Name: Thommas "Tommy" Lawton

Nickname: 'Smashers'



Country: England
Club: Everton
Position: ★CF, SS (Optional)
Side: RF/BS
Age: 18-20 years (06/10/1919)

Height: 180 cm
Weight: 76 kg

Attack: 90
Defence: 36
Balance: 90
Stamina: 77
Top Speed: 80
Acceleration: 82
Response: 86
Agility: 80
Dribble Accuracy: 78
Dribble Speed: 79
Short Pass Accuracy: 76
Short Pass Speed: 71
Long Pass Accuracy: 73
Long Pass Speed: 70
Shot Accuracy: 86
Shot Power: 88
Shot Technique: 84
Free Kick Accuracy: 62
Curling: 63
Header: 92
Jump: 94
Technique: 80
Aggression: 96
Mentality: 85
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 73

Injury Tolerance: A
Condition: 8
Weak Foot Accuracy: 6
Weak Foot Frequency: 6
Consistency: 6
Growth type: Early Peak

CARDS:
P13 – Goal Poacher
P19 – Fox in the box
S01 – Marauding
S03 – 1-on-1 Scoring

SPECIAL ABILITIES: Scoring - Positioning - 1-on-1 Scoring - Post Player

Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Attack Minded

Tommy Lawton (6 October 1919-6 November 1996) ranks among the most gifted players England has ever produced. A centre-forward, he was considered a master in the air, and strong in every aspect of the game. At the same time his frequent transfers reflected not only his ability as a footballer but also his talent for falling out with his employers. Lawton signed amateur forms for Burnley were he soon became the star attraction. In January 1937 Burnley accepted £5400 from Everton for his transfer. When he joined Everton he had been greeted by team mate Joe Mercer with the comment: "Aye, son, you're a big un." Lawton replied: "Aye, and a good `un." A powerful header of the ball, and a good passer (despite wearing arch supports in his boots because of his flat feet), he was the leading goal scorer in the first division in the 1937–8 season with twenty-eight goals and the following season, 1938–9, his thirty-five goals were crucial in the winning of the league championship.

Shouldn't he have Early/Peak growth type? He had to stop playing for six years during WW2 and then he only played two more seasons in the First Division before moving to Notts County.

Yeah, you're right. I put Early Peak at the beginning but changing later, because I still think that without WW2, 1937-1939 wouldnt be his peak. Actually he still scored tons of goals during WW2 league and some 'unofficial' international matches.