Mickey Lawson

Mickey Lawson (born 23 May 1949 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former association football player and manager. He played for Stirling Albion, St Johnstone, Raith Rovers, Berwick Rangers and Meadowbank Thistle, and has since managed league sides Arbroath and Meadowbank Thistle. He has also managed non-league sides Whitehill Welfare^[1] and Spartans.

Mickey Lawson

Personal information
Full name	Michael Alexander Lawson
Date of birth	(1949-05-23) 23 May 1949 (age 75)
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Musselburgh Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1971–1976	Stirling Albion	168	(94)
1976–1980	St Johnstone	98	(24)
1980–1981	Raith Rovers	25	(2)
1981–1982	Berwick Rangers	39	(16)
1982–1988	Meadowbank Thistle	169	(14)
Total		499	(150)
Managerial career
1991–1992	Arbroath
1994–1995	Meadowbank Thistle
–2001	Whitehill Welfare
2001–2012	Spartans
2012–2015	Whitehill Welfare
2015–2016	Vale of Leithen
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lawson was appointed Spartans manager in 2001, and won six trophies in his first two seasons with the club.^[2] He has since guided the club to significant Scottish Cup runs,^[3] and was in charge when they (unsuccessfully) applied for membership of the Scottish Football League in 2008.^[4]

Career statistics

Information sourced from Meadowbank Thistle Facts & Figures.^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Spring Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stirling Albion	1971-72	Second Division	35	15	1	0	8	8	-	-	44	23
	1972-73		35	17	3	2	6	1	-	-	44	20
	1973-74		34	19	3	1	7	5	-	-	44	25
	1974-75		38	24	1	1	5	3	-	-	44	28
	1975-76		26	19	3	3	6	2	6	2	41	26
	Total		168	94	11	7	32	19	6	2	217	122
St Johnstone	1976-77	First Division	29	6	2	0	1	0	-	-	32	6
	1977-78		24	3	1	0	2	0	-	-	27	3
	1978-79		24	11	2	1	1	0	-	-	27	12
	1979-80		21	4	0	0	4	1	-	-	25	5
	Total		98	24	5	1	8	1	-	-	111	26
Raith Rovers	1980-81	First Division	25	2	1	0	6	1	-	-	32	3
	Total		25	2	1	0	6	1	-	-	32	3
Berwick Rangers	1981-82	Second Division	38	16	3	1	8	4	-	-	49	21
	1982-83		1	0	0	0	5	1	-	-	6	1
	Total		39	16	3	1	13	5	-	-	55	22
Meadowbank Thistle	1982-83	Second Division	37	9	1	0	0	0	-	-	38	9
	1983-84	First Division	38	5	2	0	8	0	-	-	48	5
	1984-85		28	0	2	0	5	1	-	-	35	1
	1985-86	Second Division	32	0	1	0	0	0	-	-	33	0
	1986-87		20	0	5	0	0	0	-	-	25	0
	1987-88	First Division	14	0	0	0	2	0	-	-	16	0
	Total		169	14	11	0	15	1	-	-	195	15
Career total			499	150	31	9	74	27	6	2	610	188

References

1. Scottish Cup team news, BBC Sport, 6 January 2001.
2. Welcome to Hell, The Times, 8 February 2004.
3. 'Lucky' Spartans crank up the pressure on Diamonds, The Scotsman, 9 January 2009.
4. Mickey Lawson: I'd put money on Spartans' success, Sunday Mail, 29 June 2008.
5. Baxter, David. Meadowbank Thistle Facts & Figures: Year 3, 1984, p. 15-17.

External links

• Micky Lawson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database