Personal information | |||
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Full name | Norman Lawson[1] | ||
Date of birth | 6 April 1935 | ||
Place of birth | Houghton-le-Spring, England | ||
Date of death | 25 September 2011 | (aged 76)||
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) | |
Managerial career | |||
Merthyr Tydfil | |||
Ton Pentre | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Norman Lawson (6 April 1935 – 25 September 2011) was an English footballer and cricketer.
Lawson played as a winger, spending his early career with Hednesford Town, Bury and Swansea Town.[2][3] He later played for Watford, Kettering Town and Hereford United, before becoming player-manager of both Merthyr Tydfil and Ton Pentre.[4][5]
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.[5]
Lawson died on 25 September 2011, aged 75, at Hill House Hospital in Sketty.[5]