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Mickey Lawson Personal information Date of birth 23 May 1949 Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland Playing position Forward Youth career Musselburgh Athletic Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1971–1976 Stirling Albion 169 (92) 1976–1980 St. Johnstone 99 (25) 1980–1981 Raith Rovers 25 (2) 1981–1982 Berwick Rangers 39 (16) 1982–1988 Meadowbank Thistle 169 (14) Teams managed 1991–1992 Arbroath 1994–1995 Meadowbank Thistle –2001 Whitehill Welfare 2001– Spartans * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Mickey Lawson (born 23 May 1949 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish 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.
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]
References
- ^ Scottish Cup team news, BBC Sport, 6 January 2001.
- ^ Welcome to Hell, The Times, 8 February 2004.
- ^ 'Lucky' Spartans crank up the pressure on Diamonds, The Scotsman, 9 January 2009.
- ^ Mickey Lawson: I'd put money on Spartans' success, Sunday Mail, 29 June 2008.
External links
Arbroath F.C. – managers B. McGlashan (-–1946) · A. Anderson (1946–49) · Cheyne (1949–55) · Gray (1955–57) · C. Anderson (1957–60) · Prentice (1960–62) · Henderson (1962–79) · Stewart (1979–82) · Fleming (1982–85) · Bone (1985–87) · Young (1987–90) · Gibson (1990–91) · Borthwick (1991) · Lawson (1991–92) · McGrain (1992–94) · Scott (1994) · Mackie & Park (1994–95) · Brogan (1995–96) · Campbell (1996–97) · Baikie (1997–2000) · Brownlie (2000–03) · Kirk (2003–04) · Cairney (2004–05) · J. McGlashan (2005–09) · Weir (2009–10) · Sheerin (2010–)
Livingston F.C. – managers Bain (1974–76) · Ness (1976–78) · MacFarlane (1978–80) · Christie (1980–92) · Park (1992–93) · Brownlie (1993–94) · Lawson (1994–95) · Leishman (1995–97) · Stewart (1997–2000) · Leishman (2000–03) · Máximo (2003) · Hay (2003–04) · Preston (2004) · Gough (2004–05) · Lambert (2005–06) · Cleland (2006) · Robertson (2006–07) · Proctor (2007–08) · Landi (2008) · Hegarty (2008–09) · Murphy (2009) · Bollan (2009–)
Categories:- 1949 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Edinburgh
- Association football forwards
- Scottish footballers
- Stirling Albion F.C. players
- St. Johnstone F.C. players
- Raith Rovers F.C. players
- Berwick Rangers F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish football managers
- Arbroath F.C. managers
- Livingston F.C. managers
- Meadowbank Thistle F.C. players
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