Lew Chatterley
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lawson Colin Chatterley | ||
| Date of birth | 15 February 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1960–1962 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1971 | Aston Villa | 153 | (26) |
| 1971 | →Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 1971–1972 | Northampton Town | 23 | (2) |
| 1972–1974 | Grimsby Town | 73 | (16) |
| 1974–1975 | Southampton | 9 | (0) |
| 1975–1977 | Torquay United | 57 | (10) |
| 1977–1978 | Barnstaple Town | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1987–1988 | Poole Town | ||
| 1989 | Reading (caretaker) | ||
| 1994 | Southampton (caretaker) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lawson Colin Chatterley (born 15 February 1945) is an English former professional football player and coach. He represented England at Youth level.
He remained at Villa Park for over 9 years, playing under Joe Mercer, Dick Taylor, Tommy Cummings, Tommy Docherty and Vic Crowe [1] while making 153 league appearances and scoring 26 goals. During his stay at Villa Park, Aston Villa were relegated from Division 1 in 1967 and again from Division 2 in 1970.
Chatterley was born in Birmingham and began his career as an apprentice at Aston Villa, turning professional in February 1962, with his league debut coming the following season.
He remained at Villa Park for over 9 years, playing under Joe Mercer, Dick Taylor, Tommy Cummings, Tommy Docherty and Vic Crowe [2] while making 153 league appearances and scoring 26 goals. During his stay at Villa Park, Aston Villa were relegated from Division 1 in 1967 and again from Division 2 in 1970. Final First Team Appearance
His final appearance came in November 1970 under Vic Crowe in losing 1-3 to Torquay at Plainmoor.[3]
In March 1971 he joined Doncaster Rovers on loan, where he first met Lawrie McMenemy, who was to have a considerable influence on his later career. With his time at Villa at an end, Chatterley was sold to Northampton Town in September 1971 for £8,000. His stay at Northampton was only a short one, rejoining McMenemy at Grimsby Town in February 1972 for £8,000. In his first season at Blundell Park, Grimsby were champions of Division 4, and spent the next 2 seasons in Division 3, finishing in a creditable 9th and then 6th place.
He scored 16 times in 73 league games for Grimsby before a £15,000 move to Southampton in March 1974, once again linking up with McMenemy. He played the last two games of Saints' 1973-74 relegation season. As the team struggled to shine in the Second Division, Chatterley became the butt of the crowd's frustration, and, in February 1975, he moved to Torquay United as player-coach, where he was to play a further 57 league games and score 10 goals.