Herbert Lawson
Lawson while with Brentford in 1927. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Herbert Lawson[1] | ||
Date of birth | 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
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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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
- ↑ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 170. ISBN 190589161X.
- 1 2 "Player List, 1908–39 – bedfordoldeagles". docs.google.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- 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.
- 1 2 Rippleffect Ltd. "Herbert Lawson". Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- 1 2 "Herbert Lawson". 11v11.com. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 369–371. ISBN 0951526200.