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SAMMY LAMB

Full Name: Samuel Lamb

Came from: Sutton Town Went to: Swindon Town

First game: 01 September 1909 Last game: 30 April 1910

Appearances: 33 (33/0) Goals: 5

Lamb, a winger in modern terms, was born in Alfreton in 1885 and began his career with his hometown club, then of the Midland League. He spent part of the 1905-06 campaign with Football League side Derby County, for whom he played 30 times, scoring once, before returning to Alfreton Town. He then had a spell with another Midland League side, Sutton Town, who were based in Sutton-in-Ashfield in Nottinghamshire. Lamb then undertook a brief trial with Grimsby Town in 1908, before arriving at Home Park in 1909, where he was seen as the successor at outside-left to Arthur Holden, who had just departed for Chelsea.

He became a regular member of the first team during his only Southern League season with Argyle, but a combination of the club's financial problems and the return of Holden saw him move on to Southern League rivals, Swindon Town, for £105 at the end of the 1909-10 campaign. In three seasons with Swindon, he played 92 times, scoring 15 goals, and helped the club win the Southern League title in 1910-11. He was also selected to play for the Southern League Representative side on two occasions.

In April 1913, he signed for Millwall Athletic, as Millwall were then known in their Southern League days for £325, before joining the Football League, but his time there was interrupted by the outbreak of World War I.

When hostilities ceased, he returned to the club before then playing as a wartime guest back up north for The Wednesday (as Sheffield Wednesday were known until 1929), in 1918. He then moved the short distance to sign for Football League side Rotherham County in August 1919. He played 35 games, scoring twice, in his only season at Millmoor. His spell there included the club's first-ever Football League game. Rotherham County was the name of the town's original Football League side before Rotherham County and Rotherham Town merged to form the present-day Rotherham United.

He then wound down his playing career, firstly with a spell at Caerphilly (1920-22), who were a Welsh side then playing in the Southern League. After this, he briefly returned to Alfreton for a spell in the close season of 1922, before moving to Welsh Football League Division 2 (second tier) side Penrhiwceiber in August 1923.

After retiring from the game, Sammy passed away aged 74 in 1960.

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APPEARANCE DETAILS [reselect competitions]

The details below reflect appearances in all first-team competitions.

I'm very grateful to many who have helped write GoS-DB's player pen-pictures, and to Dave Rowntree, the PAFC Media Team and Colin Parsons for their help with photos. Thanks also to staff at the National Football Museum, the Scottish Football Museum and ScotlandsPeople for their valuable assistance.

The following publications have been particularly valuable in the research of pen-pictures: Plymouth Argyle, A Complete Record 1903-1989 (Brian Knight, ISBN 0-907969-40-2); Plymouth Argyle, 101 Golden Greats (Andy Riddle, ISBN 1-874287-47-3); Football League Players' Records 1888-1939 (Michael Joyce, ISBN 1-899468-67-6); Football League Players' Records 1946-1988 (Barry Hugman, ISBN 1-85443-020-3) and Plymouth Argyle Football Club Handbooks.

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