Ivor Lawton

Ivor James John Lawton (born 5 September 1995) is an English footballer who plays for Alvechurch, where he plays as a midfielder.

Ivor Lawton
Personal information
Full name Ivor James John Lawton[1]
Date of birth (1995-09-05) 5 September 1995
Place of birth Coventry, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Alvechurch
Youth career
2002–2013 Coventry City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Coventry City 0 (0)
2015 → Nuneaton Town (loan) 3 (0)
2017–2019 Halesowen Town
2019 Stratford Town 6 (0)
2019– Alvechurch 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:00, 15 January 2020 (UTC)

Playing career

Lawton joined Coventry City after being spotted playing for Mount Nod Juniors at the age of six.[2] According to Mowbray, in May 2015 he "earned the right for us to give him an offer of a new contract by his personality, his drive and conviction".[3] He joined Conference North club Nuneaton Town on loan at the start of the 2015–16 season, and made his senior debut playing at right-back in a 1–1 draw with Stockport County at Liberty Way on 22 August.[4][5] He made his professional debut for Coventry after coming on as a 76th-minute substitute for Conor Thomas in a 0–0 draw with Yeovil Town in a Football League Trophy match at Huish Park on 6 October 2015; Coventry went on to lose the penalty shoot-out 4–3.[6] Manager Tony Mowbray said that Lawton had the potential to be a "iconic warrior figure" at the Ricoh Arena.[2] However, he suffered serious knee ligament damage only a week after his debut and was ruled out of action for the rest of the 2015–16 season.[7] He returned to fitness in October 2016, having spent 12 months on the sidelines.[8] He was released in January 2017.[9]

He had a trial at Port Vale in March 2017.[10]

Lawton joined Halesowen Town in November 2017.[11]

On 11 July 2019, Lawton signed for Southern League Premier Division Central side Stratford Town.[12]

On 24 October 2019, Lawton signed for Alvechurch.

Style of play

Speaking in May 2014, Coventry City Academy manager Richard Stevens said that Lawton was "competitive, combative and a real aggressive midfield player" who was "a warrior and leader among men".[13] He is also able to play across the defence.[14]

Statistics
As of 15 January 2016
Club Season Division League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nuneaton Town (loan) 2015–16[15] Conference North3000000030
Coventry City[16] 2013–14[17]League One0000000000
2014–15[18]League One0000000000
2015–16[19]League One0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
2016–17[20]EFL League One0000000000
Total 0000001000
Career total 3000001040
  1. Appearances in Football League Trophy

References
  1. "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 44. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  2. Turner, Andy (1 March 2017). "Sky Blues Academy kid Ivor Lawton has trial at League One rivals". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  3. Turner, Andy (20 May 2015). "Ivor Lawton could be an 'iconic player' for Coventry City". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  4. brown, Kev (22 August 2015). "Nuneaton Town 1 vs. 1 Stockport County - 22 August 2015 - Nuneaton Town First Team - Nuneaton Town FC". nuneatontownfc.com. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  5. Turner, Andy (24 September 2015). "Ivor Lawton returns to Ryton fold". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  6. "MATCH REPORT: Yeovil Town P0-0 Coventry City - Sky Blues eliminated from the Johnstone's Paint Trophy on penalties". www.ccfc.co.uk. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  7. Turner, Andy (14 October 2015). "Young midfielder ruled out for the season". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  8. Turner, Andy (31 October 2016). "Sky Blues 23s stretch impressive run". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  9. Turner, Andy (31 January 2017). "Potential 'iconic warrior' for Sky Blues set for release". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  10. Baggaley, Mike (1 March 2017). "Port Vale run rule over 'Coventry warrior' Ivor Lawton". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  11. "NEWS Latest Moves Across The Non-League game". Pitchero. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  12. "New Signing; Ivor Lawton joins the Blues". Pitchero. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  13. Turner, Andy (13 May 2014). "Cov Kids profile: 'Everything he does is for his football club and his city'". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  14. Turner, Andy (14 June 2015). "Future Coventry City 'iconic warrior' Ivor Lawton close to signing new deal". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  15. "Ivor Lawton 15–16". Nuneaton Town FC. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  16. Ivor Lawton at Soccerway
  17. "Games played by Ivor Lawton in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  18. "Games played by Ivor Lawton in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  19. "Games played by Ivor Lawton in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  20. "Games played by Ivor Lawton in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
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