Milton Lamb

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Milton Lamb
Personal information
Full name	William Milton Lamb
Date of birth	(1909-07-14)14 July 1909
Date of death	21 June 2006(2006-06-21) (aged 96)
Original team	Geelong College
Height/Weight	173 cm / 70 kg
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1928-1932	Geelong	72 (1)
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 1932 season.

William Milton Lamb (14 July 1909 - 21 June 2006) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Lamb, recruited locally from Geelong College, was a back pocket defender.^[1] He played all 21 games for Geelong in 1930, including their grand final loss.^[2] The following season he missed just one game all year and again featured in the grand final, this time finishing in the winning team.^[2] He had been one of Geelong's best players in the 1931 Grand Final, with 13 kicks and a good defensive job of the Richmond rovers.^[3]

He lived until the age of 96 and was the last surviving player from the 1931 Geelong premiership winning side.

References

↑ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
↑ 2.0 2.1 AFL Tables: Milton Lamb
↑ "Milton Lamb (Geelong)". Full Points Footy.

v t e Geelong Football Club 1931 VFL Premiers

Geelong 9.14 (68) defeated Richmond 7.6 (48), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Captain: 2. Baker 3. Metherell 5. Evans 6. McDonald 7. Lamb 10. Collins 11. Troughton 12. Carney 13. Coghlan 14. Moloney 15. Walker 16. Quinn 17. Mockridge 18. Hickey 19. Todd 20. Greeves 24. Williams 25. L. Hardiman 27. P. Hardiman

Coach: Clymo

Persondata
Name	Lamb, Milton
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer
Date of birth	14 July 1909
Place of birth
Date of death	21 June 2006
Place of death

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