Tommy Lawton was an international footballer who represented England 23 times scoring 22 goals. His first cap was against Wales on 22nd October 1938 at 19 years old, and his last was vs Denmark on 26th September 1948 aged 28. Lawton, born on 6th October 1919, in Farnworth, has a FA Legacy Number of 647 and played as a Centre Forward for his country.

Tommy Lawton - 23 caps (22 goals)

Full Name: Thomas Lawton
Born: 6th October 1919, Farnworth
Died: 6th November 1996, Nottingham aged 77
England Career: 1938 - 1948
Positions whilst with England: Centre Forward
Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Everton (8), Chelsea (10) & Notts County (5)
FA Legacy Number: 647
Won the last of his 5 caps whilst in the third tier of English football with Notts County.

England Career Statistics

Debut: v Wales (HC) on 22nd October 1938 aged 19 years, 0 months, 16 days
Last Cap: v Denmark (FR) on 26th September 1948 aged 28 years, 11 month, 20 days
First Goal: v Wales (HC) on 22nd October 1938 aged 19 years, 0 months, 16 days
Career Length: 9 years, 339 days
Starts: 23
Substitute: 0
Withdrawn: 0
Full Games: 23

England Match Statistics

Match Type
Caps
Goals
Capt

British Home ChampionshipHC
9
7
0
0
0

FriendlyFR
14
15
0
0
0

Competitive
9
7
0
0
0

Home, Away or Neutral
Caps
Goals
Capt

Away
14
12
0
0
0

Home
9
10
0
0
0

Match Result
Caps
Goals
Capt

Lost
3
1
0
0
0

Drawn
4
2
0
0
0

Playing Positions
Caps
Goals
Capt

Centre Forward
23
22
0
0
0

Total
23
22
0
0
0

England Managers

Manager
Caps
Goals
Capt

England Walter Winterbottom
15
16
0
0
0

England Committee
8
6
0
0
0

England Team Mates (Top 10)

Stanley Matthews
16 Matches

Neil Franklin
15 Matches

Frank Swift
15 Matches

Laurie Scott
15 Matches

Billy Wright
15 Matches

Wilf Mannion
13 Matches

George Hardwick
13 Matches

Tom Finney
12 Matches

Bob Langton
8 Matches

Vic Woodley
8 Matches

Sources

An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
47 sources from 23 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.

Match List

DEN, 0 - 0, 26th Sep 1948 (FR) Notts County, Cap: 23.
Age: 28 years, 11 month, 20 days.
ITA, 4 - 0, 16th May 1948 (FR) Notts County, Cap: 22.
Age: 28 years, 7 months, 10 days.
SCO, 2 - 0, 10th Apr 1948 (HC) Notts County, Cap: 21.
Age: 28 years, 6 months, 4 days.
SWE, 4 - 2, 19th Nov 1947 (FR) Notts County, Cap: 20.
Age: 28 years, 1 month, 13 days.
IRE, 2 - 2, 5th Nov 1947 (HC) Notts County, Cap: 19.
Age: 28 years, 0 months, 30 days.
WAL, 3 - 0, 18th Oct 1947 (HC) Chelsea, Cap: 18.
Age: 28 years, 0 months, 12 days.
BEL, 5 - 2, 21st Sep 1947 (FR) Chelsea, Cap: 17.
Age: 27 years, 11 month, 15 days.
POR, 10 - 0, 25th May 1947 (FR) Chelsea, Cap: 16.
Age: 27 years, 7 months, 19 days.
SUI, 0 - 1, 18th May 1947 (FR) Chelsea, Cap: 15.
Age: 27 years, 7 months, 12 days.
FRA, 3 - 0, 3rd May 1947 (FR) Chelsea, Cap: 14.
Age: 27 years, 6 months, 28 days.
SCO, 1 - 1, 12th Apr 1947 (HC) Chelsea, Cap: 13.
Age: 27 years, 6 months, 6 days.
NED, 8 - 2, 27th Nov 1946 (FR) Chelsea, Cap: 12.
Age: 27 years, 1 month, 21 day.
WAL, 3 - 0, 13th Nov 1946 (HC) Chelsea, Cap: 11.
Age: 27 years, 1 month, 7 days.
IRL, 1 - 0, 30th Sep 1946 (FR) Chelsea, Cap: 10.
Age: 26 years, 11 month, 24 days.
IRE, 7 - 2, 28th Sep 1946 (HC) Chelsea, Cap: 9.
Age: 26 years, 11 month, 22 days.
ROU, 2 - 0, 24th May 1939 (FR) Everton, Cap: 8.
Age: 19 years, 7 months, 18 days.
KJG, 1 - 2, 18th May 1939 (FR) Everton, Cap: 7.
Age: 19 years, 7 months, 12 days.
ITA, 2 - 2, 13th May 1939 (FR) Everton, Cap: 6.
Age: 19 years, 7 months, 7 days.
SCO, 2 - 1, 15th Apr 1939 (HC) Everton, Cap: 5.
Age: 19 years, 6 months, 9 days.
IRE, 7 - 0, 16th Nov 1938 (HC) Everton, Cap: 4.
Age: 19 years, 1 month, 10 days.
NOR, 4 - 0, 9th Nov 1938 (FR) Everton, Cap: 3.
Age: 19 years, 1 month, 3 days.
UEFA, 3 - 0, 26th Oct 1938 (FR) Everton, Cap: 2.
Age: 19 years, 0 months, 20 days.
WAL, 2 - 4, 22nd Oct 1938 (HC) Everton, Cap: 1.
Age: 19 years, 0 months, 16 days.
* Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.