Mal Lucas
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Peter Malcolm Lucas[1] | ||
Date of birth | 7 October 1938 | ||
Place of birth | Wrexham, Wales | ||
Position(s) | Right-half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Bradley Rangers | |||
1958–1965 | Leyton Orient | 157 | (6) |
1965–1970 | Norwich City | 183 | (8) |
1970–1974 | Torquay United | 122 | (3) |
Gorleston | |||
National team | |||
1962 | Wales | 4 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1976–1980 | Gorleston | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Peter Malcolm Lucas (born 7 October 1938) is a Welsh former footballer who played as a right-half.[1] He made four appearances for the Wales national team.[1]
Club career[]
After beginning his career at non-League Bradley Rangers, Lucas signed for Leyton Orient in 1958 and was part of the team that played in the First Division in 1962–63. In 1964 he joined Norwich City, where he played 183 league games before joining Torquay United in 1970, where he made 122 appearances.[2]
International career[]
Lucas made his Wales national team debut on 11 April 1962 against Northern Ireland. His fourth and last cap was on 21 November 1962 against England.[3]
Coaching career[]
After leaving Torquay, he became player-manager at Gorleston, managing them from 1976 until 1980.[4]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Mal Lucas". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ^ Mal Lucas at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
- ^ "Wales player database 1872 to 2013". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ Previous managers Gorleston F.C.
Categories:
- 1938 births
- Living people
- Welsh footballers
- Footballers from Wrexham
- Association football midfielders
- Wales international footballers
- Bradley Rangers F.C. players
- Leyton Orient F.C. players
- Norwich City F.C. players
- Torquay United F.C. players
- Gorleston F.C. players
- Welsh football managers
- Gorleston F.C. managers
- Welsh football biography stubs