Ivor James John Lawton (born 5 September 1995) is an English

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manager and former player.

Playing career

Lawton joined

Coventry City Coventry City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Coventry, West Midlands. The club plays in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. The club is nicknamed The Sky Blues after the sky blue colou ...

after being spotted playing for Mount Nod Juniors at the age of six. According to the then manager Tony Mowbray, in May 2015 he "earned the right for us to give him an offer of a new contract by his personality, his drive and conviction". He joined

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club

Nuneaton Town Nuneaton Town Football Club is an English football club that was based in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. It withdrew from Southern League Premier Division Central on 18 January 2024 due to financial problems and faces liquidation. In 1889, Nuneaton S ...

on loan at the start of the 2015–16 season, and made his senior debut playing at right-back in a 1–1 draw with

Stockport County Stockport County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in EFL League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton ...

at Liberty Way on 22 August. He made his professional debut for Coventry after coming on as a 76th-minute substitute for

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in a 0–0 draw with

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in a

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match at

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on 6 October 2015; Coventry went on to lose the penalty shoot-out 4–3. Manager

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said that Lawton had the potential to be a "iconic warrior figure" at the

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. However, he suffered serious knee ligament damage only a week after his debut and was ruled out of action for the rest of the 2015–16 season. He returned to fitness in October 2016, having spent 12 months on the sidelines. He was released in January 2017. He had a trial at

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in March 2017. Lawton joined

Halesowen Town Halesowen Town Football Club is a football club based in Halesowen, West Midlands, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Grove Recreation Ground. History The club was believed to have been established around 1873, but rec ...

in November 2017. On 11 July 2019, Lawton signed for side Stratford Town. On 24 October 2019, Lawton signed for

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. In April 2020, he joined RC Warwick as a playing assistant coach.Members News: Ivor Lawton Resigns As Boss Of Cov.United
ccfpa.co.uk In November 2021, Lawton joined

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as a First Team Coach. In February 2022, Lawton became caretaker manager, when manager Joe Haggarty was fired. In June 2022, Lawton was appointed manager of the club. Just two months later, in August, Lawton resigned from the position due to personal reasons.

Style of play

Speaking in May 2014, Coventry City Academy manager Richard Stevens said that Lawton was "competitive, combative and a real aggressive

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player" who was "a warrior and leader among men". He is also able to play across the defence.

Statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lawton, Ivor 1995 births Living people Footballers from Coventry English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Coventry City F.C. players Nuneaton Town F.C. players Halesowen Town F.C. players Stratford Town F.C. players Alvechurch F.C. players National League (English football) players 21st-century English sportsmen