Billy Lamont (12 May 1936 – October 2021) was a Scottish football player and manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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]
Honours
editEast Stirlingshire
- Scottish Second Division promotion: 1979–80
Dumbarton
- Stirlingshire Cup: 1982–83, 1990–91
- Scottish Second Division: 1991–92
Falkirk
- Scottish First Division promotion: 1985–86
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "ALBION ROVERS : 1946/47 – 2011/12". neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ^ a b "HAMILTON ACADEMICAL : 1946/47 – 2011/12". neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ^ "1970–2000". eaststirlingshirefc.com. East Stirlingshire FC. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ^ Reynolds, Jim (29 February 1984). "Lamont is new Falkirk manager". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ^ a b Paul, Ian (24 November 1989). "Question of who is the big chief". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ^ "Lamont to lead Thistle revival". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. 16 April 1987. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ^ McKinlay, Hugh (20 April 1990). "Lamont is sacked by Falkirk". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ^ "Lamont back at the helm". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. 24 April 1990. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ^ Hutson, Darin (9 October 2021). "Ex-Falkirk and East Stirlingshire manager Billy Lamont dies at age of 85". The Falkirk Herald.
External links
editBilly Lamont at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database