Birth of Tommy Lawton
Birth of Tommy Lawton
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Tommy Lawton Biography and Timeline
Follow Tommy Lawton through 10 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Tommy Lawton, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
10Distinct records
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1919–2003Years on this page
1919
1935
Transfer
Signs for Second Division club Burnley, despite flat feet and needing to wear orthotics, as a striker, he rapidly achieved fame for his pace, heading ability and two-footed effectiveness in front of goal
1938
International Caps
1st capped by the England team, capped 23 times for England, scoring 22 goals
1939
Prewar League Championship
Tommy Lawton emerges as a leading goalscorer for Everton during the 1938–39 season, which ends with the club crowned First Division champions.
1945
Transfer
Joins Chelsea for 11,500 pounds
1947
Transfer
Despite being at the peak of his playing career, shocks the football world with a move to 3rd Division Notts County for a record transfer fee of œ20,000
1952
Transfer
Appointed player-manager at Brentford
1953
Transfer
Joins Arsenal for £10,000 and sees out his professional playing career there, in two years for the Gunners scores 15 goals in 38 matches
1996
Death of Tommy Lawton
Death of Tommy Lawton
2003
English Football Hall of Fame
Lawton is inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his talents
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.