Jimmy Lawton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetJimmy Lawton
Footballer
Date of Birth: 06-Jul-1942
Place of Birth: Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom
Profession: association football player
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Jimmy Lawton
- James Michael Lawton (born 6 July 1942) is an English-born former footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League in the 1960s.Lawton was born in Middlesbrough, and after playing for his home-town club as an amateur he moved to Darlington in the 1961–62 season.
- Following 120 league appearances and 60 goals for Darlington, he scored in his last game for the club, a 2–1 defeat of Swindon Town in the League Cup on 22 September 1965; shortly afterwards he was transferred to Swindon in exchange for Alan Sproates and £8,000.
- However, he only managed 11 league appearances at Swindon in an 18-month stay, and after a short stay at Watford, where he played 13 league games, he returned to Darlington in the 1967–68 season.
- In his second spell he made 22 league appearances and scored 3 goals before retiring through injury.
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