Billy Lamont

{{Short description|Scottish footballer and manager (1936–2021)}}

{{for|the Australian speedway rider|Billy Lamont (speedway rider)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Billy Lamont

| image =

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| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1936|5|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Larkhall, Scotland

| death_date = October 2021 (aged 85)

| death_place =

| position = Goalkeeper

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Bellshill Athletic

| years1 = 1958–1962

| clubs1 = Albion Rovers{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/albion/albion.html |title=ALBION ROVERS : 1946/47 – 2011/12 |work=neilbrown.newcastlefans.com |access-date=21 September 2012}}

| caps1 = 95

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1962–1963

| clubs2 = Cheltenham Town

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| goals2 =

| years3 = 1963–1969

| clubs3 = Hamilton Academical{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/hamilton/hamilton.html|title=HAMILTON ACADEMICAL : 1946/47 – 2011/12|work=neilbrown.newcastlefans.com |access-date=21 September 2012}}

| caps3 = 189

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1969–1970

| clubs4 = Albion Rovers

| caps4 = 16

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 1971–1972

| clubs5 = Hamilton Academical

| caps5 = 6

| goals5 = 0

| totalcaps = 306

| totalgoals = 0

| manageryears1 = 1969

| managerclubs1 = Hamilton Academical

| manageryears2 = 1977–1981

| managerclubs2 = East Stirlingshire

| manageryears3 = 1981–1984

| managerclubs3 = Dumbarton

| manageryears4 = 1984–1987

| managerclubs4 = Falkirk

| manageryears5 = 1987–1988

| managerclubs5 = Partick Thistle

| manageryears6 = 1989–1990

| managerclubs6 = Falkirk

| manageryears7 = 1990–1993

| managerclubs7 = Dumbarton

| manageryears8 = 1993–1995

| managerclubs8 = Alloa Athletic

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Billy Lamont (12 May 1936 – October 2021) was a Scottish football player and manager.

Born in Larkhall, Lamont played as a goalkeeper for Bellshill Athletic, Cheltenham Town, Hamilton Academical and Albion Rovers.

He managed Hamilton during his first spell as a player there. After retiring as a player, Lamont managed East Stirlingshire. Lamont enjoyed some success with the club, guiding them to promotion in 1979–80 and a place in the quarter-finals of the 1980–81 Scottish Cup.{{cite web |url=http://www.eaststirlingshirefc.com/the-club/club-history/1970-2000/ |title=1970–2000 |work=eaststirlingshirefc.com |publisher=East Stirlingshire FC |access-date=21 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120822102319/http://www.eaststirlingshirefc.com/the-club/club-history/1970-2000/ |archive-date=22 August 2012 |url-status=usurped }} He then managed Dumbarton and guided them to near the top of the Scottish First Division in the 1983–84 season, but left the club in February 1984 to manage Falkirk.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19840229&id=H8FAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3KUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5578,5997260 |date=29 February 1984|title=Lamont is new Falkirk manager|first=Jim |last=Reynolds |work=The Herald |publisher=Herald & Times Group |access-date=21 September 2012}}

Lamont guided Falkirk to promotion to the Scottish Premier Division in 1985–86, but then left the club in February 1987 because he believed that the club needed a full-time manager to compete in the Premier Division and he was unwilling to relinquish his other job.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19891124&id=1zNAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UFkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2828,2145107 |date=24 November 1989|title=Question of who is the big chief |first=Ian |last=Paul |work=The Herald |publisher=Herald & Times Group |access-date=21 September 2012}} After leaving Falkirk, Lamont then managed Partick Thistle.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19870416&id=lYZhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sKULAAAAIBAJ&pg=6376,3955719 |date=16 April 1987|title=Lamont to lead Thistle revival |work=The Herald |publisher=Herald & Times Group |access-date=21 September 2012}} He returned to Falkirk in November 1989 on a part-time basis, but was sacked a few months later after the club was taken over by new owners.{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/lamont-is-sacked-by-falkirk-1.580783 |date=20 April 1990|title=Lamont is sacked by Falkirk|first=Hugh |last=McKinlay |work=The Herald |publisher=Herald & Times Group |access-date=21 September 2012}} Lamont then returned to Dumbarton. In season 1991-92 Billy successfully led Dumbarton to the First Division by winning the Scottish Second Division{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/lamont-back-at-the-helm-1.580259 |date=24 April 1990|title=Lamont back at the helm |work=The Herald |publisher=Herald & Times Group |access-date=21 September 2012}} and later managed Alloa Athletic.

After retiring from the game, Lamont resided in Spain. He died in October 2021, at the age of 85.{{cite web|last1=Hutson|first1=Darin|title=Ex-Falkirk and East Stirlingshire manager Billy Lamont dies at age of 85|url=https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/sport/football/ex-falkirk-and-east-stirlingshire-manager-billy-lamont-dies-at-age-of-85-3413397 |website=The Falkirk Herald|date=9 October 2021}}