Denis Lawson (footballer)

Denis Lawson (11 December 1897 – 23 May 1968) was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside-right.

He started playing professionally for St Mirren in 1920; in 1923 he moved to Cardiff City of the English Football League and played 64 matches for them, before moving to the United States and playing for Springfield Babes and Providence F.C. He returned to British football in 1927–28 with a move to Wigan Borough, and then finished his career back in Scotland with Clyde and Brechin City.

In 1923 Lawson was capped for Scotland, in a 2–2 draw with England at Hampden Park.

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1897 births

1968 deaths

Sportspeople from Lennoxtown

Scottish men's footballers

Scotland men's international footballers

Scottish Football League players

Scottish Junior Football Association players

English Football League players

St Mirren F.C. players

Cardiff City F.C. players

American Soccer League (1921–1933) players

Springfield Babes players

Providence F.C. players

Wigan Borough F.C. players

Clyde F.C. players

Men's association football outside forwards

Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States

Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States

Scottish expatriate men's footballers