William Allan Lambie (10 January 1873 – 16 June 1936) was a Scottish footballer of the 1880s and 1890s.
Career Born in southern Glasgow and privately educated at the High School of Glasgow, Lambie played mainly at outside left for Queen's Park;Name: Lambie, William, QPFC.com he joined the club alongside school friends William Gulliland and Tom Waddell, and together they claimed Scottish Cup runners-up medals in 1892 and winner's medals in 1893 – the club's last triumph in the competition. Aside from a brief spell at Ardwick (Manchester City) in 1892 and one guest appearance for Corinthian,Scottish Corinthians , Andrew Watson: Corinthian Lambie remained at Queen's Park until around 1900, also claiming winner's medals from the minor Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup (1891, his breakthrough with four goals in the final)Glasgow Charity Cup. The Scottish Referee, 4 May 1891, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club and Glasgow League (1897); again, these were the last occasions the Spiders lifted the trophies.
He was capped nine times by the Scotland national team, making his debut against Ireland in 1892 at the age of 19. He scored five goals, including once in each of his first four appearances,(Scotland player) William Lambie, London Hearts Supporters Club and had a role in three British Home Championship wins (1893–94, 1895–96 and 1896–97).
In the 1901–02 season, a man purporting to be Lambie was engaged by Burnley 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.English National Football Archive, as cited in: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/William Lambie (footballer).
Personal life His older brother John was also a Queen's Park regularName: Lambie, John Alexander, QPFC.com 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.Name: Lambie, Robert Alexander, QPFC.comChapter 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. # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition1 19 March 1892 Solitude Ground, Belfast 2–1 3–2 BHC2 18 March 1893 The Racecourse, Wrexham 7–0 8–0 BHC3 7 April 1894 Celtic Park, Glasgow 1–0 2–2 BHC4 30 March 1895 Celtic Park, Glasgow 1–0 3–1 BHC5 4 April 1896 Celtic Park, Glasgow 1–0 2–1 BHC
See also List of Scotland national football team captains List of Scottish football families
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