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John Lawton (footballer)
John Kenneth Lawton (6 July 1936 – 12 August 2017) was an English association football, footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City F.C., Stoke City. Career Lawton was born in Woore, and played for Crewe Alexandra F.C., Crewe Alexandra before joining Stoke City F.C., Stoke City in 1955. He spent the 1955–56 Stoke City F.C. season, 1955–56 season at Stoke where he played nine times scoring three goals which came in three straight home league matches against Hull City A.F.C., Hull City, Plymouth Argyle F.C., Plymouth Argyle and Lincoln City F.C., Lincoln City in September 1955. He left at the end of the season and played for his next team Winsford United F.C., Winsford United. Career statistics References 1936 births 2017 deaths Footballers from Newcastle-under-Lyme English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Stoke City F.C. players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Winsford United F.C. players English Football League players {{England-f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woore
Woore is a village and civil parish in the north east of Shropshire, England, of about 3,950 acres (1,600 hectares). It had a population of 1,004 in the 2001 Census, rising to 1,069 at the 2011 Census. Etymology The name means "boundary" in ancient Celtic or Anglo-Saxon ("Oure"), and this fits nicely with the fact that it is on the boundary with both the counties of Cheshire and Staffordshire. The parish is the most northerly in Shropshire. Location The civil parish includes several other hamlets and villages including Gravenhunger, Dorrington, Pipe Gate, Bearstone, part of Onneley (the remainder being in the neighbouring Staffordshire Parish of Madeley) and Ireland's Cross. The nearest significant towns to Woore are Market Drayton, Whitchurch, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Nantwich and Crewe. The A51 and A525 roads run through the village, the A51 being the old London - Chester post road. (Changes of horses used to be available at the former Swan Inn, now flats, in the centre of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |