Franklin Lawson is a retired American

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player who played professionally in the American Soccer League and the

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. Raised in

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, Lawson graduated from Cedar Ridge High School. He then attended Belmont Abbey College where he graduated in 1977. He turned professional in 1981 with the

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of the American Soccer League. He played for the

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and Charlotte Gold in 1984. He spent time with the

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of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He played for the New York Nationals in the

. He finished his professional career with the

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of the

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. He later played for

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. He served as an assistant with the

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women's soccer team from the 1990s until recently. He coached for the OFC Black team and led them to a five-win season and a semifinal appearance in the Athens Finale in 2014. The team finished on the brink of promotion with 27 points. He is currently a coach of the 06 boys team of the CSC youth soccer club in Anchorage, Alaska.Georgia Perimeter College
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lawson, Franklin Belmont Abbey College alumni American soccer coaches American men's soccer players American Soccer League (1933–1983) players Atlanta Datagraphic players Atlanta Quicksilver players Nashville Diamonds players Pennsylvania Stoners players Carolina Lightnin' players New York Arrows players Fort Lauderdale Sun players New York Nationals (USL) players USISL players United Soccer League (1984–85) players Living people People from Old Bridge Township, New Jersey Sportspeople from Middlesex County, New Jersey Soccer players from New Jersey Men's association football forwards Year of birth missing (living people)