David Lawson

David Lawson

Born in Wallsend it was only natural that David should join his boyhood favourites Newcastle from school but he failed to get a first team game at St James and so moved to lowly Bradford Park Avenue in 1967 where he got his first taste of League action.

A safe rather than spectacular goalkeeper with sound positional sense, David made the short move to Huddersfield in 1970 and turned out for the Terriers in the top flight. When Huddersfield were relegated, David commanded the British record fee for a goalkeeper of £85,000 when he went to Everton where he became a crowd favourite.

When he finally lost his place to George Wood, David accepted a free transfer to Luton in 1978 but it did not work for him at Kenilworth Road and he moved to Stockport only five months later, hastened by the Hatters signing of Jake Findlay.