Ivor Lawton
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ivor James John Lawton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2013 | Coventry City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Coventry City | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Nuneaton Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Halesowen Town | ||
| 2019 | Stratford Town | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Alvechurch | ||
| 2020 | RC Warwick | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2020 | RC Warwick (player-assistant) | ||
| 2021-2022 | Coventry United (assistant) | ||
| 2022 | Coventry United (caretaker) | ||
| 2022 | Coventry United | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ivor James John Lawton (born 5 September 1995) is an English football manager and former player.
Lawton joined Coventry City after being spotted playing for Mount Nod Juniors at the age of six.[2] According to the then manager Tony Mowbray, in May 2015 he "earned the right for us to give him an offer of a new contract by his personality, his drive and conviction".[3] He joined Conference North club Nuneaton Town on loan at the start of the 2015–16 season, and made his senior debut playing at right-back in a 1–1 draw with Stockport County at Liberty Way on 22 August.[4][5] He made his professional debut for Coventry after coming on as a 76th-minute substitute for Conor Thomas in a 0–0 draw with Yeovil Town in a Football League Trophy match at Huish Park on 6 October 2015; Coventry went on to lose the penalty shoot-out 4–3.[6] Manager Tony Mowbray said that Lawton had the potential to be an "iconic warrior figure" at the Ricoh Arena.[2] However, he suffered serious knee ligament damage only a week after his debut and was ruled out of action for the rest of the 2015–16 season.[7] He returned to fitness in October 2016, having spent 12 months on the sidelines.[8] He was released in January 2017.[9]
He had a trial at Port Vale in March 2017.[10]
Lawton joined Halesowen Town in November 2017.[11]
On 11 July 2019, Lawton signed for Southern League Premier Division Central side Stratford Town.[12]
On 24 October 2019, Lawton signed for Alvechurch. In April 2020, he joined RC Warwick as a playing assistant coach.[13]
In November 2021, Lawton joined Coventry United as a First Team Coach.[14] In February 2022, Lawton became caretaker manager, when manager Joe Haggarty was fired.[15][16] In June 2022, Lawton was appointed manager of the club.[17] Just two months later, in August, Lawton resigned from the position due to personal reasons.[13]
