William Allan Lambie (10 January 1873 – 16 June 1936) was a Scottish

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of the 1880s and 1890s.

Career

Born in southern

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and privately educated at the

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, Lambie played mainly at

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for Queen's Park; he joined the club alongside school friends William Gulliland and

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, and together they claimed

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and winner's medals in

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– the club's last triumph in the competition. Aside from a brief spell at

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(Manchester City) in 1892 and one guest appearance for

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, Lambie remained at Queen's Park until around 1900, also claiming winner's medals from the minor

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(1891, his breakthrough with four goals in the final) and Glasgow League (1897); again, these were the last occasions the ''Spiders'' lifted the trophies. He was

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nine times by the Scotland national team, making his debut against

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in 1892 at the age of 19. He scored five goals, including once in each of his first four appearances, and had a role in three

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wins ( 1893–94, 1895–96 and 1896–97). In the 1901–02 season, a man purporting to be Lambie was engaged by

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without having been seen playing. In the first few minutes of his first match it became clear that it was an imposter; he was taken off the field during the game and was promptly fired.

Personal life

His older brother

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was also a Queen's Park regular and an international, and holds the records for being the youngest Scotland player and captain of all time. A third brother, Robert, also featured for Queen's Park; the three siblings' careers barely overlapped in terms of playing together.Chapter XXX.—Famous Brothers
History of the Queen's Park Football Club 1867 - 1917, Richard Robinson (1920), via Electric Scotland

International goals

:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lambie, William 1873 births 1936 deaths Scottish men's footballers Scotland men's international footballers Manchester City F.C. players Queen's Park F.C. players Men's association football outside forwards People educated at the High School of Glasgow Footballers from Glasgow

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English Football League players

Career

Personal life

International goals

See also

References

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