Tommy Lawton
Full name:
Thomas Lawton
Born:
Bolton, 6 October 1919
Died:
6 November 1996
Position:
Centre-forward
Height/weight:
5 ft. 11 in./12 st. 9 lb.
Joined Arsenal:
1953
Clubs:
Burnley (1935–37)
Everton (1937–39)
Chelsea (1945–47)
Notts County (1947–52)
Brentford (player/manager, 1952–53)
Arsenal (1953–56)
Kettering Town (player/manager)
Managerial career:
Notts County (1957–58)
First Arsenal appearance:
League vs Manchester City, 19 September 1953 (2–2)
Last Arsenal appearance:
League vs Sunderland, 24 September 1955 (1–3)
International matches:
23 caps (22 goals) for England
International debut:
22 October 1938 against Wales (2–4)
| |
League |
FA Cup |
Ch.Shld |
Total |
| Season |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| 1953–54 |
9 |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
10 |
2 |
| 1954–55 |
18 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
- |
- |
20 |
7 |
| 1955–56 |
8 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
8 |
6 |
| Total |
35 |
13 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
38 |
15 |
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