Tommy Lawton Interview

[Iremongersrighthand]

Apologies if this has been uploaded before, but what a great interview with this legendary man 👑👑👑
https://youtu.be/U1kGkbo5klY?si=Gj1g3QGbAdrMBSS4

[The Dug Out]

Great watch was that, such memories. I woud imagine that i am one of a few left that saw Tommy play at Meadow Lane,i can barely remember it as i was only 5 years of age, my grandad & dad took me with them, kids were passed over heads & shoulders to the front in those days when "The Lane" was banging, so's to speak.

[CheltenhamPie]

Great watch was that, such memories. I woud imagine that i am one of a few left that saw Tommy play at Meadow Lane,i can barely remember it as i was only 5 years of age, my grandad & dad took me with them, kids were passed over heads & shoulders to the front in those days when "The Lane" was banging, so's to speak.

My father took me to see Tommy play which I believe would have been in 1952, and my memories of being passed to the front of the old Spion Kop are similar to yours. The next time I saw him would have been in the late 50’s, when he was the Landlord of the Magna Carta in Lowdham. As others have said, wonderful memories of the very best centre forward we ever had. Sadly retirement did not bring him any comfort.

[The Dug Out]

My father took me to see Tommy play which I believe would have been in 1952, and my memories of being passed to the front of the old Spion Kop are similar to yours. The next time I saw him would have been in the late 50’s, when he was the Landlord of the Magna Carta in Lowdham. As others have said, wonderful memories of the very best centre forward we ever had. Sadly retirement did not bring him any comfort.

Yes its quite sad, i had a few conversations with him and he fell foul of people hooking him into worthless ventures which cost him money, he was talked into a partnership venture with a guy named D'ath,they bought the Horse & Jockey in Bulwell's Market place, that broke Tommy, he lost most of what he had left, which wasn't a lot.
So sad, he was a really genuine bloke.

[Old_pie]

Apologies if this has been uploaded before, but what a great interview with this legendary man 👑👑👑
https://youtu.be/U1kGkbo5klY?si=Gj1g3QGbAdrMBSS4

Thanks for that. What a humble, commonsense gentleman for one of the greatest centre forwards to grace football.

Just a bit before my time and I hadn't realised he was responsible for bring Tony Hateley and Jeff Astle into the club. I remember their home debuts.

A shame the video doesn't give the data of the interview; anybody know when it was.

Oh, and the days when the interviewer wasn't the star.

[The Dug Out]

Oh, and the days when the interviewer wasn't the star.


Quite true about the interviewer, although it was Peter Ayliss in one of the interviews, he was very good and finished being an icon in golfing circles. Tommy, in his later years used to frequent the Oakleigh Lodge social club, thers was a NCFC supporters branch there.

[upthemaggies]

A shame the video doesn't give the data of the interview; anybody know when it was.

1990.
It was for a Christmas VHS video sold in the club shop, it also had an interview with Jack Wheeler as well as cotemporary stuff and highlights from Southampton home 74, Fulham away 76 and Birmingham away 80.

[LaxtonLad]

My father took me to see Tommy play which I believe would have been in 1952, and my memories of being passed to the front of the old Spion Kop are similar to yours. The next time I saw him would have been in the late 50’s, when he was the Landlord of the Magna Carta in Lowdham. As others have said, wonderful memories of the very best centre forward we ever had. Sadly retirement did not bring him any comfort.

When he was the that landlord he wouldn’t have spoken to the bar customers, it was lounge only for him. My dad and uncle were both Notts fan’s and took me there once and Lawton’s attitude almost put them off Notts County for life. We never went back.

[CheltenhamPie]

When he was the that landlord he wouldn’t have spoken to the bar customers, it was lounge only for him. My dad and uncle were both Notts fan’s and took me there once and Lawton’s attitude almost put them off Notts County for life. We never went back.

Very sad to read your comments. I remember Tommy taking me behind what I assume was the lounge bar to show me his England caps and medals etc.
We would often stop on a Sunday evening after visiting family in Newark and having a lemonade in the car park.

[SwalePie]

When I lived in Sherwood, many moons ago, I'd sometimes see Tommy on the bus back from town, quietly watching the world go by.