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Scottish footballer and manager (1936–2021) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Billy Lamont (12 May 1936 – October 2021) was a Scottish football player and manager.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 12 May 1936 | ||
Place of birth | Larkhall, Scotland | ||
Date of death | October 2021 (aged 85) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper[1] | ||
Youth career | |||
Bellshill Athletic[1] | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1958–1962 | Albion Rovers[1] | 95 | (0) |
1962–1963 | Cheltenham Town[1] | ||
1963–1969 | Hamilton Academical[2] | 189 | (0) |
1969–1970 | Albion Rovers[1] | 16 | (0) |
1971–1972 | Hamilton Academical[2] | 6 | (0) |
Total | 306 | (0) | |
Managerial career | |||
1969 | Hamilton Academical | ||
1977–1981 | East Stirlingshire | ||
1981–1984 | Dumbarton | ||
1984–1987 | Falkirk | ||
1987–1988 | Partick Thistle | ||
1989–1990 | Falkirk | ||
1990–1993 | Dumbarton | ||
1993–1995 | Alloa Athletic | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Born in Larkhall, Lamont played as a goalkeeper for Bellshill Athletic, Cheltenham Town, Hamilton Academical and Albion Rovers.
He managed Hamilton during his first spell as a player there. After retiring as a player, Lamont managed East Stirlingshire. Lamont enjoyed some success with the club, guiding them to promotion in 1979–80 and a place in the quarter-finals of the 1980–81 Scottish Cup.[3] He then managed Dumbarton and guided them to near the top of the Scottish First Division in the 1983–84 season, but left the club in February 1984 to manage Falkirk.[4]
Lamont guided Falkirk to promotion to the Scottish Premier Division in 1985–86, but then left the club in February 1987 because he believed that the club needed a full-time manager to compete in the Premier Division and he was unwilling to relinquish his other job.[5] After leaving Falkirk, Lamont then managed Partick Thistle.[6] He returned to Falkirk in November 1989 on a part-time basis,[5] but was sacked a few months later after the club was taken over by new owners.[7] Lamont then returned to Dumbarton. In season 1991-92 Billy successfully led Dumbarton to the First Division by winning the Scottish Second Division[8] and later managed Alloa Athletic.
After retiring from the game, Lamont resided in Spain. He died in October 2021, at the age of 85.[9]
East Stirlingshire
Dumbarton
Falkirk
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