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Billy Lamont

Scotland · Born 12 May 1936, Larkhall · Died 8 Oct 2021

Full name: William Lamont

Biography

Billy arrived at Dumbarton in 1981 after a successful spell as East Stirlingshire manager. He guided Dumbarton to the promotion places in early 1984 before taking on the Falkirk manager's job. He guided the Bairns to promotion to the Premier Division in 1985/86 but resigned the following year and took the reins at Partick Thistle. He returned to Falkirk in 1989 but was only in the position for six months. Billy returned to Boghead in April 1990 and led the Sons to the Second Division title in 1991/92 and consolidated the club's position in the First Division the following season…Read moreRead less

Billy arrived at Dumbarton in 1981 after a successful spell as East Stirlingshire manager. He guided Dumbarton to the promotion places in early 1984 before taking on the Falkirk manager's job. He guided the Bairns to promotion to the Premier Division in 1985/86 but resigned the following year and took the reins at Partick Thistle. He returned to Falkirk in 1989 but was only in the position for six months.

Billy returned to Boghead in April 1990 and led the Sons to the Second Division title in 1991/92 and consolidated the club's position in the First Division the following season before leaving to take over at Alloa Athletic.

Statistics

Played: 124
Won: 44
Drawn: 26
Lost: 54
For: 170
Against: 199
Win rate: 35.5%

Clean sheets: 25
Longest winning run: 5
Longest unbeaten run: 12

Seasons

Season	P	W	D	L	For	Against	Win %
1983-84	31	15	7	9	54	45	48.4%
1982-83	46	13	10	23	57	78	28.3%
1981-82	47	16	9	22	59	76	34.0%

Competitions

Competition	P	W	D	L	For	Against	Win %
League Cup	14	2	0	12	16	35	14.3%
First Division	105	40	26	39	147	155	38.1%
Scottish Cup	5	2	0	3	7	9	40.0%

Home and away

Venue	P	W	D	L	For	Against	Win %
Away	63	17	15	31	83	110	27.0%
Home	61	27	11	23	87	89	44.3%

Matches (124)

Date	Home	Score	Away	Competition	Result
25 Feb 1984	Dumbarton	3–1	Raith Rovers	First Division1983-84	W
21 Feb 1984	Alloa Athletic	1–0	Dumbarton	First Division1983-84	L
18 Feb 1984	Morton	2–1	Dumbarton	Scottish Cup1983-84	L
11 Feb 1984	Hamilton Accies	3–3	Dumbarton	First Division1983-84	D
6 Feb 1984	Raith Rovers	1–4	Dumbarton	Scottish Cup1983-84	W
4 Feb 1984	Dumbarton	4–2	Airdrieonians	First Division1983-84	W
7 Jan 1984	Dumbarton	4–3	Kilmarnock	First Division1983-84	W
2 Jan 1984	Clydebank	0–2	Dumbarton	First Division1983-84	W
31 Dec 1983	Dumbarton	2–1	Ayr Utd	First Division1983-84	W
26 Dec 1983	Partick Thistle	1–0	Dumbarton	First Division1983-84	L
17 Dec 1983	Hamilton Accies	4–1	Dumbarton	First Division1983-84	L
10 Dec 1983	Dumbarton	3–0	Falkirk	First Division1983-84	W
3 Dec 1983	Raith Rovers	1–3	Dumbarton	First Division1983-84	W
26 Nov 1983	Dumbarton	1–1	Morton	First Division1983-84	D
19 Nov 1983	Dumbarton	0–0	Livingston	First Division1983-84	D
12 Nov 1983	Brechin City	2–3	Dumbarton	First Division1983-84	W
5 Nov 1983	Airdrieonians	1–1	Dumbarton	First Division1983-84	D
29 Oct 1983	Dumbarton	1–1	Alloa Athletic	First Division1983-84	D
22 Oct 1983	Kilmarnock	2–2	Dumbarton	First Division1983-84	D
15 Oct 1983	Dumbarton	1–0	Clyde	First Division1983-84	W
8 Oct 1983	Morton	2–2	Dumbarton	First Division1983-84	D
1 Oct 1983	Dumbarton	2–1	Raith Rovers	First Division1983-84	W
28 Sep 1983	Dumbarton	2–0	Hamilton Accies	First Division1983-84	W
24 Sep 1983	Falkirk	4–1	Dumbarton	First Division1983-84	L
17 Sep 1983	Livingston	0–2	Dumbarton	First Division1983-84	W

Managerial spells

Second Spell · 25 Apr 1990 – 4 Jun 1993

137 matches · 38.7% wins

First Spell · 1 Jul 1981 – 26 Feb 1984

124 matches · 35.5% wins

Figures follow recorded contract dates. Overlapping records are counted once in this manager’s combined totals. Inferred end dates use the next appointment. Spells without usable dates have no attributed statistics.