Lamb is no stranger to the Dog &
Duck, having been assistant manager to Andy Peaks at former ground tenants AFC
Rushden & Diamonds from May 2014 until July 2019 when he left due to work
commitments.
Lamb started his playing career at
Northampton Town, making his Football League debut at the age of 17 in the
1991/92 season.
His career in non-League football saw
him make over 200 appearances for then-Conference South outfit Wealdstone,
spending six seasons there as a player from 1997.
After moving to Boreham Wood from the
Stones, he subsequently played for Hemel Hempstead Town, Aylesbury United,
Brackley Town, Banbury United and Bedworth United before taking up the position
of player-coach at Daventry Town, who had newly appointed his old playing
colleague Ady Fuller – briefly formerly assistant manager at Wellingborough -
from Banbury United.
This progression into coaching was no
surprise to many as Lamb had gained his first FA coaching badge at the age of
18 whilst still being a player at the Cobblers.
In his first season in the UCL he went
on to help Daventry clinch the UCL title.
The following season Lamb was promoted
to player/assistant manager and another successful campaign saw the pair guide
Daventry to the play-off final where they were narrowly beaten by Hitchin Town
stopping them gaining back-to-back promotions.
Lamb, however, paid a heavy price for
the play-off run as it was in the semi-final where he suffered a re-occurring
back injury, meaning that this was to be his last playing appearance.
The following season in 2011 Fuller and
Lamb moved to the Southern League Premier Division to take up the reins at
Banbury and here they reached the Southern League Cup final for the first time
in the club’s history.
At the start of the 2013/14 campaign,
Lamb teamed up with Cogenhoe United manager Andy Marks and he helped guide the Cooks
to their best league position in the UCL since 2006/07, also reaching the
Hillier Cup final.
Co-chairmen Mark Darnell and Darren
Wingrove are highly delighted to welcome new first team manager Paul Lamb.
“Paul has had a successful playing and
coaching career to date, and we hope that this experience will help to continue
to develop and progress the club”.
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