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.

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.