Herbert Lawson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 April 1905 | ||
| Place of birth | Luton, England | ||
| Date of death | 1987 (aged 81–82)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Outside right | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Frickers Athletic | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Luton Clarence | |||
| 1924–1927 | Arsenal | 13 | (2) |
| 1927–1933 | Brentford | 61 | (12) |
| 1933–1934 | Luton Town | 1 | (0) |
| 1934–1935 | Bedford Town | 39 | (9) |
| 1936 | Vauxhall Motors | ||
| 1939 | Letchworth | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Herbert Lawson (12 April 1905 – 1987) was an English professional football outside right who played in the Football League for Brentford and Arsenal.[2]
Career
Arsenal
After beginning his career as an amateur with hometown Athenian League side Luton Clarence, Lawson joined Division One strugglers Arsenal in 1924.[3] Lawson had to wait until February 1926 to make his professional debut and he enjoyed a run in the team until the end of the 1925–26 season, making 13 appearances and scoring two goals.[4] He failed to make an appearance during the 1926–27 season and departed Highbury in March 1927.[3]
Brentford
Lawson dropped down to the Division Three South to sign for fellow London club Brentford in May 1927, as a replacement for Patsy Hendren.[2] After making 13 appearances in what remained of the 1926–27 season, Lawson broke into the team the following year, making 34 appearances and scoring 9 goals.[5] He was mostly confined to the reserves for the following three seasons at Griffin Park, helping the team to two London Combination titles in the 1931–32 and 1932–33 seasons.[2] Lawson left Brentford in 1933, having made 64 appearances and scored 12 goals in six years with the club.[2]
Later career
Lawson went on to play for Luton Town and Bedford Town.[2]
Personal life
Lawson's father Billy was trainer at Luton Town for thirty years.[2][1]
Honours
References
- 1 2 "Player list 1908-38X.xlsx". docs.google.com. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 95. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- 1 2 Rippleffect Ltd. "Herbert Lawson". Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ↑ "Herbert Lawson". 11v11.com. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ↑ "Brentford Football Club History". Retrieved 21 December 2014.