Mervyn Cawston

Mervyn Cawston
Personal information
Date of birth4 February 1952
Place of birthDiss, England
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Youth career
–1970Norwich City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1970–1976Norwich City4(0)
1974–1975Southend United (loan)10(0)
1975–1976Newport County (loan)4(0)
1975–1976Chicago Sting (loan)41(0)
1976–1977Gillingham19(0)
1977–1978Chicago Sting41(0)
1978–1983Southend United189(0)
1983–1984Stoke City0(0)
1984Chelmsford City
1984–1985Southend United9(0)
1985–1986Barking
Total325(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Mervyn Cawston (born 4 February 1952) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Active in both England and the United States, Cawston made over 300 career appearances.

Career

Born in Diss, Cawston began his career with the youth team of Norwich City, and made his debut for the senior team in the Football League during the 1970–1971 season. While at Norwich, Cawston spent loan spells at Southend United and Newport County, while also spending his summers playing in the North American Soccer League for the Chicago Sting. After leaving Norwich in 1976, Cawston later played for Gillingham, Southend United and Stoke City, before playing non-league football with Chelmsford City and Barking.

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