Denis Lawson (footballer)

Denis Lawson (11 December 1897 – 23 May 1968) was a Scottish footballer who played as an Outside-right.

Denis Lawson

Personal information
Date of birth	11 December 1897[1]
Place of birth	Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Date of death	23 May 1968 (aged 70)
Place of death	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2]
Position(s)	Outside-right
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	Kilsyth Emmett
1919–1923	St Mirren	154	(11)
1923–1926	Cardiff City	64	(2)
1926	Springfield Babes	23	(2)
1926–1927	Providence Clamdiggers	16	(1)
1927–1928	Wigan Borough	28	(2)
1928–1929	Clyde	7	(1)
1930–1931	Brechin City	36	(2)
National team
1923	Scotland	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He started playing professionally for St Mirren in 1920; in 1923 he moved to Cardiff City of the Football League and played 64 matches for them, before moving to USA and playing for Springfield Babes and Providence F.C..[1] He returned to British football in 1927–28 with a move to Wigan Borough, and then finished his career back in Scotland with Clyde and Brechin City.[3]

In 1923 Lawson was capped for Scotland, in a 2–2 draw with England at Hampden Park.[4]

References

1. Denis Lawson at the Scottish Football Association
2. "Cardiff City". Athletic News. 24 August 1925. p. 6. Retrieved 13 November 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. Dykes, Garth (2011). Wigan Borough in the Football League: A Complete Record and Who's Who 1921–1931. Tony Brown. ISBN 978-1-905891-53-5.
4. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)