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| 1919 | Birth |  |
| 6th Oct Farnworth Birth of Tommy Lawton |
| 1935 | Transfer | |
| Signs for Second Division club Burnley, despite flat feet and needing to wear orthotics, as a striker, he rapidly achieved fame for his pace, heading ability and two-footed effectiveness in front of goal |
| 1937 | Transfer | |
| Lawton is bought by First Division Everton for œ6,500 to play alongside the phenomenal, but ageing, Dixie Dean |
| 1938 | International Caps | |
| 1st capped by the England team, capped 23 times for England, scoring 22 goals |
| 1945 | Transfer | |
| Joins Chelsea for œ11,500 |
| 1947 | Transfer | |
| Despite being at the peak of his playing career, shocks the football world with a move to Third Division Notts County for a record transfer fee of œ20,000 |
| 1952 | Transfer | |
| Appointed player-manager at Brentford |
| 1953 | Transfer | |
| Joins Arsenal for œ10,000 and sees out his professional playing career there, in two years for the Gunners scores 15 goals in 38 matches |
| 1996 | Death | |
| 6th Nov Death of Tommy Lawton |
| 2003 | English Football Hall of Fame | |
| Lawton is inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his talents |
