Roy Lambert (rugby league)

Roy Lambert (birth unknown) is a Welsh former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Neath RLFC, Dewsbury, Warrington, Castleford (Heritage No. 350) and Wigan (Heritage No. 557), as a wing, i.e. number 2 or 5.[2][3]

Roy Lambert
Personal information
Full nameRoy Lambert
BornWales
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1950–50 Neath RLFC
1950–51 Dewsbury 41 26 0 0 78
1951–52 Warrington 38 25 0 0 75
1952–54 Castleford 26 14 0 1 44
1954–[1] Wigan (loan) 1 0 0 0 0
Total 106 65 0 1 197
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1950–52 Wales 7 1 0 0 3
Source: [2]

Playing career edit

International honours edit

Lambert won 7 caps for Wales in 1950–1952 while at Neath, Dewsbury, and Warrington.[2]

Club career edit

Lambert signed for Warrington from Dewsbury in December 1951 for a fee of £2,500.[4] Lambert's only Wigan appearance was the 16-6 victory over Hunslet at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 21 August 1954. He was on loan from Castleford.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b They played for Wigan by Michael Latham and Robert Gate, page 19, published 1992 by Mike RL Publications ISBN 0951609823
  2. ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  4. ^ The Great Bev by Robert Gate, page 86, published by London League Publications Ltd ISBN 190365906X

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