Birth of Tommy Lawton6 October 1919
Birth of Tommy Lawton
Historical person
Tommy Lawton Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Tommy Lawton, based on 9 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
9 records1919–20035 events1 places
Chronological biography
1919
1935
Transfer1935
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 Caps1938
1st capped by the England team, capped 23 times for England, scoring 22 goals
1945
Transfer1945
Joins Chelsea for 11,500 pounds
1947
Transfer1947
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
Transfer1952
Appointed player-manager at Brentford
1953
Transfer1953
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 Lawton6 November 1996
Death of Tommy Lawton
2003
English Football Hall of Fame2003
Lawton is inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his talents
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.