Tom Lawton Snr

Tom Lawton
BornTom Lawton
(1899-01-16)16 January 1899
Cungumbogan, Queensland, Australia
Died1 July 1978(1978-07-01) (aged 79)
SchoolBrisbane Grammar School
UniversityUniversity of Queensland
Sydney University
Oxford University
Rugby union career
Position Stand-off half
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1919 Queensland University
Past Grammar
1920 Sydney University
1922 Oxford University RFC
1924 Leicester Tigers
Western Suburbs
1922–23 Valley Brisbane
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1920–28 New South Wales 38
1919–32 Queensland 13
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1920–32 Australia 14 (60)

Tom Lawton Snr (16 January 1899 – 1 July 1978) was an Australian rugby union player, a state and national representative five-eighth who made 44 appearances for the Wallabies, played in 14 Test matches and captained the national side on ten occasions.