Mervyn Cawston
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 February 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Diss, England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1970 | Norwich City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1976 | Norwich City | 4 | (0) |
| 1974–1975 | → Southend United (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 1975–1976 | → Newport County (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1975–1976 | → Chicago Sting (loan) | 41 | (0) |
| 1976–1977 | Gillingham | 19 | (0) |
| 1977–1978 | Chicago Sting | 41 | (0) |
| 1978–1983 | Southend United | 189 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | Stoke City | 0 | (0) |
| 1984 | Chelmsford City | ||
| 1984–1985 | Southend United | 9 | (0) |
| 1985–1986 | Barking | ||
| Total | 325 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mervyn 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 began his career with the youth team of Norwich City, and made his debut for the senior team in the Football League during the 1970–1971 season. While at Norwich, Cawston spent loan spells at Southend United and Newport County, while also spending his summers playing in the North American Soccer League for the Chicago Sting. After leaving Norwich in 1976, Cawston later played for Gillingham, Southend United and Stoke City, before playing non-league football with Chelmsford City and Barking.
External links
- Mervyn Cawston at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- NASL career stats
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- 1952 births
- Living people
- English footballers
- Norwich City F.C. players
- Southend United F.C. players
- Newport County A.F.C. players
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Stoke City F.C. players
- Chelmsford City F.C. players
- Barking F.C. players
- English expatriate footballers
- English Football League players
- Chicago Sting (NASL) players
- North American Soccer League (1968–84) players
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- People from Diss
- Association football goalkeepers
- English football goalkeeper stubs