Mervyn William Cawston (born 4 February 1952) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Active in both England and the United States, Cawston made over 300 career appearances.
Career
Born in Diss, Cawston played for Norwich City, Southend United, Chicago Sting, Newport County, Gillingham, Stoke City, Chelmsford City, Barking, Woodford Town, Maidstone United, Brighton & Hove Albion and Redbridge Forest.[1][2][3][4]
He played one game for St Albans City in 1999 at the age of 46, in the FA Trophy.[5]
He also played for England Schools.[1]
Career statistics
Source:[2]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Norwich City | 1970–71 | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1971–72 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972–73 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1973–74 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Southend United (loan) | 1974–75 | Third Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Chicago Sting (loan) | 1975 | NASL | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Newport County (loan) | 1975–76 | Fourth Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Chicago Sting (loan) | 1976 | NASL | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Gillingham | 1976–77 | Third Division | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Chicago Sting | 1977 | NASL | 26 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| 1978 | NASL | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 49 | 0 | — | — | — | 49 | 0 | |||||
| Southend United | 1978–79 | Third Division | 39 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| 1979–80 | Third Division | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | |
| 1980–81 | Fourth Division | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | |
| 1981–82 | Third Division | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 1982–83 | Third Division | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 1983–84 | Third Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Total | 189 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 219 | 0 | ||
| Stoke City | 1983–84 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southend United | 1984–85 | Fourth Division | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1988–89 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 325 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 364 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ a b c "Mervyn Cawston". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ a b Mervyn Cawston at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ Mervyn Cawston at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ "NASL-Mervyn Cawston". nasljerseys.com.
- ^ "St Albans City F.C. History & Archives - Season Squads | St Albans City F.C. History & Archives". www.saintsstatistics.co.uk.
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