Tommy Lawton

Date of birth06 October 1919
Place of birthBolton
NationalityEnglish
PositionCentre forward

England international Tommy Lawton was an extremely talented, iconic centre forward whose career was mutilated by World War Two. With Everton, he was a 1st Division Champion 1939 and he joined up with Chelsea after the war before surprisingly moving to Notts County for a record £20,000. He concluded his career at Highbury, joining Arsenal a month before his 34th birthday.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Burnley 01 Mar 1936 01 Jan 1937
Everton 01 Jan 1937 01 Nov 1945
Chelsea 01 Nov 1945 01 Nov 1947
Notts County 01 Nov 1947 01 Mar 1952
Brentford 01 Mar 1952 01 Sep 1953

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1936-37 Everton FA Cup 1
1
1936-37 Everton League Division One 10
3
1937-38 Everton FA Cup 2
1937-38 Everton League Division One 39
28
1938-39 Everton FA Cup 5
4
1938-39 Everton League Division One 38
34
1938-39 Football League Inter League 2
4
1944-45 Combined Services Representative 1
1
1944-45 Football Association XI FA Tour 1
3
1945-46 Chelsea FA Cup 6
1945-46 FA Services XI A v B 1
1945-46 FA Services XI B v B 1
1946-47 Chelsea FA Cup 5
4
1946-47 Chelsea League Division One 34
26
1946-47 Football League Inter League 1
2
1946-47 Great Britain Anniversary 1
2
1947-48 Chelsea League Division One 8
4
1953-54 Arsenal League Division One 9
1
1954-55 Arsenal FA Cup 2
1
1954-55 Arsenal League Division One 18
6
1955-56 Arsenal League Division One 8
6


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
13 Feb 1937 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Everton L 7-2 League Division One
22 Feb 1937 Tottenham Hotspur v Everton L 4-3 FA Cup 5th round replay
27 Feb 1937 Birmingham City v Everton L 2-0 League Division One
03 Mar 1937 Everton v Leeds United W 7-1 League Division One
06 Mar 1937 Everton v Middlesbrough L 2-3 League Division One
13 Mar 1937 West Bromwich Albion v Everton L 2-1 League Division One
20 Mar 1937 Everton v Manchester City D 1-1 League Division One
26 Mar 1937 Manchester United v Everton L 2-1 League Division One
29 Mar 1937 Everton v Manchester United L 2-3 League Division One
10 Apr 1937 Stoke City v Everton L 2-1 League Division One
14 Apr 1937 Preston North End v Everton L 1-0 League Division One
04 Sep 1937 Blackpool v Everton L 1-0 League Division One
08 Sep 1937 Everton v Manchester City W 4-1 League Division One
11 Sep 1937 Everton v Brentford W 3-0 League Division One
15 Sep 1937 Derby County v Everton L 2-1 League Division One
18 Sep 1937 Bolton Wanderers v Everton W 1-2 League Division One
25 Sep 1937 Everton v Huddersfield Town L 1-2 League Division One
02 Oct 1937 Liverpool v Everton W 1-2 League Division One
09 Oct 1937 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Everton L 2-0 League Division One
16 Oct 1937 Everton v Leeds United D 1-1 League Division One
23 Oct 1937 Grimsby Town v Everton L 2-1 League Division One
30 Oct 1937 Everton v Preston North End L 3-5 League Division One
06 Nov 1937 Middlesbrough v Everton W 1-2 League Division One
13 Nov 1937 Everton v Chelsea W 4-1 League Division One
20 Nov 1937 West Bromwich Albion v Everton L 3-1 League Division One
27 Nov 1937 Everton v Stoke City W 3-0 League Division One
04 Dec 1937 Charlton Athletic v Everton L 3-1 League Division One
18 Dec 1937 Portsmouth v Everton L 3-1 League Division One
25 Dec 1937 Leicester City v Everton L 3-1 League Division One
27 Dec 1937 Everton v Leicester City W 3-0 League Division One
01 Jan 1938 Arsenal v Everton L 2-1 League Division One
08 Jan 1938 Chelsea v Everton W 0-1 FA Cup 3rd round
15 Jan 1938 Everton v Blackpool W 3-1 League Division One
22 Jan 1938 Everton v Sunderland L 0-1 FA Cup 4th round
26 Jan 1938 Brentford v Everton L 3-0 League Division One
29 Jan 1938 Everton v Bolton Wanderers W 4-1 League Division One
05 Feb 1938 Huddersfield Town v Everton W 1-3 League Division One
16 Feb 1938 Everton v Liverpool L 1-3 League Division One
19 Feb 1938 Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers L 0-1 League Division One
26 Feb 1938 Leeds United v Everton D 4-4 League Division One
05 Mar 1938 Everton v Grimsby Town W 3-2 League Division One
12 Mar 1938 Preston North End v Everton L 2-1 League Division One
19 Mar 1938 Everton v Middlesbrough D 2-2 League Division One
26 Mar 1938 Chelsea v Everton L 2-0 League Division One
02 Apr 1938 Everton v West Bromwich Albion W 5-3 League Division One
09 Apr 1938 Stoke City v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
15 Apr 1938 Everton v Sunderland D 3-3 League Division One
16 Apr 1938 Everton v Charlton Athletic W 3-0 League Division One
18 Apr 1938 Sunderland v Everton L 2-0 League Division One
23 Apr 1938 Birmingham City v Everton W 0-3 League Division One
30 Apr 1938 Everton v Portsmouth W 5-2 League Division One
07 May 1938 Everton v Derby County D 1-1 League Division One
27 Aug 1938 Blackpool v Everton W 0-2 League Division One
31 Aug 1938 Everton v Grimsby Town W 3-0 League Division One
03 Sep 1938 Everton v Brentford W 2-1 League Division One
05 Sep 1938 Aston Villa v Everton W 0-3 League Division One
10 Sep 1938 Arsenal v Everton W 1-2 League Division One
17 Sep 1938 Everton v Portsmouth W 5-1 League Division One
24 Sep 1938 Huddersfield Town v Everton L 3-0 League Division One
01 Oct 1938 Everton v Liverpool W 2-1 League Division One
08 Oct 1938 Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 1-0 League Division One
15 Oct 1938 Bolton Wanderers v Everton L 4-2 League Division One
29 Oct 1938 Leicester City v Everton L 3-0 League Division One
05 Nov 1938 Everton v Middlesbrough W 4-0 League Division One
12 Nov 1938 Birmingham City v Everton L 1-0 League Division One
19 Nov 1938 Everton v Manchester United W 3-0 League Division One
26 Nov 1938 Stoke City v Everton D 0-0 League Division One
03 Dec 1938 Everton v Chelsea W 4-1 League Division One
10 Dec 1938 Preston North End v Everton W 0-1 League Division One
17 Dec 1938 Everton v Charlton Athletic L 1-4 League Division One
24 Dec 1938 Everton v Blackpool W 4-0 League Division One
27 Dec 1938 Derby County v Everton L 2-1 League Division One
31 Dec 1938 Brentford v Everton L 2-0 League Division One
07 Jan 1939 Derby County v Everton W 0-1 FA Cup 3rd round
14 Jan 1939 Everton v Arsenal W 2-0 League Division One
21 Jan 1939 Everton v Doncaster Rovers W 8-0 FA Cup 4th round
28 Jan 1939 Everton v Huddersfield Town W 3-2 League Division One
01 Feb 1939 Portsmouth v Everton W 0-1 League Division One
04 Feb 1939 Liverpool v Everton W 0-3 League Division One
11 Feb 1939 Birmingham City v Everton D 2-2 FA Cup 5th round
15 Feb 1939 Everton v Birmingham City W 2-1 FA Cup 5th round replay
22 Feb 1939 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Everton L 7-0 League Division One
25 Feb 1939 Leeds United v Everton W 1-2 League Division One
04 Mar 1939 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Everton L 2-0 FA Cup Quarter-final
08 Mar 1939 Everton v Leicester City W 4-0 League Division One
11 Mar 1939 Middlesbrough v Everton D 4-4 League Division One
18 Mar 1939 Everton v Birmingham City W 4-2 League Division One
29 Mar 1939 Manchester United v Everton W 0-2 League Division One
01 Apr 1939 Everton v Stoke City D 1-1 League Division One
07 Apr 1939 Sunderland v Everton W 1-2 League Division One
08 Apr 1939 Chelsea v Everton W 0-2 League Division One
10 Apr 1939 Everton v Sunderland W 6-2 League Division One
22 Apr 1939 Charlton Athletic v Everton L 2-1 League Division One
29 Apr 1939 Everton v Aston Villa W 3-0 League Division One
06 May 1939 Grimsby Town v Everton L 3-0 League Division One


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1938-39 England Anniversary Full 1
1
1938-39 England British Home Championship 3
3
1938-39 England International Friendly 4
2
1939-40 England War Time 2
1
1940-41 England War Time 1
1
1941-42 England War Time 3
5
1942-43 England War Time 2
1
1943-44 England War Time 4
8
1944-45 England Victory 1
1
1944-45 England War Time 5
6
1945-46 England Victory 5
1
1946-47 England British Home Championship 3
2
1946-47 England International Friendly 5
8
1947-48 England British Home Championship 3
2
1947-48 England International Friendly 3
4
1948-49 England International Friendly 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
22 Oct 1938 Wales v England L 4-2 British Home Championship
26 Oct 1938 England v Rest of Europe W 3-0 Anniversary Full
09 Nov 1938 England v Norway W 4-0 International Friendly
16 Nov 1938 England v Ireland W 7-0 British Home Championship
15 Apr 1939 Scotland v England W 1-2 British Home Championship
13 May 1939 Italy v England D 2-2 International Friendly
18 May 1939 Yugoslavia v England L 2-1 International Friendly
24 May 1939 Romania v England W 0-2 International Friendly
18 Nov 1939 Wales v England W 2-3 War Time
02 Dec 1939 England v Scotland W 2-1 War Time
08 Feb 1941 England v Scotland L 2-3 War Time
17 Jan 1942 England v Scotland W 3-0 War Time
18 Apr 1942 Scotland v England L 5-4 War Time
09 May 1942 Wales v England L 1-0 War Time
10 Oct 1942 England v Scotland D 0-0 War Time
24 Oct 1942 England v Wales L 1-2 War Time
16 Oct 1943 England v Scotland W 8-0 War Time
19 Feb 1944 England v Scotland W 6-2 War Time
22 Apr 1944 Scotland v England W 2-3 War Time
06 May 1944 Wales v England W 0-2 War Time
16 Sep 1944 England v Wales D 2-2 War Time
14 Oct 1944 England v Scotland W 6-2 War Time
03 Feb 1945 England v Scotland W 3-2 War Time
14 Apr 1945 Scotland v England W 1-6 War Time
05 May 1945 Wales v England W 2-3 War Time
26 May 1945 England v France D 2-2 Victory
15 Sep 1945 Ireland v England W 0-1 Victory
19 Jan 1946 England v Belgium W 2-0 Victory
13 Apr 1946 Scotland v England L 1-0 Victory
11 May 1946 England v Switzerland W 4-1 Victory
19 May 1946 France v England L 2-1 Victory
28 Sep 1946 Ireland v England W 2-7 British Home Championship
30 Sep 1946 Republic of Ireland v England W 0-1 International Friendly
13 Nov 1946 England v Wales W 3-0 British Home Championship
27 Nov 1946 England v Netherlands W 8-2 International Friendly
12 Apr 1947 England v Scotland D 1-1 British Home Championship
03 May 1947 England v France W 3-0 International Friendly
18 May 1947 Switzerland v England L 1-0 International Friendly
25 May 1947 Portugal v England W 0-10 International Friendly
21 Sep 1947 Belgium v England W 2-5 International Friendly
18 Oct 1947 Wales v England W 0-3 British Home Championship
05 Nov 1947 England v Ireland D 2-2 British Home Championship
19 Nov 1947 England v Sweden W 4-2 International Friendly
10 Apr 1948 Scotland v England W 0-2 British Home Championship
16 May 1948 Italy v England W 0-4 International Friendly
26 Sep 1948 Denmark v England D 0-0 International Friendly


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.