Malcolm Lord

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|full_name = Malcolm Lord

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|10|25|df=y}}

|birth_place = Driffield, England

|height = 1.72m

|position = Midfielder

|youthyears1 = 1964–1967

|youthclubs1 = Hull City

|years1 = 1965–1979

|clubs1 = Hull City

|caps1 = 298

|goals1 = 23

|years2 = 1978

|clubs2 = California Surf

|caps2 = 22

|goals2 = 3

|years3 = 1979–1980

|clubs3 = Scarborough

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| totalcaps = 320

| totalgoals = 26

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Malcolm Lord (born 25 October 1946) is an English former professional footballer who spent nearly his entire career at Hull City. Playing primarily as a midfielder, he also briefly featured for both California Surf and Scarborough towards the end of his playing days.{{citeweb|url=https://www.oncloudseven.com/516-malcolm-lord/|title=516 Malcolm Lord|work=oncloudseven.com|accessdate=21 March 2025}}

Career

Lord was born in Driffield, and joined nearby Hull City as an amateur in 1964. He turned professional a year later but had to wait for his competitive debut, which eventually arrived in early 1967. His first goal came in the Tigers' 2–1 away win over Derby County on 20 April 1968.{{citeweb|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/derby-county-v-hull-city-20-april-1968-113785/|title=Derby County v Hull City, 20 April 1968|work=11v11.com|accessdate=20 April 2025}}

On 3 June 1973, Lord was one of four Hull players to score in the club's 5–0 friendly win over Guyana in Georgetown.{{citenews|url=https://www.wearehullcity.co.uk/news/2024/march/21/tigers-against-the-world/|title=Tigers against the World|work=Hull City A.F.C.|date=21 March 2024|accessdate=20 April 2025}} A few months later, on 29 September 1973, the Englishman scored a brace against Cardiff City at Ninian Park, earning his side a 3–1 win.{{citeweb|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/cardiff-city-v-hull-city-29-september-1973-116214/|title=Cardiff City v Hull City, 29 September 1973|work=11v11.com|accessdate=20 April 2025}}

Lord is a member of a select group of players who have featured for Hull City over 150 times.{{citenews|url=https://www.wearehullcity.co.uk/news/2024/november/15/the-150-club/|title=The 150 Club|work=Hull City A.F.C.|date=15 November 2024|accessdate=20 April 2025}} As a thank you for his service to the club, Lord was granted a testimonial,{{efn|Sources conflict over when the testimonial was played. It was likely between 1979 and 1981.}} in which he captained an ex-Tigers side against a TV All-Stars XI led by Hull-born actor and presenter Roy North. 1966 World Cup winner Sir Bobby Charlton is believed to have featured in this game.{{citenews|url=https://www.thehullstory.com/allarticles/hull-city-v-southampton-october-2023|title=Late, late heartbreak for City against Saints|work=The Hull Story|date=21 October 2023|accessdate=21 April 2025}}