James Samson Lawson (26 March 1886 – 2 September 1962) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right back, primarily for Dundee,[2] before moving to the United States to be a professional golfer.
![]() Lawson in action as a golfer, 1930s | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Samson Lawson[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1886-03-26)26 March 1886 | ||
Place of birth | Panbride, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 2 September 1962(1962-09-02) (aged 76) | ||
Place of death | Nassau, Bahamas | ||
Height | 5'8 (152.4cm) | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1906–1908 | Neilston Victoria | ||
1908–1913 | Dundee | 121 | (0) |
1913–1914 | Airdrieonians | 17 | (0) |
1914–1915 | New Bedford Whalers | ||
1915 | Bethlehem Steel | ||
Total | 138 | (0) | |
National team | |||
1912 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He was part of the Dundee squad which won the Scottish Cup in 1910[3] and was selected to play for the Scottish Football League XI in 1912.[4] After a one-year spell at Airdrieonians he quit the game in 1914 and moved to the United States to become a professional golfer,[1] also remaining involved in football as a player with New Bedford Whalers and Bethlehem Steel,[5] and as a coach for the Steel and at Lehigh University.[6]
Over a long career he was a golf club manufacturer, and a country club pro in Chicago, Flint, Texas and Indianapolis, before retiring to Florida.[1][6] He also served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I and in the U.S. Army in World War II.[1]
Jimmy Lawson was born to George, a farmer who also worked as a gardener and draper, and Elizabeth "Betsy" (nee Will), a domestic worker. Two of his brothers, Fred Reid Lawson (1888–1954)[7] and Herbert Charles "Heb" Lawson (1892–1930)[8] also moved to America to play golf professionally.[9] Herbert also briefly played football at Bethlehem Steel.[10]
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