SFC Debut: Northampton Town (H) 11th August 2009

Lambert joined Saints just days into the 2009/10 season from fellow League One side Bristol Rovers for a fee in excess of £1million.

The powerful front man arrived at St. Mary's as the joint top goal scorer in English league football from the previous season, notching 29 goals in League One alone.

The Liverpool born striker started his career at Blackpool and had spells at Macclesfield Town and Stockport County before making his mark at Rochdale, where he scored 28 times in 64 appearances. He joined Bristol Rovers in August 2006. At the Memorial Stadium, Lambert scored 59 goals in 139 starts during three seasons.

The signing of Lambert was the first purchase by the club under Executive Chairman Nicola Cortese, as Saints fought off competition from teams at a higher level to secure the services of the hot shot.

His first season could not have gone much better as he notched 37 goals in all competitions during the 2009/10 campaign including the one that he got for previous side Bristol Rovers on their opening day. The feat saw him sweep the end of season awards in a year which marked many highs including a goal at Wembley in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy final, a hat-trick at MK Dons and a collection of stunning dead ball strikes from various distances. He scored on his debut too, just a day after his arrival at the Club, in a 2-0 first round win over Northampton Town in the League Cup.