Denis Lawson (footballer) explained

Denis Lawson
Birth Date:11 December 1897
Birth Place:Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Death Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Position:Outside-right
Height:[1]
Years1:
Clubs1:Kilsyth Emmett
Years2:1919–1923
Clubs2:St Mirren
Caps2:154
Goals2:11
Years3:1923–1926
Clubs3:Cardiff City
Caps3:64
Goals3:2
Years4:1926
Clubs4:Springfield Babes
Caps4:23
Goals4:2
Years5:1926–1927
Clubs5:Providence Clamdiggers
Caps5:16
Goals5:1
Years6:1927–1928
Clubs6:Wigan Borough
Caps6:28
Goals6:2
Years7:1928–1929
Clubs7:Clyde
Caps7:7
Goals7:1
Years8:1930–1931
Clubs8:Brechin City
Caps8:36
Goals8:2
Nationalyears1:1923
Nationalteam1:Scotland
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

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

He started playing professionally for St Mirren in 1920; in 1923 he moved to Cardiff City of the English Football League and played 64 matches for them, before moving to the United States and playing for Springfield Babes and Providence F.C. 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.[2]

In 1923 Lawson was capped for Scotland, in a 2–2 draw with England at Hampden Park.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Cardiff City . subscription . Athletic News . 6 . 24 August 1925 . 13 November 2020 . British Newspaper Archive.
  2. Book: Dykes, Garth . Wigan Borough in the Football League: A Complete Record and Who's Who 1921–1931 . 2011 . Tony Brown . 978-1-905891-53-5.
  3. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.