Alex Lawless

Alex Lawless
Lawless playing for Luton Town in 2011
Personal information
Full name Alexander Graham Lawless[1]
Date of birth (1985-03-26) 26 March 1985 (age 39)[2]
Place of birth Tonypandy, Wales
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3]
Position(s) Right-back, midfielder[4]
Team information
Current team
Luton Town (Under-18s academy coach)
Youth career
0000–2002 Cardiff City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Ton Pentre 33 (10)
2003–2005 Fulham 0 (0)
2005–2006 Torquay United 14 (0)
2006–2009 Forest Green Rovers 102 (8)
2009–2011 York City 51 (4)
2010–2011Luton Town (loan) 5 (1)
2011–2016 Luton Town 164 (17)
2016–2017 Yeovil Town 33 (1)
2017–2019 Leyton Orient 44 (0)
2019–2020 Ebbsfleet United 11 (0)
Total 457 (41)
International career
2003 Wales U19 1 (0)
2006 Wales U21 1 (0)
2007–2008 Wales semi-pro 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander Graham Lawless (born 26 March 1985) is a Welsh former professional footballer currently Under-18s Academy Assistant Coach at Luton Town. A right-back or midfielder by trade, he played in the English Football League for Torquay United, Luton Town and Yeovil Town.

Lawless began his career with Cardiff City's youth system before playing for Welsh Football League club Ton Pentre. He joined Premier League club Fulham in 2003 and he was released in 2005. He spent a season in League Two with Torquay United, before joining Forest Green Rovers in the Conference National. He spent three seasons with them, winning the club's players' player of the season award in the 2007–08 season and playing in the Final of the Conference League Cup. He joined York City in 2009 and played for them in the 2010 Conference Premier play-off final at Wembley Stadium. He then signed for Luton Town, initially on loan, in 2010. After taking part in two unsuccessful play-off campaigns with the club, Lawless was part of the Luton team that won the Conference Premier title and promotion to League Two in the 2013–14 season.

He has represented Wales at various levels. He earned two caps for the under-19 team, before making one appearance for the under-21 team in 2006. He has made two appearances for the semi-pro team, making his debut against Italy in 2007 and scoring against England C in a 2–1 defeat in 2008.

  1. ^ "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Alex Lawless". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Alex Lawless: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Alex Lawless". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 August 2019.