Craig Lawton (footballer)
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| Craig Lawton | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Craig Thomas Lawton | |
| Date of birth | January 5, 1972 | |
| Place of birth | Mancot, Flintshire, Wales | |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |
| Playing position | Left midfield, centre midfield | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Bala Town | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| ?-1990 | Manchester United | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1990-1994 1994-1996 1996-2002 2002-2006 2006- |
Manchester United Port Vale Colwyn Bay Connah's Quay Nomads Bala Town |
0 (0) 3 (0) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) |
| National team2 | ||
| England U-21 | ? (?) | |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Craig Thomas Lawton (born 5 January 1972 in Mancot, Flintshire) is a Welsh-born English footballer currently playing as a left winger for Bala Town in the Cymru Alliance.
Lawton began his career at Manchester United, signing his first professional contract with the club in July 1990. The closest Lawton got to making an appearance for the Red Devils came in a Premier League match against Queens Park Rangers in January 1993, when he was an unused substitute. He was given the number 22 jersey for the 1993-94 season, but did not make a single appearance for United. Soon after, he suffered a broken leg,[1] and was allowed to join Port Vale on a free transfer in August 1994.
Lawton made only three appearances for the Stoke-on-Trent club in his two seasons there and left to join Colwyn Bay in 1996. He played for Colwyn Bay for six years, before moving to Connah's Quay Nomads, and then Bala Town four years later.
Despite being born and raised in Wales, and representing Wales at various levels,[2] Lawton played his most senior level of international football for England, but made only a few appearances at Under-21 level.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ John Brewin (2001-09-25). Premier Focus: Players should stand and be counted. Columns. ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved on 2007-08-23. “...Lawton was moved on to Port Vale after a bad leg break.”
- ^ Colwyn Bay FC first team squad. ColwynBay.fc (2001). Retrieved on 2007-08-23. “An exceptionally skilful player he has also won Welsh representative honours at various levels.”
- ^ Andrew Baker (1997-11-16). Lawton recovers in Bay of hope. Independent. Retrieved on 2007-08-23. “He played a handful of games there, then broke a leg, which is how the former England Under-21 international came to Colwyn Bay.”
