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'''Victor David Lambden''' (25 October 1925 – 4 July 1996) was a professional [[association football|footballer]] who played for [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]] in [[the Football League]]. After retiring from professional football, he dropped out of the league to play for [[Trowbridge Town F.C.|Trowbridge Town]].
'''Victor David Lambden''' (25 October 1925 – 4 July 1996) was a professional [[association football|footballer]] who played for [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]] in [[the Football League]].


==Career==
Lambden formed a successful strike partnership with fellow Rovers [[forward (association football)|forward]] [[Geoff Bradford]], and the pair died just eighteen months apart.
Lambden began his footballing career playing for his local team, [[Oldland Abbotonians F.C.|Oldland Abbotonians]], before joining [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]] in 1945.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bittonhistory.org.uk/football/ |title=Football Clubs |publisher=Bitton Parish History Group |accessdate=8 August 2016}}</ref> He went on to make 269 appearances in the [[Football League]] over the next ten years, scoring 117 goals.<ref>Hugman, ed. (2015)</ref>


He made the best of starts to his Football League career, scoring on his debut for Rovers in the opening game of the [[1946–47 in English football|1946–47 season]]. This game, a 2–2 draw against [[Reading F.C.|Reading]], also marked the return of League football after it was suspended during [[World War II]].<ref>Byrne & Jay (2014)</ref>
==Sources==

*{{cite book |last=Byrne |first=Stephen |author2=Jay, Mike
On 19 March 1958, Lambden broke the Bristol Rovers club record for the fastest [[hat-trick]] in a match. His nine-minute treble (the goals coming in the 18th, 25th and 27th minutes) in a game against [[Aldershot F.C.|Aldershot]] remained the club's fastest until [[Dai Ward]] scored a four-minute hat-track in 1956. As of 2016, Lambden's remains the joint second-fastest in the club's history.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34984910 |title=Matty Taylor: Rovers' striker joy at 12-minute hat-trick |date=2 December 2015 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=8 August 2016}}</ref>
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By the end of his time with Rovers he would become the club's all-time second-highest goalscorer, behind his teammate [[Geoff Bradford]]. His 117-goal tally would later be surpassed by [[Alfie Biggs]] and [[Harold Jarman]], but he remains the fourth on the club's top goalscorers list into the 21st century. Over the period of his time playing at [[Eastville Stadium|Eastville]] he had become widely known for his successful partnership with fellow [[forward (association football)|forward]] Bradford, and the pair would later die just eighteen months apart from each other.<ref>Byrne & Jay (2003), p.501</ref>
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After retiring from professional football, he dropped out of the league to play for [[Trowbridge Town F.C.|Trowbridge Town]].<ref>Byrne & Jay (2003), p.435</ref>

==Personal life==
Lambden was born in [[Keynsham]] in 1925 to parents Arthur Lambden and Ethel Chinn, and was the youngest of four children. He had two older sisters (Joan and Frances) and one brother (Graham).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records?lastname=lambden&keywords=chinn |title=Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records |via=Findmypast |subscription=yes |accessdate=8 August 2016}}</ref>

Lambden married Bristol Rovers fan Grace Ford at St Anne's Church in [[Oldland]] on 28 February 1949. His brother Graham served as best man for the ceremony.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000513/19490301/021/0004 |title=Vic Lambden Married |date=1 March 2016 |work=Western Daily Press |via=British Newspaper Archive |subscription=yes |accessdate=8 August 2016}}</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
*{{cite book |author1-last=Byrne |author1-first=Stephen |author2-last=Jay |author2-first=Mike |title=Bristol Rovers Football Club: The Definitive History 1883–2003 |year=2003 |publisher=Tempus
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*{{cite book |author1-last=Byrne |author1-first=Stephen |author2-last=Jay |author2-first=Mike |title=Bristol Rovers: The Official Definitive History |year=2014 |publisher=Amberley |location=Stroud |isbn=9781445636191}}
*{{cite book |title=PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2015 |editor-last=Hugman |editor-first=Barry J. |publisher=G2 Entertainment |location=Reigate |year=2015 |isbn=978-1-7828-1167-1}}


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Vic Lambden
Personal information
Full name Victor David Lambden
Date of birth (1925-10-25)25 October 1925
Place of birth Bristol, England
Date of death 4 July 1996(1996-07-04) (aged 70)
Place of death Bristol, England
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
????–1945 Oldland Abbotonians
1945–1955 Bristol Rovers 269 (117)
1955–1961 Trowbridge Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Victor David Lambden (25 October 1925 – 4 July 1996) was a professional footballer who played for Bristol Rovers in the Football League.

Career

Lambden began his footballing career playing for his local team, Oldland Abbotonians, before joining Bristol Rovers in 1945.[1] He went on to make 269 appearances in the Football League over the next ten years, scoring 117 goals.[2]

He made the best of starts to his Football League career, scoring on his debut for Rovers in the opening game of the 1946–47 season. This game, a 2–2 draw against Reading, also marked the return of League football after it was suspended during World War II.[3]

On 19 March 1958, Lambden broke the Bristol Rovers club record for the fastest hat-trick in a match. His nine-minute treble (the goals coming in the 18th, 25th and 27th minutes) in a game against Aldershot remained the club's fastest until Dai Ward scored a four-minute hat-track in 1956. As of 2016, Lambden's remains the joint second-fastest in the club's history.[4]

By the end of his time with Rovers he would become the club's all-time second-highest goalscorer, behind his teammate Geoff Bradford. His 117-goal tally would later be surpassed by Alfie Biggs and Harold Jarman, but he remains the fourth on the club's top goalscorers list into the 21st century. Over the period of his time playing at Eastville he had become widely known for his successful partnership with fellow forward Bradford, and the pair would later die just eighteen months apart from each other.[5]

After retiring from professional football, he dropped out of the league to play for Trowbridge Town.[6]

Personal life

Lambden was born in Keynsham in 1925 to parents Arthur Lambden and Ethel Chinn, and was the youngest of four children. He had two older sisters (Joan and Frances) and one brother (Graham).[7]

Lambden married Bristol Rovers fan Grace Ford at St Anne's Church in Oldland on 28 February 1949. His brother Graham served as best man for the ceremony.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Football Clubs". Bitton Parish History Group. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  2. ^ Hugman, ed. (2015)
  3. ^ Byrne & Jay (2014)
  4. ^ "Matty Taylor: Rovers' striker joy at 12-minute hat-trick". BBC Sport. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  5. ^ Byrne & Jay (2003), p.501
  6. ^ Byrne & Jay (2003), p.435
  7. ^ "Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records". Retrieved 8 August 2016 – via Findmypast. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Vic Lambden Married". Western Daily Press. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)

Bibliography

  • Byrne, Stephen; Jay, Mike (2003). Bristol Rovers Football Club: The Definitive History 1883–2003. Stroud: Tempus. ISBN 0-7524-2717-2.
  • Byrne, Stephen; Jay, Mike (2014). Bristol Rovers: The Official Definitive History. Stroud: Amberley. ISBN 9781445636191.
  • Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2015). PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2015. Reigate: G2 Entertainment. ISBN 978-1-7828-1167-1.
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