Name: Thomas Lawton

Country:

England
Club: Everton (1937–1945) Chelsea (1945-47)
Number: 9
Position: *
CFSide: RF/BS
Age: 18-28 years (06/10/1919)
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 76 kg
Attack:
91Defence: 30
Balance:
90Stamina:
78Top Speed:
79Acceleration:
80Response:
90Agility:
79Dribble Accuracy:
75Dribble Speed: 74
Short Pass Accuracy:
77Short Pass Speed: 74
Long Pass Accuracy: 68
Long Pass Speed: 74
Shot Accuracy:
88Shot Power:
92Shot Technique:
87Free Kick Accuracy: 60
Curling: 65
Header:
98Jump:
85Technique:
79Aggression:
91Mentality:
80Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team Work:
75Injury Tolerance:
ACondition:
7Weak Foot Accuracy:
7Weak Foot Frequency:
7Consistency:
8Growth Type: Early/Lasting
CARDS:P19 - Fox in the Box
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Positioning - Scoring - Post Player
Attack / Defence Awareness Card: Attack Minded
Regarded as the finest centre-forward of his generation, Lawton boasted a powerful physique, first-class ball control, coupled with an excellent passing range and a powerful shot. Although naturally right-footed, he worked hard to improve his left foot technique to a standard good enough to be considered a two-footed player. Moreover, he never received a booking throughout his entire career. However, undoubtedly Lawton’s greatest strength was his ability to head the ball. In an era when the ball became abnormally heavy when wet, and laced with a leather thread that, when headed, could leave an impression on the forehead indistinguishable from a dozen stitches inserted by a bungling surgeon. Blessed with a strong pair of muscular legs Tommy was able to leap high and generate a prolonged ‘hang-time’. He had an extraordinary ability to time his jumps to perfection, causing the legendary Stanley Matthews to surmise, ’Quite simply, Tommy was the greatest header of the ball I ever saw’.
https://www.playingpasts.co.uk/articles ... anagement/Everton won the first four games of the 1938-39 season. The fifth game was against Arsenal, the current league champions, at Highbury. After 15 minutes Lawton passed to Alex Stevenson, who scored from close range. Lawton got the second in the 38th minute. George Casey of the Sunday Pictorial described it as "another wonder goal" from Lawton.
Len Shackleton, played a few games with Lawton for England: "Some of the greatest names in football have filled the centre-forward position and the best of them, in my time, was Tommy Lawton. Tommy, in his prime, had everything required of a centre-forward. A terrific shot with either foot, strength and accuracy with his head, the perfect physique, wonderful positional sense and a
quickness off the mark that was unexpected in one of his build."
Wilf Mannion was another fan of Lawton: "I cannot recall any centre half who could keep him (Tommy Lawton) in check in his international days-I have seen little of him since and, for all I know, he may be as difficult to control as ever. Tall, powerful,
agile and crafty,
Tommy was the complete centre forward. He made goals; he scored them with monotonous regularity. With his head or with his feet, they came all the same to Lawton. If one man can do it, so can others. But they must put in the necessary work at practice and I am certain that Lawton was never a shirker in that respect else he would never have obtained the fame he did."
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