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Thomas Lawton (6 October 1919 – 6 November 1996) was an English football player and manager. Born in Farnworth and raised in Bolton, he played amateur football at Rossendale United, before he turned professional at Burnley on his 17th birthday.
Nov 7, 1996 · Thomas Lawton, footballer: born Bolton, Lancashire 6 October 1919; played for Burnley 1935-37, Everton 1937-45, Chelsea 1945-47, Notts County 1947- 52, Brentford 1952-53, Arsenal 1953-56 ...
Mar 5, 2016 · Begging letters sent from former England legend Tommy Lawton to film director Richard Attenborough reveal the extent to which former footballers often fell into poverty.
Universally acknowledged as the finest centre-forward of his generation, Tommy Lawton was a classic Chelsea signing, bought from Everton for a near-record £11,500 days before the epic friendly with Moscow Dynamo in November 1945.
Feb 9, 2024 · What would Tommy Lawton’s career have looked like if it hadn’t been for the intervention of World War Two? Just 20-years-old when the fighting started, the centre-forward was just settling in to life as Dixie Dean’s replacement at Everton.
Jun 11, 1996 · Tommy Lawton from England former footballer Centre-Forward.
After 25 League appearances and 16 goals for the East Lancastrians, a £6,500 deal was agreed for Tommy’s transfer to Everton on New Year’s Eve 1936. He travelled to Liverpool the next day to become the anointed heir to William Ralph Dean.
