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Bill Lambton
Personal information
Full name	William Ernest Lambton
Date of birth	2 December 1914
Place of birth	Nottingham, England
Date of death	16 September 1976 (aged 61)
Place of death	Nottingham, England
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
?–1935	Basford North End
1935-c.45	Nottingham Forest
1945–46	Peterborough United
1946	Exeter City
1946–47	Doncaster Rovers
Managerial career
1958–59	Leeds United
1959	Scunthorpe United
1962–63	Chester
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Lambton (2 December 1914 – 16 September 1976) was an English football player and manager. He played in goal for Nottingham Forest, Exeter City and Doncaster Rovers, although he made just three Football League appearances in total with his playing days largely coinciding with the Second World War.

Lambton is better remembered for his spells in coaching and management. He worked as a coach in Denmark with KB Copenhagen and then with Scunthorpe United, Grimsby Town and Leeds United. In December 1958 he became Leeds manager. Despite signing Leeds legends Don Revie and Billy Bremner, he was asked to leave after just four months. This however was to be significantly longer than his next managerial post, as he was in charge of Scunthorpe for just three days in April 1959.

Lambton was appointed Chester manager in January 1962, two months after the sacking of Stan Pearson. Chester were enduring a miserable season that saw them finish bottom of the Football League. Greater things were expected the following season, but a poor run of just four wins in their last 18 games saw them finish fourth from bottom and forced to again apply for re-election to the league. Although Chester comfortably achieved enough votes to remain in the league, Lambton had his contract cancelled by mutual consent in July 1963.

A former Sergeant Major in the Army, Lambton was known as 'Iron Man Bill'. He died in Sherwood, Nottingham aged 61.