Denis Lawson (footballer)
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Denis Lawson (11 December 1897 – 23 May 1968) was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside-right.
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1897-12-11)11 December 1897[1] | ||
Place of birth | Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 23 May 1968(1968-05-23) (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 |
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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]