Mickey Lawson
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael Alexander Lawson | ||
Date of birth | 23 May 1949 | ||
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 |
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.
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
[edit]Information sourced from Meadowbank Thistle Facts & Figures.[5]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Spring Cup | Total | ||||||
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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
[edit]- ^ Scottish Cup team news, BBC Sport, 6 January 2001.
- ^ Welcome to Hell, The Times, 8 February 2004.
- ^ 'Lucky' Spartans crank up the pressure on Diamonds, The Scotsman, 9 January 2009.
- ^ Mickey Lawson: I'd put money on Spartans' success, Sunday Mail, 29 June 2008.
- ^ Baxter, David. Meadowbank Thistle Facts & Figures: Year 3, 1984, p. 15-17.
External links
[edit]- Micky Lawson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
Categories:
- 1949 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Edinburgh
- Men's association football forwards
- Scottish men's footballers
- Stirling Albion F.C. players
- St Johnstone F.C. players
- Raith Rovers F.C. players
- Berwick Rangers F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish football managers
- Arbroath F.C. managers
- Livingston F.C. managers
- Livingston F.C. players
- Scottish Football League managers