Franklin Lawson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Jersey City, New Jersey, United States | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Belmont Abbey College | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1982 | Nashville Diamonds | ||
| 1983 | Pennsylvania Stoners | ||
| 1984 | Charlotte Gold | ||
| New York Arrows (indoor) | |||
| 1984 | New York Nationals | ||
| 1985 | United Soccer League | ||
| Atlanta Lightning (indoor) | |||
| 1986 | Atlanta Datagraphic | ||
| 2012 | Atlanta Silverbacks | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Georgia Perimeter College (assistant) | |||
| – | OFC Black (head) | ||
| – | OFC Red (head) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Franklin Lawson is a retired American soccer player.
Lawson graduated from Cedar Ridge High School. He then attended Belmont Abbey College where he graduated in 1977. He turned professional in 1981 with the Nashville Diamonds of the American Soccer League. He played for the Pennsylvania Stoners and Charlotte Gold in 1984. He spent time with the New York Arrows of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He played for the New York Nationals in the United Soccer League. He finished his professional career with the Atlanta Lightning of the SISL. He later played for Atlanta Datagraphic. He served as an assistant with the Georgia Perimeter College women's soccer team from the 1990s until recently. He coached for the OFC Black team and led them to a five-win season and a semifinal appearance in the Athens Finale in 2014. The team finished on the brink of promotion with 27 points. He is also the director of technical training for the OFC academy and coaches the OFC Red team in two different age groups. [1]