Herbert Lawson

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Herbert Lawson
Lawson while with Brentford in 1927.
Personal information
Full name Herbert Lawson[1]
Date of birth (1905-04-12)12 April 1905
Place of birth Luton, England
Date of death 1987 (aged 81–82)[2]
Place of death Stevenage, England
Position(s) Outside right
Youth career
Frickers Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1924 Luton Clarence
1924–1927 Arsenal 13 (2)
1927–1933 Brentford 62 (12)
1933–1934 Luton Town 1 (0)
1934–1935 Bedford Town 39 (9)
1936 Vauxhall Motors
1939 Letchworth
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Herbert Lawson (12 April 1905 – 1987) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League as an outside right, most notably for Brentford and Arsenal.

Career[edit]

Arsenal[edit]

After beginning his career as an amateur with hometown Athenian League club Luton Clarence, Lawson joined First Division strugglers Arsenal in 1924.[3] Lawson had to wait until February 1926 to make his professional debut and he enjoyed a run in the team until the end of the 1925–26 season, making 13 appearances and scoring two goals.[4] He failed to make an appearance during the 1926–27 season and departed Highbury in March 1927.[3]

Brentford[edit]

Lawson dropped down to the Third Division South to sign for fellow London club Brentford in May 1927, as a replacement for retired outside forward Patsy Hendren.[5] After making 13 appearances in what remained of the 1926–27 season, Lawson broke into the team the following year and made 34 appearances, scoring 9 goals.[6] He was mostly confined to the reserves for the following three seasons at Griffin Park and helped the team to London Combination titles in 1931–32 and 1932–33.[5] Lawson left Brentford in 1933, having made 64 appearances and scored 12 goals in six years with the club.[5]

Later career[edit]

After a short spell with Third Division South club Luton Town, Lawson finished his career in non-League football with Bedford Town, Vauxhall Motors and Letchworth.[5]

Personal life[edit]

Lawson's father Billy was trainer at Luton Town for 30 years.[2][5]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arsenal 1925–26[4] First Division 13 2 3 0 15 2
Brentford 1926–27[6] Third Division South 13 2 — 13 2
1927–28[6] Third Division South 34 9 0 0 34 9
1928–29[6] Third Division South 8 1 1 0 9 1
1930–31[6] Third Division South 4 0 1 0 5 0
1931–32[6] Third Division South 3 0 0 0 3 0
Total 62 12 2 0 64 12
Luton Town 1933–34[7] Third Division South 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career Total 76 14 5 0 80 14

Honours[edit]

Brentford Reserves

References[edit]

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 170. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b "Player List, 1908–39". bedfordoldeagles. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Herbert Lawson". Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Herbert Lawson". 11v11.com. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 95. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  6. ^ a b c d e f White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 369–371. ISBN 0951526200.
  7. ^ "Bert Lawson". Hatters Heritage. Retrieved 4 December 2020.


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