| Ivor Lawton | |
| Fullname: | Ivor James John Lawton[1] |
| Birth Date: | 5 September 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Coventry, England |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2002–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Coventry City |
| Years1: | 2013–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Coventry City |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2015 |
| Clubs2: | → Nuneaton Town (loan) |
| Caps2: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs3: | Halesowen Town |
| Years4: | 2019 |
| Clubs4: | Stratford Town |
| Caps4: | 6 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs5: | Alvechurch |
| Years6: | 2020 |
| Clubs6: | RC Warwick |
| Manageryears1: | 2020 |
| Managerclubs1: | RC Warwick (player-assistant) |
| Manageryears2: | 2021-2022 |
| Managerclubs2: | Coventry United (assistant) |
| Manageryears3: | 2022 |
| Managerclubs3: | Coventry United (caretaker) |
| Manageryears4: | 2022 |
| Managerclubs4: | Coventry United |
Ivor James John Lawton (born 5 September 1995) is an English football manager and former player.
Lawton joined Coventry City after being spotted playing for Mount Nod Juniors at the age of six.[2] According to the then manager Tony Mowbray, in May 2015 he "earned the right for us to give him an offer of a new contract by his personality, his drive and conviction".[3] He joined Conference North club Nuneaton Town on loan at the start of the 2015–16 season, and made his senior debut playing at right-back in a 1–1 draw with Stockport County at Liberty Way on 22 August.[4] [5] He made his professional debut for Coventry after coming on as a 76th-minute substitute for Conor Thomas in a 0–0 draw with Yeovil Town in a Football League Trophy match at Huish Park on 6 October 2015; Coventry went on to lose the penalty shoot-out 4–3.[6] Manager Tony Mowbray said that Lawton had the potential to be a "iconic warrior figure" at the Ricoh Arena.[2] However, he suffered serious knee ligament damage only a week after his debut and was ruled out of action for the rest of the 2015–16 season.[7] He returned to fitness in October 2016, having spent 12 months on the sidelines.[8] He was released in January 2017.[9]
He had a trial at Port Vale in March 2017.[10]
Lawton joined Halesowen Town in November 2017.[11]
On 11 July 2019, Lawton signed for side Stratford Town.[12]
On 24 October 2019, Lawton signed for Alvechurch. In April 2020, he joined RC Warwick as a playing assistant coach.[13]
In November 2021, Lawton joined Coventry United as a First Team Coach.[14] In February 2022, Lawton became caretaker manager, when manager Joe Haggarty was fired.[15] [16] In June 2022, Lawton was appointed manager of the club.[17] Just two months later, in August, Lawton resigned from the position due to personal reasons.[13]
Speaking in May 2014, Coventry City Academy manager Richard Stevens said that Lawton was "competitive, combative and a real aggressive midfield player" who was "a warrior and leader among men".[18] He is also able to play across the defence.[19]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Nuneaton Town (loan) | 2015–16[20] | Conference North | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Coventry City | 2013–14 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||