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Career highs
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Shares 1985-03-26 · 6 players total
| Full name | Alex Lawless |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Alexander Graham Lawless |
| Date of birth | 1985-03-26 (41 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Llwynypia, Wales |
| Citizenship | Wales |
| Position | Midfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 180.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2020-09-09 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ebbsfleet United | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Leyton Orient | 2 | 17/18 | 18/19 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yeovil Town | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 2,669 |
| Luton Town | 6 | 10/11 | 15/16 | 188 | 21 | 24 | 6,208 |
| York City | 2 | 09/10 | 10/11 | 58 | 4 | 1 | 3,220 |
| Forest Green Rovers | 3 | 06/07 | 08/09 | 90 | 8 | 0 | 2,026 |
| Torquay United | 1 | 05/06 | 05/06 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | FA Cup | Ebbsfleet United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | National League | Ebbsfleet United | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | National League | Leyton Orient | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | FA Cup | Leyton Orient | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | National League | Leyton Orient | 26 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | EFL Cup | Yeovil Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | EFL Trophy | Yeovil Town | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | League Two | Yeovil Town | 33 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2,669 |
| 15/16 | FA Cup | Luton Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | FL Trophy | Luton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | League Cup | Luton Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | League Two | Luton Town | 28 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1,916 |
| 14/15 | EFL Trophy | Luton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | League Two | Luton Town | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 261 |
| 13/14 | Conference | Luton Town | 31 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 349 |
| 13/14 | FA Cup | Luton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Conference | Luton Town | 38 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1,058 |
| 12/13 | FA Cup | Luton Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 225 |
| 11/12 | Conference | Luton Town | 38 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1,615 |
| 11/12 | FA Cup | Luton Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | National League Playoffs | Luton Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Conference | Luton Town | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 484 |
| 10/11 | Conference | York City | 16 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 480 |
| 10/11 | FA Cup | York City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | National League Playoffs | Luton Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 300 |
| 09/10 | Conference | York City | 35 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2,740 |
| 09/10 | FA Cup | York City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | National League Playoffs | York City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Conference | Forest Green Rovers | 32 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 548 |
| 08/09 | FA Cup | Forest Green Rovers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 07/08 | Conference | Forest Green Rovers | 32 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1,388 |
| 07/08 | FA Cup | Forest Green Rovers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Conference | Forest Green Rovers | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | FA Cup | Torquay United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | League Two | Torquay United | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04 | 2003-07-01 | Fulham U18 | Fulham Res. | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | Fulham Res. | Torquay | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 06/07 | 2006-08-01 | Torquay | Forest Green | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-01 | Forest Green | York City | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-11-08 | York City | Luton | Loan | 0 | — |
| 10/11 | 2011-01-04 | Luton | York City | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 10/11 | 2011-01-05 | York City | Luton | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-29 | Luton | Yeovil Town | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-11 | Yeovil Town | Leyton Orient | Transfer | 150000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-01 | Leyton Orient | Ebbsfleet | Transfer | 150000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-09-09 | Ebbsfleet | Retired | Transfer | 150000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #26181 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #24966 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Fleetwood | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Andre Gray | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Ronnie Henry | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| James Meredith | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbie Willmott | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Lacey | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | Conference | York City | 6 | 36 |
| 13/14 | Conference | Luton Town | 6 | 31 |
| 08/09 | Conference | Forest Green Rovers | 5 | 32 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | Conference | Luton Town | 10 | 31 |
| 12/13 | Conference | Luton Town | 7 | 38 |
| 11/12 | Conference | Luton Town | 3 | 38 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | 2011-01-04 | Luton | York City | Return from loan | — | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-11-08 | York City | Luton | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by Alex Lawless's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartlepool United | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 40% |
| Carlisle United | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 40 | -5 | 29% |
| Leyton Orient | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 36 | -4 | 27% |
| Exeter City | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 27% |
| Tranmere Rovers | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 46% |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 33% |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 29 | -4 | 36% |
| Accrington Stanley | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 30% |
| Northampton Town | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 40% |
| Cheltenham Town | 20 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 25% |
| Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 35% |
| Morecambe FC | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 45% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 05/06 | Senior debut season | |
| 07/08 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | 27 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | 39 | 2,669 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 15/16 | 31 | 1,916 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 |
| 14/15 | 16 | 261 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.34 |
| 13/14 | 32 | 349 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.26 |
| 12/13 | 43 | 1,283 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.49 |
| 11/12 | 43 | 1,615 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.56 |
| 10/11 | 40 | 1,264 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.57 |
| 09/10 | 41 | 2,740 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 08/09 | 33 | 638 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.99 |
| 07/08 | 35 | 1,388 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 06/07 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
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Who is Alex Lawless?
Alex Lawless is a Wales professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Retired.
How old is Alex Lawless?
Alex Lawless is 41 years old. He was born on March 26, 1985 in Llwynypia.
What position does Alex Lawless play?
Alex Lawless plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).
What club does Alex Lawless play for?
Alex Lawless currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Alex Lawless scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Alex Lawless has scored 34 goals in 448 appearances.
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