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Peter Lamb (footballer)

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Peter Lamb
Personal information
Date of birth (1925-06-09)9 June 1925
Place of birth New Monkland, Scotland
Date of death 11 July 1978(1978-07-11) (aged 53)
Place of death Alloa, Scotland
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
St Anthony's
1946–1947 Celtic 1 (0)
1947–1949 Alloa Athletic 47 (0)
Total 48 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Lamb (9 June 1925 – 11 July 1978) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a right back.

Career

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Lamb played for St Anthony's, before signing to Celtic for one season from 1946 to 1947, and then played for Alloa Athletic from 1947 to 1949.[1]

Personal life and death

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Lamb was born in New Monkland on 9 June 1925. He married Bridget Gallagher, who predeceased him. After his football career, he worked as an electrician. Lamb died from lung cancer in Alloa on 11 July 1978, at the age of 53.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  2. ^ "LAMB, PETER 1978 460/ 269 ALLOA". Scotland's People. Retrieved 21 February 2022.