External links
- Ivor Lawton at Soccerbase
- Ivor Lawton at Soccerway
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ivor James John Lawton [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2013 | Coventry City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Coventry City | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Nuneaton Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Halesowen Town | ||
| 2019 | Stratford Town | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Alvechurch | ||
| 2020 | RC Warwick | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2020 | RC Warwick (player-assistant) | ||
| 2021-2022 | Coventry United (assistant) | ||
| 2022 | Coventry United (caretaker) | ||
| 2022 | Coventry United | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ivor James John Lawton (born 5 September 1995) is an English football manager and former player.
Lawton joined Coventry City after being spotted playing for Mount Nod Juniors at the age of six. [2] According to the then manager Tony Mowbray, in May 2015 he "earned the right for us to give him an offer of a new contract by his personality, his drive and conviction". [3] He joined Conference North club Nuneaton Town on loan at the start of the 2015–16 season, and made his senior debut playing at right-back in a 1–1 draw with Stockport County at Liberty Way on 22 August. [4] [5] He made his professional debut for Coventry after coming on as a 76th-minute substitute for Conor Thomas in a 0–0 draw with Yeovil Town in a Football League Trophy match at Huish Park on 6 October 2015; Coventry went on to lose the penalty shoot-out 4–3. [6] Manager Tony Mowbray said that Lawton had the potential to be an "iconic warrior figure" at the Ricoh Arena. [2] However, he suffered serious knee ligament damage only a week after his debut and was ruled out of action for the rest of the 2015–16 season. [7] He returned to fitness in October 2016, having spent 12 months on the sidelines. [8] He was released in January 2017. [9]
He had a trial at Port Vale in March 2017. [10]
Lawton joined Halesowen Town in November 2017. [11]
On 11 July 2019, Lawton signed for Southern League Premier Division Central side Stratford Town. [12]
On 24 October 2019, Lawton signed for Alvechurch. In April 2020, he joined RC Warwick as a playing assistant coach. [13]
In November 2021, Lawton joined Coventry United as a First Team Coach. [14] In February 2022, Lawton became caretaker manager, when manager Joe Haggarty was fired. [15] [16] In June 2022, Lawton was appointed manager of the club. [17] Just two months later, in August, Lawton resigned from the position due to personal reasons. [13]
Speaking in May 2014, Coventry City Academy manager Richard Stevens said that Lawton was "competitive, combative and a real aggressive midfield player" who was "a warrior and leader among men". [18] He is also able to play across the defence. [19]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Nuneaton Town (loan) | 2015–16 [20] | Conference North | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Coventry City [21] | 2013–14 [22] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014–15 [23] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 [24] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 [25] | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
