Denis Lawson (footballer)

Denis Lawson (11 December 1897 – 23 May 1968) was a Scottish footballer who played as an Outside-right.

This article is about the Scottish international footballer. For the actor, see Denis Lawson.

Denis Lawson
Personal information
Date of birth (1897-12-11)11 December 1897[1]
Place of birth Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Date of death 23 May 1968(1968-05-23) (aged 70)
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2]
Position(s) Outside-right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Kilsyth Emmett
1919–1923 St Mirren 154 (11)
1923–1926 Cardiff City 64 (2)
1926 Springfield Babes 23 (2)
1926–1927 Providence Clamdiggers 16 (1)
1927–1928 Wigan Borough 28 (2)
1928–1929 Clyde 7 (1)
1930–1931 Brechin City 36 (2)
National team
1923 Scotland 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He started playing professionally for St Mirren in 1920; in 1923 he moved to Cardiff City of the Football League and played 64 matches for them, before moving to USA and playing for Springfield Babes and Providence F.C..[1] He returned to British football in 1927–28 with a move to Wigan Borough, and then finished his career back in Scotland with Clyde and Brechin City.[3]

In 1923 Lawson was capped for Scotland, in a 2–2 draw with England at Hampden Park.[4]

References
  1. Denis Lawson at the Scottish Football Association
  2. "Cardiff City". Athletic News. 24 August 1925. p. 6. Retrieved 13 November 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. Dykes, Garth (2011). Wigan Borough in the Football League: A Complete Record and Who's Who 1921–1931. Tony Brown. ISBN 978-1-905891-53-5.
  4. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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