Date of birth | 06 October 1919 |
Place of birth | Bolton |
Nationality | English |
Position | Centre 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.
Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
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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 |
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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1936-37 | Everton | FA Cup | 1 | 1 |
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1936-37 | Everton | League Division One | 10 | 3 |
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1937-38 | Everton | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
1937-38 | Everton | League Division One | 39 | 28 |
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1938-39 | Everton | FA Cup | 5 | 4 |
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1938-39 | Everton | League Division One | 38 | 34 |
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1938-39 | Football League | Inter League | 2 | 4 |
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1944-45 | Combined Services | Representative | 1 | 1 |
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1944-45 | Football Association XI | FA Tour | 1 | 3 |
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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 |
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1946-47 | Chelsea | League Division One | 34 | 26 |
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1946-47 | Football League | Inter League | 1 | 2 |
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1946-47 | Great Britain | Anniversary | 1 | 2 |
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1947-48 | Chelsea | League Division One | 8 | 4 |
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1953-54 | Arsenal | League Division One | 9 | 1 |
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1954-55 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 2 | 1 |
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1954-55 | Arsenal | League Division One | 18 | 6 |
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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.
Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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21 Sep 1938 | IRISH LEAGUE v FOOTBALL LEAGUE | W | 2-8 | INTER LEAGUE | |
02 Nov 1938 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE v SCOTTISH LEAGUE | W | 3-1 | INTER LEAGUE | |
19 Feb 1947 | Football League v Irish League | W | 4-2 | Inter League |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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1938-39 | England | Anniversary Full | 1 | 1 |
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1938-39 | England | British Home Championship | 3 | 3 |
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1938-39 | England | International Friendly | 4 | 2 |
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1939-40 | England | War Time | 2 | 1 |
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1940-41 | England | War Time | 1 | 1 |
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1941-42 | England | War Time | 3 | 5 |
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1942-43 | England | War Time | 2 | 1 |
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1943-44 | England | War Time | 4 | 8 |
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1944-45 | England | Victory | 1 | 1 |
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1944-45 | England | War Time | 5 | 6 |
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1945-46 | England | Victory | 5 | 1 |
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1946-47 | England | British Home Championship | 3 | 2 |
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1946-47 | England | International Friendly | 5 | 8 |
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1947-48 | England | British Home Championship | 3 | 2 |
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1947-48 | England | International Friendly | 3 | 4 |
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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.
Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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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.