Mark Lazarus
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 5 December 1938 | ||
Place of birth | Stepney, London, England | ||
Position(s) | winger | ||
Youth career | |||
?–1958 | Barking | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1958–1960 | Leyton Orient | 20 | (4) |
1960–1961 | Queens Park Rangers | 37 | (19) |
1961–1962 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | (3) |
1962–1964 | Queens Park Rangers | 81 | (28) |
1964–1966 | Brentford | 62 | (20) |
1966–1967 | Queens Park Rangers | 88 | (29) |
1967–1969 | Crystal Palace | 63 | (17) |
1969–1972 | Leyton Orient | 82 | (14) |
1972–1977 | Folkestone | 164 | (17) |
Ilford | |||
Wingate & Finchley | |||
Total | 606 | (151) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mark Lazarus (born 5 December 1938) is an English retired professional footballer.
He played as a right winger and made more than 400
Biography
Lazarus, who is Jewish, was born on 5 December 1938 in
He was also a schoolboy player for both
Football career
Lazarus began his career with Barking, before becoming a professional in 1958 with Leyton Orient. He was spotted by Orient manager Alec Stock, who two years later took Lazarus from Orient to Queens Park Rangers after the manager had moved clubs first.[3]
After playing for QPR, he was transferred to
He moved back to QPR once more, who were in the
Later life
After his footballer career was over, he became a minder for snooker players, including Steve Davis at the time of his loss to Dennis Taylor in the 1985 World Snooker Championship final.[14] As of 2007, he ran a haulage firm in Romford.[4]
Lazarus was named in a list of the top 100 Queens Park Rangers players of all time, constructed by the club's historian in 2007.[4]
Personal life
He married his wife Fay in 1959, and has two children and five grandchildren.[3] His nephew is former Leyton Orient footballer Bobby Fisher.[15]
Honours
- Queens Park Rangers
- Football League Third Division: 1966–67
- Football League Cup: 1967
- Crystal Palace
- Football League Second Division (runners-up): 1968–69
- Leyton Orient
- Football League Third Division: 1969–70
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 0907969542.
- ^ a b Stanford, Peter (22 September 2013). "Why are there so few British-born Jewish players in England's top flight?". The Independent. London.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Yaffe, Simon (2011). "Footballing Legend of 50 Years Ago Cost £27,500". Jewish Telegraph. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-85983-714-6.
- ^ a b "Sport: Q & A - The many returns of Lazarus . . . and keeping it in the family". The Independent. London. 12 December 1993. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- ^ "Q.P.R. Survive Pressure". The Times. No. 56809. 8 December 1966. p. 5.
- ^ "Composed Ability Takes Q.P.R. Nearer Wembley". The Times. No. 56842. 18 January 1967. p. 5.
- ^ "Successful Gamble on Wembley". The Times. No. 56882. 6 March 1967. p. 6.
- ^ "Top 10 League Cup Finals". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 6 April 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- ^ "Lazarus May Move". The Times. No. 57102. 18 November 1967. p. 6.
- ISBN 0907969542.
- ^ "Ron Davies Named but Doubtful". The Times. No. 57691. 15 October 1969. p. 13.
- ^ "£75 Fine for Lazarus". The Times. No. 58083. 27 January 1971. p. 10.
- ^ Trelford, Donald (25 April 2005). "What sparked Taylor's revival?". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- ISBN 0955294916.
External links
- Mark Lazarus at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database