Ray Lambert
Left Back (1945-1956)
Date of Birth: 18-7-1922
Birthplace: Bagillt, Flintshire
Debut : 5th January 1946 v Chester City (A) FA Cup: won 2-0
1st team games: 341
1st team goals: 2
Other clubs: None.
National Team: Wales 5 caps/0 goals
Welsh international Ray Lambert signed for Liverpool as an amateur when just 13-year-old in January 1936 but it wasn't until 1946 that he made his Reds debut.
He was probably the youngest player to join a football league club before the war and went on to become an accomplished and reliable full back.
A Kop favourite, Lambert played a pivotal role in the Reds Division One Championship success in the 1946-47 season, playing alongside the likes of Billy Liddell and Albert Stubbins. He played in the 1950 FA Cup Final defeat by Arsenal but then the club's fortunes gradually worsened until relegation to the Second Division was confirmed at the end of the 1953-54 season. He then remained on Liverpool's books for a further two seasons before announcing his retirement a few weeks short of his 34th birthday in 1956.
Honours with Liverpool: First Division Championship 1946/47
Ray Lambert