Mickey Lawson

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Mickey Lawson
Personal information
Full name Michael Alexander Lawson
Date of birth (1949-05-23) 23 May 1949 (age 76)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Musselburgh Athletic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1971–1976 Stirling Albion 168 (94)
1976–1980 St Johnstone 98 (24)
1980–1981 Raith Rovers 25 (2)
1981–1982 Berwick Rangers 39 (16)
1982–1988 Meadowbank Thistle 169 (14)
Total499(150)
Managerial career
1991–1992 Arbroath
1994–1995 Meadowbank Thistle
–2001 Whitehill Welfare
2001–2012 Spartans
2012–2015 Whitehill Welfare
2015–2016 Vale of Leithen
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mickey Lawson (born 23 May 1949) is a Scottish former association football player and manager. He played for Stirling Albion, St Johnstone, Raith Rovers, Berwick Rangers and Meadowbank Thistle, and has since managed league sides Arbroath and Meadowbank Thistle. He has also managed non-league sides Whitehill Welfare [1] and Spartans.

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Lawson was appointed Spartans manager in 2001, and won six trophies in his first two seasons with the club. [2] He has since guided the club to significant Scottish Cup runs, [3] and was in charge when they (unsuccessfully) applied for membership of the Scottish Football League in 2008. [4]

Career statistics

Information sourced from Meadowbank Thistle Facts & Figures. [5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup Spring CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stirling Albion1971-72Second Division35151088--4423
1972-7335173261--4420
1973-7434193175--4425
1974-7538241153--4428
1975-7626193362624126
Total16894117321962217122
St Johnstone1976-77First Division2962010--326
1977-782431020--273
1978-7924112110--2712
1979-802140041--255
Total98245181--11126
Raith Rovers1980-81First Division2521061--323
Total2521061--323
Berwick Rangers1981-82Second Division38163184--4921
1982-83100051--61
Total391631135--5522
Meadowbank Thistle1982-83Second Division3791000--389
1983-84First Division3852080--485
1984-852802051--351
1985-86Second Division3201000--330
1986-872005000--250
1987-88First Division1400020--160
Total16914110151--19515
Career total499150319742762610188


References

  1. Scottish Cup team news, BBC Sport, 6 January 2001.
  2. Welcome to Hell, The Times , 8 February 2004.
  3. 'Lucky' Spartans crank up the pressure on Diamonds, The Scotsman , 9 January 2009.
  4. Mickey Lawson: I'd put money on Spartans' success, Sunday Mail , 29 June 2008.
  5. Baxter, David. Meadowbank Thistle Facts & Figures: Year 3, 1984, p. 15-17.