| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Norman Lawson | ||
| Date of birth | (1935-04-06)6 April 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Houghton-le-Spring, England | ||
| Date of death | 25 September 2011(2011-09-25) (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Sketty, Wales | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Hednesford Town | |||
| 1955–1958 | Bury | 56 | (8) |
| 1958–1960 | Swansea Town | 24 | (3) |
| 1960 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
| 1960–1963 | Kettering Town | ||
| 1963–1964 | Hereford United | ||
| Merthyr Tydfil | |||
| Ton Pentre | |||
| Total | 80 | (11) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| Merthyr Tydfil | |||
| Ton Pentre | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Norman Lawson (6 April 1935 – 25 September 2011) was an English footballer and cricketer.
Career
Football career
Lawson played as a winger, spending his early career with Hednesford Town, Bury and Swansea Town. He later played for Watford, Kettering Town and Hereford United, before becoming player-manager of both Merthyr Tydfil and Ton Pentre.
Cricket career
Lawson played club cricket for Swansea Civil Service, Sketty Church, AWCO and Sketty Quins clubs, while he was Captain of the Welsh over-50 team.
Later life and death
Lawson died on 25 September 2011, aged 75, at Hill House Hospital in Sketty.
References
- "Norman Lawson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- "BURY : 1946/47 - 2010/11". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
- "SWANSEA CITY : 1946/47 - 2010/11". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
- "Past Players". Swansea City A.F.C. 3 April 2011. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ^ "Football and cricket hero Norman Lawson played alongside legends". South Wales Evening Post. 30 September 2011.
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- English men's footballers
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- Hednesford Town F.C. players
- Bury F.C. players
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- Kettering Town F.C. players
- Hereford United F.C. players
- Merthyr Tydfil F.C. players
- Ton Pentre F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football midfielders
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