Career
Lambert played mostly for the Stags" reserve team, and made only 28 appearances for the first team in his six years at Field Mill. As a youngster, Lambert was briefly connected to Derby County as an amateur, but never played for the Rams at first-team level He joined Mansfield from non-league neighbours Sutton Town in October 1954, and rejoined Sutton when he left the Stags in 1960.
After his retirement from professional football, he worked as a window cleaner in Ashfield.
He died in December 2007, aged 71.