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Lambert managing Aston Villa in 2013
Personal information
Full name Paul Lambert [1]
Date of birth (1969-08-07) 7 August 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1985–1986 St Mirren
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1986–1993 St Mirren 227 (14)
1993–1996 Motherwell 103 (6)
1996–1997 Borussia Dortmund 44 (1)
1997–2005 Celtic 193 (14)
2005–2006 Livingston 7 (0)
Total574(35)
International career
1990 Scottish League XI 1 (0)
1991–1992 Scotland U21 5 (2)
1995–1996 Scotland B 2 (0)
1995–2003 Scotland 40 (1)
Managerial career
2005–2006 Livingston
2006–2008 Wycombe Wanderers
2008–2009 Colchester United
2009–2012 Norwich City
2012–2015 Aston Villa
2015–2016 Blackburn Rovers
2016–2017 Wolverhampton Wanderers
2018 Stoke City
2018–2021 Ipswich Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Lambert (born 7 August 1969) is a Scottish professional football manager and former player, who was most recently the manager of Ipswich Town.

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Lambert played as a midfielder and won the Scottish Cup in 1987 with St Mirren as a 17-year-old, the UEFA Champions League with Borussia Dortmund and all the Scottish domestic honours with Celtic. In his international career, Lambert earned 40 caps for Scotland and played in the 1998 FIFA World Cup finals.

Lambert achieved success managing in England's lower divisions and guided Norwich City into English football's Premier League with successive promotions in 2009–10 and 2010–11. After keeping Norwich in the Premier League in 2011–12, he managed Aston Villa for three seasons. Lambert was appointed Blackburn Rovers manager in November 2015, before leaving the club in May 2016. Lambert became head coach of Wolverhampton Wanderers in November 2016 but was dismissed at the end of the season. [3]

Lambert was appointed manager of Stoke City in January 2018, but he was unable to prevent relegation to the Championship and left the club soon afterwards. Lambert became manager of Ipswich Town in October 2018, but he was unable to prevent relegation to League One, and later left the club in February 2021 after failing to mount a promotion challenge.

Club career

St Mirren

Lambert was born in Glasgow, but moved to Linwood, Renfrewshire when he was a child. [4] He played for Linwood Rangers Boys' Club before entering the professional game with St Mirren in 1985. With St Mirren, the 17-year-old Lambert won his first senior winner's medal courtesy of the 1987 Scottish Cup Final; [5] Saints beat favourites and that season's UEFA Cup Finalists Dundee United, in what turned out to be the last time the Scottish Cup was won by a team composed entirely of Scottish players. Due to his age, manager Alex Smith had to send the youngster home early from the alcohol-fuelled celebrations. [5] Lambert played with St Mirren for eight years, experiencing relegation from the top tier in 1992.

Motherwell

In September 1993, Lambert was signed by Tommy McLean for Motherwell for a fee of £250,000 in a transfer move that saw Jimmy Gardner move to St Mirren. [6] The club finished in 3rd place at the end of the 1993–94 season in the Scottish Premier League.

With Alex McLeish replacing McLean for the 1994–95 season, [7] Lambert and Motherwell went one place better finishing league runners-up, the club's highest finish since 1933–34. The club also qualified for a place in the 1994–95 UEFA Cup. After eliminating Faroese opponents, HB Tórshavn, Motherwell were drawn against German Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund, managed by Ottmar Hitzfeld. In the first leg, Motherwell lost to a solitary goal by Andreas Möller in the 58th minute. [8] In the second leg, Motherwell were still in the contest, until Karl-Heinz Riedle scored twice in ten minutes during the second half. [9]

Lambert won the club's Supporters Player of the Year, while he was also shortlisted for the SPFA Players' Players award in 1996. [10] [11] He left Motherwell at the end of the 1995–96 season under freedom of contract, as new rules were implemented following the Bosman ruling. [12]

Borussia Dortmund

After leaving Motherwell, an agent arranged trial spells for Lambert with PSV Eindhoven and Borussia Dortmund. [12] PSV did not sign Lambert as they were looking for a winger, but he signed for Dortmund after a pre-season tournament. [12] Portuguese international Paulo Sousa had also signed for Dortmund that summer. [12] Sousa had been expected to play in Lambert's position, but Lambert performed well in early Bundesliga matches and kept a place in the team. [12]

Dortmund had been the German champions in the previous two seasons, but struggled to keep pace with Bayern Munich in 1996–97. [12] In the 1996–97 UEFA Champions League, though, Dortmund progressed through the group stage as runners-up. [12] They then beat Auxerre and Manchester United to reach the Champions League final, against Juventus. [12] He had scored one goal during the group stage, the first in a 2–2 draw at Widzew Łódź. His performance in the semi-final elimination of Manchester United was later praised in the autobiography of United midfielder Roy Keane.

Lambert played in the Champions League final as a defensive midfielder, quelling the influence of Juve's French playmaker Zinedine Zidane. [12] [13] [14] [15] Lambert's cross also set up Karl-Heinz Riedle's opening goal as Dortmund won 3–1. [12] His contribution has since been lauded as a Man of the Match performance. [16] He became the first British person to win the European Cup with a non-UK team, [12] and the first British person to win the tournament since its reformation as the Champions League in 1992.

It was announced the Champions League group stage game on 5 November 1997 against Parma, his 23rd in European club competitions, [17] would be Lambert's last before he returned to Scotland. He was given a rousing send off by the Dortmund fans, and reciprocated with a banner he had prepared thanking the Dortmund fans for their support. [18] Lambert scored one domestic league goal during his time with Dortmund, against Bayer Leverkusen.

Celtic

In November 1997, after just over a year playing in the Bundesliga, appearing in 44 matches, [19] he was signed by Wim Jansen for Celtic for a fee in the region of £2 million. Lambert made his debut on 8 November 1997 when he came on as a substitute in a league match at Ibrox against Rangers. Three weeks later on 30 November 1997, Lambert picked up his first winner's medal as a Celtic player when he came on as a late substitute in Celtic's 3–0 win over Dundee United in the Scottish League Cup Final. [20] Thereafter, Lambert became a regular in the starting line-up and scored from 25 yards in a 2–0 win over Rangers at Parkhead in the New Year game. [21] Lambert went on to help the Scottish giants win the championship that season, their first in ten years, halting Rangers' run of nine consecutive titles which had previously equalled the total achieved by Celtic in the Jock Stein era. [22]

During his seven seasons with Celtic, he won four Scottish Premier League titles, two Scottish Cups, two Scottish League Cups and was Scottish Football Writer's Player of the Year [23] and was shortlisted SPFA Player of the Year again in 2002 [24] [25] Lambert captained the side that reached the 2003 UEFA Cup Final in Seville; his team were drawing 2–2 after 90 minutes but after having a man sent off in extra time, conceded a third and decisive goal to José Mourinho's Porto. [26] [27]

International career

During Lambert's international career, he was involved in a memorable Under-21 game against Germany. The young Scots drew 1–1 in Bochum in the 1992 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship quarter-finals. In the return leg at Pittodrie, Germany were two up after 40 minutes before Duncan Ferguson set up Ray McKinnon to pull one back before half-time. Germany scored a third on the hour mark to seemingly put the tie out of reach. However, on 68 minutes, Gerry Creaney headed past Stefan Klos before Lambert himself equalised ten minutes later. Alex Rae scored two minutes from time to clinch the game 4–3. [28]

As a full Scotland international, Lambert won 40  caps, scoring one goal. [29] In the latter part of his international career, he captained the side 15 times. His international debut came whilst at Motherwell and awarded by Craig Brown in the 1995 Kirin Cup against host country, Japan. [29] Lambert played a second game in the tournament three days later against Ecuador. [29]

Whilst at Dortmund and during the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign Lambert started to appear as a regular. After missing the opening game of the campaign against Austria, Lambert appeared as a 46th-minute substitute in the 2–0 win in Latvia in October 1996. He was also in the starting line-up for the next fixture against Estonia in Tallinn four days later, but a scheduling dispute meant the home team did not adhere to a quickly-rearranged afternoon kick-off time, and the match was abandoned at kick-off with no caps awarded to the Scotland players (the fixture was re-arranged for the following February, but Lambert was an unused substitute). [30] [31] He was again a substitute in the next qualifier which was played, coming on in the 46th minute of a 1–0 home win against Sweden. For his next cap, he was promoted to the starting line-up for a 2–0 home victory in the qualifier against Austria. Lambert's only defeat of the campaign was the 2–1 reversal in Gothenburg against Sweden before two wins against Belarus and a second 2–0 win against Latvia clinched qualification.

He played in all three of Scotland's matches at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, a 2–1 defeat against Brazil in the tournament's opening match, a 1–1 draw against Norway and a 3–0 defeat against Morocco. [29]

Lambert was part of the Scotland side that won away against Germany in April 1999 with the goal scored by Don Hutchison. Lambert and Scotland qualified for a play-off place in the 2000 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying campaign, but Lambert missed the play-offs against England due to suffering an injury in the Old Firm game played the weekend before. Craig Brown cited Lambert's absence as crucial to England's progression at Scotland's expense, since he intended to deploy Lambert directly against Paul Scholes, scorer of both England goals. [32]

He scored his only goal for Scotland on 7 September 2002, in a Euro 2004 qualifier against the Faroe Islands, which ended in a 2–2 draw. [33] [34] Lambert was awarded Man of the Match in a 1–1 draw with Germany in June 2003. His final cap came in a 2–1 defeat against Germany in September 2003. [29] The match was played in Dortmund, where he had achieved great success during his club career.

On 15 November 2009, he was inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame. [35]

Managerial career

Livingston

After studying for football coaching qualifications in 2005, Lambert landed his first managerial job with Livingston on 1 June 2005, assisted by Norrie McWhirter. [36] Although he had not intended to play for his new club, Lambert registered as a player in late August 2005 to cover for any injury shortages. [37] His tenure ended in February 2006 when he resigned after only winning two league games since starting the job. [38]

Wycombe Wanderers

Lambert was appointed manager of English team Wycombe Wanderers on 30 June 2006. [39] He led Wycombe to the League Cup semi-finals after defeating Premier League sides Fulham and Charlton Athletic. The semi-final tie, against Premier League champions Chelsea, saw Wycombe hold Chelsea to a 1–1 draw at Adams Park before losing the away leg. This was the first time in over 30 years a fourth tier team had reached that stage of the League Cup.[ citation needed ] Lambert resigned as Wycombe manager on 20 May 2008 following the club's elimination from the League Two play-offs by Stockport County. [40]

Colchester United

On 9 October 2008, he was appointed as manager of League One team Colchester United to succeed Geraint Williams, [41] before winning his first game 2–1 at Stockport County. Despite occasionally threatening to flirt with the League One play-offs, the U's eventually finished mid-table in Lambert's first season. On 8 August 2009, he began the 2009–10 season with an opening day 7–1 win over Norwich City. Lambert left the Essex club for Norwich shortly afterwards.

Norwich City

Lambert managing Norwich City in 2011 PaulLambert.jpg
Lambert managing Norwich City in 2011

Lambert became the new manager of Norwich City on 18 August 2009, replacing Bryan Gunn, who was dismissed by the club shortly after the 7–1 home defeat to Lambert's Colchester. [42] Lambert's new side would go on to win the return fixture 5-0 on their way to the League 1 title, earning promotion to the Championship, in April 2010. [43]

On 1 June 2010, he signed an improved contract with Norwich after it was confirmed Colchester United were entitled to £425,000 in compensation, in addition to Norwich City being fined £75,000, with a further £125,000 suspended for two years. [44] [45]

Norwich's form from their 2009–10 promotion campaign continued into the 2010–11 season, which saw them gain a second successive promotion – becoming the first team to achieve a second successive promotion at this level since Manchester City 11 years earlier. During Lambert's first two seasons in charge, Norwich did not suffer two successive defeats in the league in the same season. [46]

In January 2011, Norwich refused to allow Burnley permission to try to secure Lambert as their new manager, following the dismissal of Brian Laws. [47] The Norwich statement read, in part, "The club will fight tooth and nail to retain the services of Paul Lambert and his team during this critical period of the season and whilst they remain employed under a long-term contract". [47] On 2 May 2011, Lambert and Norwich secured promotion to the Premier League after a win over Portsmouth, taking the second automatic spot with one game to spare. Lambert signed a new contract to extend his stay with the Norfolk club. He was inducted into the Norwich City Hall of Fame in March 2012. [48]

Following Norwich's survival in the Premier League in the 2011–12 season, Lambert offered his resignation on 31 May 2012, but the club declined it. [49] [50]

Aston Villa

2012–13 season

On 2 June 2012, Lambert was confirmed as the new manager of Aston Villa replacing Alex McLeish, who was dismissed two weeks earlier. [51] Lambert's first competitive match as Aston Villa manager came on the opening day of the Premier League season on 18 August 2012, a 1–0 defeat to newly promoted West Ham United at Upton Park. [52] His first Premier League win came on 15 September 2012, a 2–0 victory against Swansea City at Villa Park. [53] He was handed a one-match touchline ban on 21 November 2012 for comments relating to a penalty decision in Villa's defeat to Manchester City. [54] On his first return to Carrow Road, Lambert received a mixed reception from the Norwich fans on 11 December 2012, in a League Cup quarter-final which his Villa team won 4–1. [55]

On 23 December 2012, Villa were defeated 8–0 against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, the club's heaviest ever defeat in top-flight football. [56] This was followed by consecutive home defeats, with Villa losing 4–0 to Tottenham Hotspur and 3–0 to Wigan Athletic, leading to increased pressure on Lambert's position. [57] [58] On 22 January 2013, Villa played Bradford City in the second leg of the League Cup semi-final at Villa Park, having lost the first round tie 3–1 at Valley Parade. The final score on the night was a 2–1 win for Villa, leaving an aggregate score of 4–3 to Bradford. [59]

Lambert kept his job despite the poor run as the team flirted with the relegation places continuously over the next few months. Lambert did however manage to get Villa to record back-to-back wins for the first time since May 2011, as they defeated fellow relegation rivals Reading and Queens Park Rangers. [60] [61] He then oversaw the club's biggest victory since 2008, as Villa thrashed Sunderland 6–1. [62] Villa finished 15th with the youngest starting eleven in the Premier League, leading to praise from pundit Alan Hansen, who said that Lambert was "a contender for Manager of the Season." [63] Highlights of the season included Lambert's summer acquisition of star striker Christian Benteke, the introduction of Villa's Player of the Season, goalkeeper Brad Guzan, reaching the semi-finals of the League Cup and securing Villa's place in the Premier League for the 2013–14 season. [63]

2013–14 season

Lambert's Aston Villa side began the season brightly, with a 3–1 win over Arsenal at Emirates Stadium on 17 August. [64] Towards the end of 2013, the performances worsened greatly, especially home form, and Lambert was criticised by many fans and pundits for putting out a counter-attacking side with no plan B. Possession stats were biased towards the opposition in many games, including at home to Swansea; Villa had less than 30 percent of possession in a game which ended 1–1. In January 2014, Lambert made headlines by claiming that "many Premier League clubs could do without the distraction of the FA Cup if they were being honest." Aston Villa subsequently lost 2–1 at home to Sheffield United, a team two divisions below them, marking the fourth consecutive year that Lambert has been eliminated from the FA Cup by lower league opposition. Lambert subsequently defended his comments, claiming they were "taken out of context." [65]

2014–15 season

Lambert's third season in charge saw a different approach in the transfer market, with him opting to buy players with experience as opposed to the previous seasons, where the club would sign young prospects. Aston Villa started off well, with a 1–0 victory over Stoke City. This was then followed by a 0–0 draw against Newcastle United, a 2–1 win over Hull City and a 1–0 victory over Liverpool. During this time, the new back four of Alan Hutton, Ron Vlaar, Philippe Senderos and Aly Cissokho was praised by Lambert after gaining three clean sheets out of a possible four, whilst gaining ten points out of an available 12.[ citation needed ]

After Villa's good start to the season, however, they then went on to have a five-game long goal drought, losing to Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, Everton and QPR before scoring in a 2–1 loss at Villa Park to Tottenham. [66] Villa then went on to gain some valuable points, drawing 0–0 with West Ham and 1–1 against Southampton. They then won 1–0 against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, courtesy of a Christian Benteke goal, followed with a 2–1 victory over Leicester City at Villa Park.

On 11 February 2015, Villa announced they had parted company with Lambert after a 2–0 loss at Hull, leaving the club 18th in the Premier League table. [67] His departure also meant that the top flight had no Scottish manager, for the first time in 30 years. [68] On 14 February, Tim Sherwood was announced as his successor. [69]

Blackburn Rovers

Lambert was appointed manager of Championship club Blackburn Rovers on 15 November 2015 on a two-and-a-half-year deal, with the club in 16th place following the dismissal of Gary Bowyer. [70] Lambert secured Championship safety for Blackburn with a 2–2 draw against Bristol City on 23 April 2016. [71] Blackburn ended the season with two consecutive wins, finishing in 15th place. [72] The club confirmed that Lambert had activated a release clause in his contract, and would step down as manager after their last match of the 2015–16 season on 7 May 2016. [73]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

On 5 November 2016, Lambert was appointed head coach of Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers, taking over with the team in 19th place. [74] The team achieved an upset victory in the fourth round of the 2016–17 FA Cup, winning 2–1 against Liverpool at Anfield. [75] The team finished the 2016–17 EFL Championship season in 15th place. [76]

On 30 May 2017 the club announced that they and Lambert had "agreed to part company following a football review". [3]

Stoke City

On 15 January 2018, Lambert was appointed manager of Premier League club Stoke City, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract with the Potters, and officially took up post the following day. [77] He joined Stoke with the club in the relegation zone, having dismissed previous manager Mark Hughes due to a poor run of form. [78] His first game in charge was a vital 2–0 victory over relegation rivals Huddersfield Town to move them out of the relegation places. [79]

His only permanent signing in charge was the deadline day signing of Senegalese midfielder Badou Ndiaye from Turkish club Galatasaray for a fee of £14 million. [80] Furthermore, the club completed the signing of Kostas Stafylidis on loan from FC Augsburg until the end of the season. [81]

Lambert was unable to prevent Stoke's continued decline and relegation to the Championship, leaving the club via mutual agreement in May 2018 after just four months in charge. [82]

Ipswich Town

On 27 October 2018, Lambert was appointed as the manager of Championship club Ipswich Town, making him the first ever manager to manage both Ipswich and Norwich. [83] He joined his new team on a contract until the summer of 2021, with the side bottom of the Championship. [83] On 10 February 2019, Lambert was sent off following a touchline bust-up with the opposing team staff during a game against former club and rivals Norwich City. [84] He was subsequently fined and handed a two match touchline ban by the FA. [85] Lambert later stated he did not regret his actions that led to his dismissal. [86] Lambert was ultimately unable to keep Ipswich in the division, as relegation was confirmed on 13 April 2019. [87] This ended Ipswich's 17-year stay in the Championship, resulting in them playing third-tier football for the first time since 1957. [87]

Despite the team's relegation, Lambert remained in charge and led Ipswich to the top of the League One table during the first month of the 2019–20 season, winning 14 league points out of possible 18 during August. He won the EFL League One Manager of the Month award for August 2019. [88] On 1 January 2020, Lambert signed a new 5-year contract with the club until 2025. [89] Despite a strong start, Lambert failed to achieve promotion with the team finishing in 11th after the league was determined on a points-per-game basis due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [90]

On 27 October 2020, he was given a one-match touchline ban for directing foul and abusive language towards referee Kevin Johnson. He was also fined £1,000. [91] Lambert tested positive for COVID-19 in December 2020, which resulted in the postponement of two league matches. [92] Despite winning his two last games in charge against Hull City and Doncaster Rovers, Lambert left Ipswich by mutual consent on 28 February 2021 after failing to mount a promotion push during the season due to inconsistent form. [93]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [94]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St Mirren 1985–86 Scottish Premier Division 10001+0+
1986–87 [95] Scottish Premier Division362—36+2+
1987–88 Scottish Premier Division3624 [lower-alpha 1] 040+2+
1988–89 Scottish Premier Division162—16+2+
1989–90 Scottish Premier Division253—25+3+
1990–91 Scottish Premier Division312—31+2+
1991–92 Scottish Premier Division402—40+2+
1992–93 Scottish First Division 391—39+1+
1993–94 Scottish First Division30—3+0+
Total2271440231+14+
Motherwell [96] 1993–94 Scottish Premier Division323="2"|—32+3+
1994–95 [97] Scottish Premier Division3613 [lower-alpha 2] 039+1+
1995–96 [98] [99] Scottish Premier Division3522 [lower-alpha 2] 037+2+
Total103650108+6+
Borussia Dortmund [100] 1996–97 [101] Bundesliga 31110—11 [lower-alpha 3] 1432
1997–98 [102] Bundesliga13030203 [lower-alpha 3] 0210
Total4414020141642
Celtic [103] 1997–98 [102] Scottish Premier Division2624010—312
1998–99 [104] Scottish Premier League 33150108 [lower-alpha 4] 0471
1999–2000 [105] Scottish Premier League25100005 [lower-alpha 2] 0301
2000–01 [106] Scottish Premier League27160205 [lower-alpha 2] 0401
2001–02 [107] Scottish Premier League345401010 [lower-alpha 5] 0495
2002–03 [108] Scottish Premier League313103113 [lower-alpha 6] 2486
2003–04 [109] Scottish Premier League13111206 [lower-alpha 7] 0222
2004–05 [110] Scottish Premier League4020110071
Total1931423111246227319
Livingston 2005–06 [111] Scottish Premier League702010—100
Career total5743529+1+14+2+693686+41+
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Cup
  5. ↑ Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Cup
  6. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eleven appearances and two goals in UEFA Cup
  7. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year [112]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Scotland 1994-9520
1995-9600
1996-9750
1997-9880
1998-9950
1999-0040
2000-0120
2001-0240
2002-0381
2003-0420
Total401
Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lambert goal.
List of international goals scored by Paul Lambert
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
17 September 2002 Svangaskarð, Toftir, FaroesFlag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 1–22–2 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying [33]

Managerial record

As of match played 27 February 2021
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecordRef.
PWDLWin %
Livingston 1 June 200511 February 2006325720015.6 [38] [113]
Wycombe Wanderers 30 June 200620 May 2008108442935040.7 [40] [113]
Colchester United 9 October 200818 August 20094319717044.2 [113] [114]
Norwich City 18 August 20092 June 2012142703537049.3 [113]
Aston Villa 2 June 201211 February 2015115342655029.6 [113]
Blackburn Rovers 15 November 20157 May 20163312813036.4 [73] [113]
Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 November 201630 May 20173314514042.4 [113] [115]
Stoke City 16 January 201818 May 201815276013.3 [77] [113]
Ipswich Town 27 October 201828 February 2021113372848032.7 [113]
Total634237152245037.4—

Honours

Player

St Mirren

Borussia Dortmund

Celtic

Scotland U21

Individual

Manager

Norwich City

Individual

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Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill, is a Northern Irish professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. After a brief early career in the Irish League, O'Neill moved to England where he spent most of his playing career with Nottingham Forest. He won the First Division title in 1977–78 and the European Cup twice, in 1979 and 1980. He was capped 64 times for the Northern Ireland national football team, also captaining the side at the 1982 World Cup.

The 2012–13 Premier League season was Aston Villa's 138th season in English football. It was the club's 102nd season in the top flight, and 25th consecutive season in the Premier League. The club was managed by Paul Lambert, their third manager in three seasons, after Alex McLeish was sacked on 14 May 2012, having himself only been in charge for 11 months and 4 days. Lambert's first competitive match came on the opening day of the Premier League season on 18 August 2012, a 1–0 defeat to newly-promoted West Ham United at Upton Park. Their first Premier League win came on 15 September 2012, a 2–0 victory against Swansea City at Villa Park. Lambert was handed a one-match touchline ban on 21 November 2012 for comments relating to a penalty decision in Villa's defeat to Manchester City. On his first return to Carrow Road, Lambert received a mixed reception from the Norwich fans on 11 December 2012 in a League Cup quarter-final which his Villa team won 4–1.

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