Ivor Lawson
Australian rules footballer
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John Ballantyne "Ivor" Lawson (2 May 1883 – 2 December 1958)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the VFL in 1904, for the St Kilda Football Club from 1905 to 1907 and then for the Richmond Football Club between 1908 and 1909.[2]
Fullname
John Ballantyne Lawson
Born
2 May 1883
North Melbourne, Victoria
North Melbourne, Victoria
Died
2 December 1958 (aged 75)
North Melbourne, Victoria
North Melbourne, Victoria
Original team
Williamstown (VFA)
| Ivor Lawson | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Ballantyne Lawson | ||
| Born |
2 May 1883 North Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Died |
2 December 1958 (aged 75) North Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Williamstown (VFA) | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1904 | Collingwood | 7 (2) | |
| 1905–1907 | St Kilda | 30 (1) | |
| 1908–1909 | Richmond | 32 (3) | |
| Total | 69 (6) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1909. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Lawson captained Richmond on three occasions as the then Captain/Coach Dick Condon resigned the captaincy late in the season after pressure from the club's board to do so.
