George Lawton (footballer, born 1862)

George Lawton (4 August 1862 – 1930) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke.[1]

George Lawton
Personal information
Full name George Lawton[1]
Date of birth 4 August 1862[1]
Place of birth Stoke-upon-Trent, England[1]
Date of death 1930 (aged 67–68)[1]
Place of death Stoke-on-Trent, England
Position(s) Right winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1884–1885 Stoke St Peter's
1885–1886 Stoke 0 (0)
1886 Burslem Port Vale 0 (0)
1886–1889 Stoke 13 (1)
1889–1890 Altrincham
1890–1891 Belvedere F.C.
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

George Lawton joined Stoke St Peter's in 1884. In July 1885, he signed for Stoke, playing in both FA Cup matches in the 1885–86 season as Stoke lost to Crewe Alexandra in a replay. In January 1886 he joined nearby Burslem Port Vale, where he scored three times in thirteen friendlies, before returning to Stoke in the May of that year. Stoke' major achievement from 1886–1888 was reaching the 1887–88 FA Cup Fifth Round. The tie was played on 7 January 1888 at Stoney Lane, the then home of West Bromwich Albion. Stoke lost 4–1. Lawton played in all four FA Cup ties in 1887–88 and scored two goals.[2][1][3][4]

Lawton made his League debut on 13 October 1888, playing as a winger, in a 2–1 defeat to Bolton Wanderers at Pike's Lane. He scored his home debut seven days later against Burnley at the Victoria Ground, the score was 3–3 with three minutes of play left when Lawton scored the winner to make it 4–3. Lawton appeared in 13 of the 22 league matches played by Stoke in the 1888–89 season, scoring one league goal. As a winger (13 appearances) Lawton played in a Stoke midfield that achieved big (three–League–goals–or–more) wins once. Stoke finished bottom of the table and at the end of the season Lawton joined Altrincham. In 1890 he moved from Altrincham to Belvedere.[1][5][4]

Career statistics
Club Season League FA Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke[1] 1885–86 — —2020
Burslem Port Vale 1886–87 — —0000
Stoke[1] 1887–88 — —4242
1888–89 The Football League 13100131
Career total 13162193

References
  1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0952415100.
  2. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 169. ISBN 0952915200.
  3. Matthews, Tony (2005). Who's Who of Stoke City. Breedon Books. p. 129. ISBN 1 85983 473 6.
  4. "English National Football Archive". Retrieved 6 June 2018. (registration & fee required)
  5. Metcalf, Mark (2013). The Origins of the Football League. Amberley. p. 66. ISBN 978 1 4456 1881 4.
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