Tom Lawton Snr

Tom Lawton
Birth nameTom Lawton
Date of birth(1899-01-16)16 January 1899
Place of birthCungumbogan, Queensland, Australia
Date of death1 July 1978(1978-07-01) (aged 79)
Place of deathGreenslopes, Queensland, Australia
SchoolBrisbane Grammar School
UniversityUniversity of Queensland
Sydney University
Oxford University
Rugby union career
Position(s) 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.