SOCCER PLAYER

Tommy Lawton

1919 - 1996

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Thomas Lawton (6 October 1919 – 6 November 1996) was an English football player and manager. Born in Farnworth and raised in Bolton, he played amateur football at Rossendale United, before he turned professional at Burnley on his 17th birthday. He also played cricket for Burnley Cricket Club before his potential as a footballer won him a £6,500 move to Everton in January 1937. He went on to finish as the First Division's top-scorer in 1938 and 1939, helping Everton to finish as champions of the Football League in the latter campaign. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tommy Lawton is the 5,963rd most popular soccer player (down from 5,193rd in 2019), the 5,549th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,076th in 2019) and the 339th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Tommy Lawton ranks 5,963 out of 21,273. Before him are Fabio Pecchia, Julien Escudé, Daniel Sturridge, Capone, Kosuke Harada, and Emre Mor. After him are Koichi Ae, Alessandro Cambalhota, Marcin Wasilewski, Alessandro Matri, Terry Paine, and Ramiro Navarro.

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Among people born in 1919, Tommy Lawton ranks 329. Before him are Dries van der Lof, Paul Joseph Phạm Đình Tụng, Betty Garrett, Walt Hansgen, Pauline Betz, and Joe Hunt. After him are Cecil Green, Johnny Carey, Kitty Wells, Alla Rakha, Ellen Stewart, and Ernie Kovacs. Among people deceased in 1996, Tommy Lawton ranks 333. Before him are Gulab Bai, Jack Ragland, Les Baxter, Evelyn Hooker, Sverre Sørsdal, and Virginia Christine. After him are Yelizaveta Bagryantseva, Peter Glenville, Allenby Chilton, Sim Iness, Mario Savio, and Mary Haas.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Tommy Lawton ranks 5,551 out of 8,785. Before him are Sarah Lancashire (1964), Julian Morris (1983), Philip Massinger (1583), Daniel Sturridge (1989), Ethelwynn Trewavas (1900), and China Miéville (1972). After him are Bella Ramsey (2003), Terry Paine (1939), Willie Collum (1979), Lascelles Abercrombie (1881), Ingrid Newkirk (1949), and Darren Fletcher (1984).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Tommy Lawton ranks 339. Before him are Ivor Broadis (1922), Jonny Evans (1988), John Wark (1957), Stevie Chalmers (1935), Tom Whittaker (1898), and Daniel Sturridge (1989). After him are Terry Paine (1939), Darren Fletcher (1984), John Aldridge (1958), Ted Burgin (1927), Neville Southall (1958), and Justin Fashanu (1961).

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