Norman Lawson (6 April 1935 – 25 September 2011) was an English footballer and cricketer.

Norman Lawson
Personal information
Full name Norman Lawson[1]
Date of birth (1935-04-06)6 April 1935
Place of birth Houghton-le-Spring, England
Date of death 25 September 2011(2011-09-25) (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

Career

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Football career

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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]

Cricket career

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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]

Later life and death

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Lawson died on 25 September 2011, aged 75, at Hill House Hospital in Sketty.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Norman Lawson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  2. ^ "BURY : 1946/47 - 2010/11". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
  3. ^ "SWANSEA CITY : 1946/47 - 2010/11". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
  4. ^ "Past Players". Swansea City A.F.C. 3 April 2011. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  5. ^ a b c "Football and cricket hero Norman Lawson played alongside legends". South Wales Evening Post. 30 September 2011.