| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frederick Ian Allison Lawson | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Ouston, County Durham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1956–1962 | Burnley | 23 | (7) |
| 1962–1965 | Leeds United | 51 | (21) |
| 1965–1966 | Crystal Place | 17 | (6) |
| 1966–1967 | Port Vale | 8 | (0) |
| 1967–1968 | Barnsley | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 99 | (34) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Frederick Ian Allison Lawson (born 24 March 1939) is an English former professional footballer who played for Burnley, Leeds United, Crystal Palace and Port Vale in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Lawson started his career as an amateur at Burnley after being scouted in a local School's cup final along with James Robson who was picked up on the same day and both soon turned professional. Despite some good times, including a purple patch in the teams 1957 FA Cup run, Lawson found it hard to break into the highly successful first team. After spending six seasons with Burnley during which he made only 23 appearances, the 23 year old was sold to Leeds United for £20,000 in March 1962.[1]
He joined Leeds as they battled to avoid relegation to the Third Division and went straight into the first team, where he scored once in eleven games.[1] He made a bigger impact during the 1963–64 promotion season when he scored eleven goals in 24 matches, but his place in the first team was taken by Alan Peacock, who joined Leeds in February 1964, and Lawson made only three further appearances for Leeds before joining Crystal Palace in June 1966 for a fee of £9,000.[1]
He spent a season at Palace before joining Port Vale in August 1966 for £1,000. He went straight into the first team, making his debut in a 2-1 home win over Southport on 20 August 1966. However he lost his place the following month and was given a free transfer to Barnsley in May 1967.[2] He never made a first team appearance for the Tykes before his retirement.
| Club | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| Apps (goals) | Apps (goals) | Apps (goals) | Apps (goals) | |
| Burnley | 23 (7) | |||
| Leeds United | 44 (17) | 3 (1) | 4 (3) | 51 (21) |
| Crystal Palace | 17 (6) | |||
| Port Vale | 8 (0) | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | 10 (0) |
| Barnsley | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Total | 92 (30)[3] |