James Michael Lawton (born 6 July 1942) is an English-born former footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League in the 1960s.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Michael Lawton | ||
| Date of birth | 6 July 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Middlesbrough, England | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Middlesbrough | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1966 | Darlington | 120 | (60) |
| 1965–1967 | Swindon Town | 11 | (3) |
| 1967–1968 | Watford | 13 | (1) |
| 1968–1969 | Darlington | 22 | (3) |
| Total | 166 | (67) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lawton was born in Middlesbrough, and after playing for his home-town club as an amateur he moved to Darlington in the 1961–62 season.[1] Following 120 league appearances and 60 goals for Darlington, he scored in his last game for the club, a 2–1 defeat of Swindon Town in the League Cup on 22 September 1965; shortly afterwards he was transferred to Swindon in exchange for Alan Sproates and £8,000.[2][3] However, he only managed 11 league appearances at Swindon in an 18-month stay,[4] and after a short stay at Watford, where he played 13 league games, he returned to Darlington in the 1967–68 season. In his second spell he made 22 league appearances and scored 3 goals before retiring through injury.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Jimmy Lawton". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
- ^ "Class of '66 reunited at Fortress Feethams". The Northern Echo. 18 January 2003. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- ^ "Alan Sproates – 1965–1974". Darlington F.C. 18 May 2007. Archived from the original on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
- ^ "Jimmy Lawton". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
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