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| 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) |
| International career | |||
| 1923 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.[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 2 Denis Lawson at the Scottish Football Association
- ↑ "Cardiff City". Athletic News. 24 August 1925. p. 6. Retrieved 13 November 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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