Norman Lawson


Norman Lawson was an English footballer and cricketer.

Career

Football career

Lawson played as a winger, spending his early career with Hednesford Town, Bury and Swansea Town. He later played for Watford, Kettering Town and Hereford United, before becoming player-manager of both Merthyr Tydfil and Ton Pentre.

Cricket career

Lawson played club cricket for Swansea Civil Service, Sketty Church, AWCO and Sketty Quins clubs, while he was Captain of the Welsh over-50 team.

Later life and death

Lawson died on 25 September 2011, aged 75, at Hill House Hospital in Sketty.