John Lawson (Australian rules footballer)

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John Lawson
Personal information
Birth May 2, 1883(1883-05-02),
Recruited from Williamstown (VFA)
Height and weight 178cm / 73.5kg
Playing career¹
Debut 1904, Collingwood vs. , at
Team(s) Collingwood (1904)

7 games, 2 goals

St Kilda (1905-1907)

30 games, 1 goal

Richmond (1908-1909)

31 games, 3 goals

¹ Statistics to end of 2006 season
Career highlights

John Lawson was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the VFL in 1904, for the St Kilda Football Club from 1905 to 1907 and then for the Richmond Football Club between 1908 and 1909.

Lawson captained Richmond on three occasions as the then Captain/Coach Dick Condon resigned the captaincy late in the season after pressure from the club's board to do so.

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  • Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old , Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996

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