Norman Lawson

Norman Lawson (died 25 September 2011) was an English footballer and cricketer.

Norman Lawson
Personal information
Place of birth County Durham, England
Date of death 25 September 2011 (aged 75)
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)
Teams managed
Merthyr Tydfil
Ton Pentre
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Football career

Lawson played as a winger, spending his early career with Hednesford Town, Bury and Swansea Town.[1][2] He later played for Watford, Kettering Town and Hereford United, before becoming player-manager of both Merthyr Tydfil and Ton Pentre.[3][4]

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.[4]

Later life and death

Lawson died on 25 September 2011, aged 75, at Hill House Hospital in Sketty.[4]

References

  1. "BURY : 1946/47 - 2010/11". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
  2. "SWANSEA CITY : 1946/47 - 2010/11". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
  3. "Past Players". Swansea City A.F.C. 3 April 2011. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  4. "Football and cricket hero Norman Lawson played alongside legends". South Wales Evening Post. 30 September 2011.


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