George Lawton (born 1880; date of death unknown) was an English

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who played in the

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for

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Career

Lawton was born in

Tunstall, Staffordshire Tunstall is one of the six towns that, along with Burslem, Longton, Fenton, Hanley and Stoke-upon-Trent, amalgamated to form the City of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England. It was one of the original six towns that federated to form th ...

and joined Burslem Port Vale in April 1896. He made his debut at the Athletic Ground on 20 February 1897, in an 8–0 win over Grantham Rovers in the

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. He lost his first team place in October 1897, and left the club the following year. He then played for local amateur club Porthill. He played one match for

in 1901–02 as first choice 'keeper

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was injured and Lawton played against

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on 12 October 1901 where he conceded four goals in a 4–2 defeat. He returned to amateur football with Tunstall and then Porthill again.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lawton, George People from Tunstall, Staffordshire English men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Port Vale F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players Midland Football League players English Football League players 1880 births Year of death missing