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Mickey Lawson
Personal information
Full name Michael Alexander Lawson
Date of birth (1949-05-23) 23 May 1949 (age 75)
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

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Information sourced from Meadowbank Thistle Facts & Figures.[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Spring Cup Total
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

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  1. ^ Scottish Cup team news, BBC Sport, 6 January 2001.
  2. ^ Welcome to Hell, The Times, 8 February 2004.
  3. ^ 'Lucky' Spartans crank up the pressure on Diamonds, The Scotsman, 9 January 2009.
  4. ^ Mickey Lawson: I'd put money on Spartans' success, Sunday Mail, 29 June 2008.
  5. ^ Baxter, David. Meadowbank Thistle Facts & Figures: Year 3, 1984, p. 15-17.
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  • Micky Lawson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database