Denis Lawson (footballer)
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Denis Lawson was a Scottish
footballer born in Lennoxtown
. He started playing for St Mirren in 1920, and in 1923 was capped for Scotland
, in a 2-2 draw with England
at Hampden Park
.
Later in 1923 he moved to Cardiff City
of the Football League and played 64 matches for them, before moving to USA and playing for Springfield Babes
and Providence F.C.. He returned to British football in 1927-28 with a free-transfer move to Wigan Borough, and then finished his career back in Scotland
with Clyde
.
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
footballer born in Lennoxtown
Lennoxtown
Lennoxtown is a town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland at the foot of the Campsie Fells, which are just to the north.It is now part of the East Dunbartonshire council area but prior to 1975 was in the county of Stirling....
. He started playing for St Mirren in 1920, and in 1923 was capped for Scotland
Scotland national football team
The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Scotland are the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872...
, in a 2-2 draw with England
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
at Hampden Park
Hampden Park
Hampden Park is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The 52,063 capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland...
.
Later in 1923 he moved to Cardiff City
Cardiff City F.C.
Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...
of the Football League and played 64 matches for them, before moving to USA and playing for Springfield Babes
Springfield Babes
The Springfield Babes was an American soccer club based in Springfield, Massachusetts that was a member of the American Soccer League. The club folded during its only season in the ASL. Springfield had a baseball team of the same name that played in the Central League from 1905 to 1907.-Year-by-year:...
and Providence F.C.. He returned to British football in 1927-28 with a free-transfer move to Wigan Borough, and then finished his career back in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
with Clyde
Clyde F.C.
Clyde Football Club are a Scottish professional football team currently playing in the Third Division of the Scottish Football League. Although based for the last fifteen years in the new town of Cumbernauld, they are traditionally associated with an area that covers Rutherglen in South...
.