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George Lawton (footballer, Born 1862)
George Lawton (4 August 1862 – 1930) was an English association football, footballer who played in the English Football League, Football League for Stoke City F.C., Stoke. Career George Lawton joined Stoke St Peter's in 1884. In July 1885, he signed for Stoke City F.C., Stoke, playing in both FA Cup matches in the 1885–86 Stoke F.C. season, 1885–86 season as Stoke lost to Crewe Alexandra F.C., Crewe Alexandra in a Replay (sports), replay. In January 1886 he joined Potteries derby, nearby Port Vale F.C., Burslem Port Vale, where he scored three times in thirteen exhibition game, friendlies, before returning to Stoke in the May of that year. Stoke' major achievement from 1886 to 1888 was reaching the 1887–88 FA Cup Fifth Round. The tie was played on 7 January 1888 at Stoney Lane, the then home of West Bromwich Albion F.C., West Bromwich Albion. Stoke lost 4–1. Lawton played in all four FA Cup ties in 1887–88 FA Cup, 1887–88 and scored two goals. (registration & fee re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stoke-upon-Trent
Stoke-upon-Trent, commonly called Stoke is one of the six towns that along with Hanley, Burslem, Fenton, Longton and Tunstall form the city of Stoke-on-Trent, in Staffordshire, England. The town was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1874. In 1910 it became one of the six towns that federated to become the County Borough of Stoke-on-Trent and later the City of Stoke-on-Trent. Since federation in 1910 it has the seat of the city's council, though Stoke-on-Trent's city centre is usually regarded as being the nearby town of Hanley which, since federation, has been the most commercially important of the six towns. Name On 1 April 1910, the town was federated into the county borough of Stoke-on-Trent. By 1925 the area was granted city status. Confusion can arise over the similarity of this town's name to that of the larger city. If the new borough had to be named after one of the original towns, the main reason for using "Stoke" is that this was where the new town's admini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
