| Jimmy Lawton | |
| Fullname: | James Michael Lawton |
| Position: | Centre forward |
| Birth Date: | 6 July 1942 |
| Birth Place: | Middlesbrough, England |
| Youthyears1: | – |
| Youthclubs1: | Middlesbrough |
| Years1: | 1961–1966 |
| Clubs1: | Darlington |
| Caps1: | 120 |
| Goals1: | 60 |
| Years2: | 1965–1967 |
| Clubs2: | Swindon Town |
| Caps2: | 11 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 1967–1968 |
| Clubs3: | Watford |
| Caps3: | 13 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 1968–1969 |
| Clubs4: | Darlington |
| Caps4: | 22 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Totalcaps: | 166 |
| Totalgoals: | 67 |
James Michael Lawton (born 6 July 1942) is an English-born former footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League in the 1960s.[1]
Lawton was born in Middlesbrough, and after playing for his home-town club as an amateur he moved to Darlington in the 1961–62 season.[1] Following 120 league appearances and 60 goals for Darlington, he scored in his last game for the club, a 2–1 defeat of Swindon Town in the League Cup on 22 September 1965; shortly afterwards he was transferred to Swindon in exchange for Alan Sproates and £8,000.[2] [3] However, he only managed 11 league appearances at Swindon in an 18-month stay,[4] and after a short stay at Watford, where he played 13 league games, he returned to Darlington in the 1967–68 season. In his second spell he made 22 league appearances and scored 3 goals before retiring through injury.[1]