Herbert Lawson

English footballer

Herbert Lawson
Lawson while with Brentford in 1927.
Personal information
Full name Herbert Lawson[1]
Date of birth (1905-04-12)12 April 1905
Place of birth Luton, England
Date of death 1987 (aged 81–82)[2]
Place of death Stevenage, England
Position(s) Outside right
Youth career
Frickers Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1924 Luton Clarence
1924–1927 Arsenal 13 (2)
1927–1933 Brentford 62 (12)
1933–1934 Luton Town 1 (0)
1934–1935 Bedford Town 39 (9)
1936 Vauxhall Motors
1939 Letchworth
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Herbert Lawson (12 April 1905 – 1987) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League as an outside right, most notably for Brentford and Arsenal.

Career

Arsenal

After beginning his career as an amateur with hometown Athenian League club Luton Clarence, Lawson joined First Division strugglers Arsenal in 1924.[3] Lawson had to wait until February 1926 to make his professional debut and he enjoyed a run in the team until the end of the 1925–26 season, making 13 appearances and scoring two goals.[4] He failed to make an appearance during the 1926–27 season and departed Highbury in March 1927.[3]

Brentford

Lawson dropped down to the Third Division South to sign for fellow London club Brentford in May 1927, as a replacement for retired outside forward Patsy Hendren.[5] After making 13 appearances in what remained of the 1926–27 season, Lawson broke into the team the following year and made 34 appearances, scoring 9 goals.[6] He was mostly confined to the reserves for the following three seasons at Griffin Park and helped the team to London Combination titles in 1931–32 and 1932–33.[5] Lawson left Brentford in 1933, having made 64 appearances and scored 12 goals in six years with the club.[5]

Later career

After a short spell with Third Division South club Luton Town, Lawson finished his career in non-League football with Bedford Town, Vauxhall Motors and Letchworth.[5]

Personal life

Lawson's father Billy was trainer at Luton Town for 30 years.[2][5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arsenal 1925–26[4] First Division 13 2 3 0 15 2
Brentford 1926–27[6] Third Division South 13 2 — 13 2
1927–28[6] Third Division South 34 9 0 0 34 9
1928–29[6] Third Division South 8 1 1 0 9 1
1930–31[6] Third Division South 4 0 1 0 5 0
1931–32[6] Third Division South 3 0 0 0 3 0
Total 62 12 2 0 64 12
Luton Town 1933–34[7] Third Division South 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career Total 76 14 5 0 80 14

Honours

Brentford Reserves

References

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 170. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b "Player List, 1908–39". bedfordoldeagles. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Herbert Lawson". Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Herbert Lawson". 11v11.com. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 95. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  6. ^ a b c d e f White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 369–371. ISBN 0951526200.
  7. ^ "Bert Lawson". Hatters Heritage. Retrieved 4 December 2020.


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