Herbert Lawson

Herbert Lawson
Lawson while with Brentford in 1927.
Personal information
Full name Herbert Lawson[1]
Date of birth (1905-04-12)12 April 1905
Place of birth Luton, England
Date of death 1987 (aged 81–82)[2]
Place of death Stevenage, England
Playing position Outside right
Youth career
Frickers Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Luton Clarence
1924–1927 Arsenal 13 (2)
1927–1933 Brentford 62 (12)
1933–1934 Luton Town 1 (0)
1934–1935 Bedford Town 39 (9)
1936 Vauxhall Motors
1939 Letchworth
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Herbert "Bert" Lawson (12 April 1905 – 1987) was an English professional football outside right who played in the Football League for Brentford and Arsenal.[3]

Career

Arsenal

After beginning his career as an amateur with hometown Athenian League side Luton Clarence, Lawson joined Division One strugglers Arsenal in 1924.[4] Lawson had to wait until February 1926 to make his professional debut and he enjoyed a run in the team until the end of the 1925–26 season, making 13 appearances and scoring two goals.[5] He failed to make an appearance during the 1926–27 season and departed Highbury in March 1927.[4]

Brentford

Lawson dropped down to the Division Three South to sign for fellow London club Brentford in May 1927, as a replacement for Patsy Hendren.[3] After making 13 appearances in what remained of the 1926–27 season, Lawson broke into the team the following year, making 34 appearances and scoring 9 goals.[6] He was mostly confined to the reserves for the following three seasons at Griffin Park, helping the team to two London Combination titles in the 1931–32 and 1932–33 seasons.[3] Lawson left Brentford in 1933, having made 64 appearances and scored 12 goals in six years with the club.[3]

Later career

Lawson went on to play for Luton Town and Bedford Town.[3]

Personal life

Lawson's father Billy was trainer at Luton Town for thirty years.[2][3]

Honours

Brentford Reserves

Career statistics

Club Season League League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arsenal 1925–26[5] First Division 13 2 3 0 15 2
Brentford 1926–27[6] Third Division South 13 2 — 13 2
1927–28[6] 34 9 0 0 34 9
1928–29[6] 8 1 1 0 9 1
1930–31[6] 4 0 1 0 5 0
1931–32[6] 3 0 0 0 3 0
Total 62 12 2 0 64 12
Career Total 75 14 5 0 79 14

References

  1. ↑ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 170. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 "Player List, 1908–39 – bedfordoldeagles". docs.google.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 95. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  4. 1 2 Rippleffect Ltd. "Herbert Lawson". Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Herbert Lawson". 11v11.com. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 369–371. ISBN 0951526200.


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