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Mervyn William Cawston (born 4 February 1952) is an English former professional
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who played as a
goalkeeper In many team sports that involve scoring goal (sport), goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie, or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or i ...
. Active in both England and the United States, Cawston made over 300 career appearances.


Career

Born in Diss, Cawston played for
Norwich City Norwich City Football Club is a professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk, England. The club competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was founded in 1902. Since 1935, Norwich have played their h ...
,
Southend United Southend United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth level of English football. The team are known as "The Shrimpers", a reference ...
,
Chicago Sting The Chicago Sting (1974–1988) was an American professional soccer team representing Chicago. The Sting played in the North American Soccer League from 1975 to 1984 and in the Major Indoor Soccer League in the 1982–83 season and again from ...
, Newport County, Gillingham,
Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team competes in the , the second level of the English football league system. Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, the cl ...
, Chelmsford City,
Barking Barking may refer to: Places * Barking, London, a town in East London, England ** London Borough of Barking, 1965–1980 ** Municipal Borough of Barking, 1931–1965 ** Barking (UK Parliament constituency) ** Barking (electoral division), Greater ...
, Woodford Town, Maidstone United,
Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club, commonly referred to as Brighton, is a professional football club based in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Their home gr ...
and Redbridge Forest. He played one game for St Albans City in 1999 at the age of 46, in the FA Trophy. He also played for England Schools.


Career statistics

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References

1952 births Living people People from Diss, Norfolk English men's footballers Norwich City F.C. players Southend United F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. players Chicago Sting (NASL) players Gillingham F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players Chelmsford City F.C. players Barking F.C. players Woodford Town F.C. (1937) players Maidstone United F.C. (1897) players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Redbridge Forest F.C. players Men's association football goalkeepers English Football League players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players English expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Footballers from Norfolk St Albans City F.C. players {{England-footy-goalkeeper-1950s-stub