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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.
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.
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 ...
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.
Bolton-born Tommy Lawton started his football career at Burnley after deciding that the life of a butcher's boy wasn't for him. He moved to Everton to play alongside his idol, the great Dixie...
Jan 11, 2014 · Tommy Lawton. Inducted 11 January 2014. When Notts County signed Tommy Lawton for a British record fee of £20,000 (£15,000 and £5,000 valued wing-half Bill Dickson) the footballing world stood in shock.
