Mervyn Cawston

Mervyn Cawston

Personal information
Full name	Mervyn William Cawston [1]
Date of birth	(1952-02-04) 4 February 1952 (age 73)
Place of birth	Diss, England
Position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Norwich City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1970–1976	Norwich City	4	(0)
1974	→ Southend United (loan)	10	(0)
1975	→ Chicago Sting (loan)	18	(0)
1976	→ Newport County (loan)	4	(0)
1976	→ Chicago Sting (loan)	23	(0)
1976–1977	Gillingham	19	(0)
1977–1978	Chicago Sting	49	(0)
1978–1984	Southend United	189	(0)
1984	Stoke City	0	(0)
1984	Chelmsford City
1984–1985	Southend United	9	(0)
1985–1986	Barking
1986–1987	Woodford Town
1987–1988	Maidstone United
1988–1989	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	(0)
1990	Redbridge Forest
1999	St Albans City	0	(0)
Total		325	(0)
International career
	England Schools
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mervyn William 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 played for Norwich City, Southend United, Chicago Sting, Newport County, Gillingham, Stoke City, Chelmsford City, Barking, Woodford Town, Maidstone United, Brighton & Hove Albion and Redbridge Forest. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

He played one game for St Albans City in 1999 at the age of 46, in the FA Trophy. ^[5]

He also played for England Schools. ^[1]

Career statistics

Source: ^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Norwich City	1970–71	Second Division	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	1971–72	Second Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1972–73	First Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	1973–74	First Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
	Total		4	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7	0
Southend United (loan)	1974–75	Third Division	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Chicago Sting (loan)	1975	NASL	18	0	—		—		—		18	0
Newport County (loan)	1975–76	Fourth Division	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Chicago Sting (loan)	1976	NASL	23	0	—		—		—		23	0
Gillingham	1976–77	Third Division	19	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	21	0
Chicago Sting	1977	NASL	26	0	—		—		—		26	0
	1978	NASL	23	0	—		—		—		23	0
	Total		49	0	—		—		—		49	0
Southend United	1978–79	Third Division	39	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	44	0
	1979–80	Third Division	42	0	3	0	7	0	0	0	52	0
	1980–81	Fourth Division	46	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	49	0
	1981–82	Third Division	19	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	23	0
	1982–83	Third Division	32	0	3	0	1	0	2	0	38	0
	1983–84	Third Division	11	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	13	0
	Total		189	0	12	0	13	0	5	0	219	0
Stoke City	1983–84	First Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Southend United	1984–85	Fourth Division	9	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	13	0
Brighton & Hove Albion	1988–89	Second Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			325	0	15	0	14	0	10	0	364	0

References

1. "Mervyn Cawston". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
2. Mervyn Cawston at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
3. Mervyn Cawston at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
4. "NASL-Mervyn Cawston". nasljerseys.com.
5. "St Albans City F.C. History & Archives - Season Squads | St Albans City F.C. History & Archives". www.saintsstatistics.co.uk.