958 he became Leeds manager. Despite signing Leeds legends

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and Billy Bremner, he was asked to leave after just four months. This however was to be significantly longer than his next managerial post, as he was in charge of Scunthorpe for just three days in April 1959. Lambton was appointed Chester manager in January 1962, two months after the sacking of

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. Chester were enduring a miserable season that saw them finish bottom of

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. Greater things were expected the following season, but a poor run of just four wins in their last 18 games saw them finish fourth from bottom and forced to again apply for re-election to the league. Although Chester comfortably achieved enough votes to remain in the league, Lambton had his contract cancelled by mutual consent in July 1963. A former Sergeant Major in the Army, Lambton was known as 'Iron Man Bill'. He died in

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aged 61.

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