 Lawless playing for Luton Town in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Graham Lawless[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1985[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 | |||
| –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) |
| 2010–2011 | → Luton 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.
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- ^ "Alex Lawless". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 August 2019.