Career
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.
Lamont enjoyed some success with the club, guiding them to promotion in 1979-1980 and a place in the quarter-finals of the 1980-1981 Scottish Cup.
He then managed and guided them to near the top of the Scottish First Division in the 1983-1984 season, but left the club in February 1984 to manage. Lamont guided to promotion to the Scottish Premier Division in 1985-1986, 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.
After leaving, Lamont then managed Partick Thistle. He returned to in November 1989 on a part-time basis, but was sacked a few months later after the club was taken over by new owners.
Lamont then returned to and later managed Alloa Athletic.Finally retiring from the game and now residing in Spain.
