Chelsea FC Profile: Tommy Lawton
Full Name: Thomas Lawton
Born: Monday, 6th October 1919
Place of birth: Bolton, Lancashire, England
Height: 6'
Died: Wednesday, 6th November 1996 (aged 77)
Place of death: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Burial: Cremated - Bramcote Cemetery. Commemorated in Book of Remembrance. Ashes held at the National Football Museum, Preston.
Involvement with Chelsea:
Men's 1st Team Player from 1945 to 1947
Playing Career:
Burnley
Everton
Chelsea (Nov 1945 to Nov 1947) - cost: £11,500
Notts County
Brentford
Arsenal
Chelsea First-Team Career Summary
Competitive Debut: Saturday, 5th January 1946, Chelsea 1 - 1 Leicester City
Age on debut: 26 years 2 months 30 days
Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 11th October 1947, Liverpool 3 - 0 Chelsea
See full chronological appearance listing HERE
Appearances
| Goals
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* oth = other competitive matches such as Full Members Cup, Charity/Community Shield, Fifa World Club Cup.
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Tommy Lawton made 53 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Competitive Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
F.A. Cup | 5th Jan 1946 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Leicester City | 39,678 | ![]() ![]() |
F.A. Cup | 10th Jan 1946 | Leicester City | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 25,368 | ![]() |
F.A. Cup | 26th Jan 1946 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | West Ham United | 65,726 | ![]() |
F.A. Cup | 30th Jan 1946 | West Ham United | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 35,000 | ![]() |
F.A. Cup | 9th Feb 1946 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Aston Villa | 65,307 | ![]() |
F.A. Cup | 12th Feb 1946 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 55,000 | ![]() |
League | 31st Aug 1946 | Chelsea | 4 | 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 62,850 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 4th Sep 1946 | Chelsea | 0 | 3 | Manchester United | 27,750 | ![]() |
League | 7th Sep 1946 | Liverpool | 7 | 4 | Chelsea | 49,995 | ![]() |
League | 9th Sep 1946 | Sheffield United | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 41,545 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 14th Sep 1946 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Leeds United | 56,484 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 21st Sep 1946 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 21,932 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 5th Oct 1946 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 44,082 | ![]() |
League | 12th Oct 1946 | Chelsea | 2 | 5 | Stoke City | 67,935 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 19th Oct 1946 | Portsmouth | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 36,474 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 26th Oct 1946 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Arsenal | 56,432 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 2nd Nov 1946 | Blackpool | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 23,365 | ![]() |
League | 9th Nov 1946 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | Brentford | 50,242 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 16th Nov 1946 | Sunderland | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 41,227 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 23rd Nov 1946 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Aston Villa | 63,896 | ![]() |
League | 30th Nov 1946 | Derby County | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 27,946 | ![]() |
League | 7th Dec 1946 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Everton | 41,255 | ![]() |
League | 14th Dec 1946 | Huddersfield Town | 1 | 4 | Chelsea | 9,011 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 21st Dec 1946 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 43,006 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 25th Dec 1946 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Preston North End | 37,126 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 26th Dec 1946 | Preston North End | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 40,167 | ![]() |
League | 28th Dec 1946 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 36,048 | ![]() |
League | 4th Jan 1947 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Liverpool | 59,226 | ![]() ![]() |
F.A. Cup | 11th Jan 1947 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Arsenal | 70,257 | ![]() |
F.A. Cup | 15th Jan 1947 | Arsenal | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 53,350 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 18th Jan 1947 | Leeds United | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 37,884 | ![]() ![]() |
F.A. Cup | 20th Jan 1947 | Arsenal | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 59,590 | ![]() ![]() |
F.A. Cup | 25th Jan 1947 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Derby County | 49,484 | ![]() ![]() |
F.A. Cup | 29th Jan 1947 | Derby County | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 19,079 | ![]() |
League | 1st Feb 1947 | Charlton Athletic | 2 | 3 | Chelsea | 32,959 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 8th Feb 1947 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 17,896 | ![]() |
League | 15th Feb 1947 | Stoke City | 6 | 1 | Chelsea | 30,408 | ![]() |
League | 15th Mar 1947 | Brentford | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 33,244 | ![]() |
League | 22nd Mar 1947 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Sunderland | 45,415 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 29th Mar 1947 | Aston Villa | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 35,786 | ![]() |
League | 4th Apr 1947 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 37,840 | ![]() |
League | 5th Apr 1947 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Derby County | 52,886 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 7th Apr 1947 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 35,646 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 19th Apr 1947 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 39,753 | ![]() |
League | 26th Apr 1947 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 4 | Chelsea | 44,260 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 30th Aug 1947 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Derby County | 59,919 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 6th Sep 1947 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 24,837 | ![]() |
League | 10th Sep 1947 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Sunderland | 30,085 | ![]() |
League | 13th Sep 1947 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 41,242 | ![]() |
League | 17th Sep 1947 | Sunderland | 2 | 3 | Chelsea | 31,444 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 27th Sep 1947 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 51,365 | ![]() |
League | 4th Oct 1947 | Chelsea | 4 | 2 | Aston Villa | 67,789 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 11th Oct 1947 | Liverpool | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 51,449 | ![]() |
Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances
| Non-Competitive First-Team Goals
|
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Tommy Lawton made 9 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
Friendly | 13th Nov 1945 | Chelsea | 3 | 3 | Dynamo Moscow | 72,926 | ![]() ![]() |
Friendly | 26th Apr 1946 | KB Copenhagen | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 29,000 | ![]() |
Friendly | 30th Apr 1946 | OB Odense | 0 | 3 | Chelsea | 14,000 | ![]() ![]() |
Friendly | 26th May 1946 | Young Fellows Zurich | 0 | 5 | Chelsea | 4,300 | ![]() ![]() |
Friendly | 30th May 1946 | Servette | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 9,000 | ![]() |
Friendly | 2nd Jun 1946 | Young Boys Bern | 1 | 7 | Chelsea | 6,500 | ![]() ![]() |
Friendly | 5th Jun 1946 | Chaux de Fonds | 0 | 4 | Chelsea | 7,000 | ![]() ![]() |
Friendly | 8th Jun 1946 | St. Gallen | 1 | 5 | Chelsea | 6,000 | ![]() ![]() |
Friendly | 13th Jun 1946 | FC Basel | 2 | 3 | Chelsea | 7,000 | ![]() ![]() |
Non-First-Team Appearances
| Non-First-Team Goals
|
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Tommy Lawton made 0 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-First-Team Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att |
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