Emma Lawton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emma Louise Lawton | ||
| Date of birth | 26 July 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Wishaw, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Celtic | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Celtic | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Partick Thistle | ||
| 2020–2022 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Motherwell | 23 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Partick Thistle | 35 | (5) |
| 2024– | Celtic | 10 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Scotland U23 | 5 | (0) |
| 2025– | Scotland | 2 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 February 2025 | |||
Emma Louise Lawton (born 26 July 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a right back for Celtic of the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL), and for the Scotland women's national team. Her previous clubs include Partick Thistle (two spells) and Motherwell.
Club career
[edit]Raised in East Kilbride,[1] Lawton played for Celtic as a youth player but joined Partick Thistle aged 15, immediately participating at senior level albeit in the SWFL First Division South (the regionalised amateur third tier); she helped Partick gain promotion to the Scottish Women's Premier League-2 in 2018.[2] In late 2019 she joined Manchester City, although only featured for the English club's development side in a spell which was also interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
In July 2022, Lawton returned to Scotland and signed for SWPL-1 team Motherwell,[3] where she spent one season before re-joining Partick Thistle, now also members of the top tier.[4][2] During the 2023–24 season, Partick reached their first major final – losing 4–1 to Rangers in the SWPL Cup[5] – and finished in the league's top six, with Lawton named in the PFA Scotland SWPL Team of the Year[6] and as the club's Player of the Year.[7] She agreed a new contract with Partick and began the following campaign with the Jags, but joined Celtic on a full-time contract on 12 September 2024 (transfer deadline day) along with Motherwell's Morgan Cross.[8][1][9] She quickly impressed with performances in the SWPL and the UEFA Women's Champions League.[10]
International career
[edit]Lawton was selected for the Scotland under-23 team, which plays only friendly matches, in 2023 and 2024.[11][12]
She received her first call-up to the senior Scotland squad in February 2025,[13] making her debut as a starter in a 1–0 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League defeat away to Austria,[14] and scoring her first international goal four days later in a 2–1 loss to the Netherlands at Hampden Park.[15]
Personal life
[edit]Lawton has studied and trained as a sports coach, achieving a BA in Football Coaching and Management from the UCFB in 2022, and holding a UEFA B licence by 2024.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Celtic return 'a humbling moment' for East Kilbride star after academy days, Paul Thomson, Daily Record, 23 September 2024
- ^ a b Partick Thistle ace returns to 'make more history' in SWPL, Paul Thomson, Daily Record, 14 July 2023
- ^ Emma Lawton Joins Motherwell FC, Motherwell FC, 2 July 2022
- ^ Emma Lawton Returns To PTWFC, Partick Thistle FC, 7 July 2023
- ^ "Rangers Women 4-1 Partick Thistle Women: Jo Potter's side retain Sky Sports Cup with comfortable win at Tynecastle". Sky Sports. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ Rangers most featured in SWPL team of the year, BBC Sport, 21 April 2024
- ^ Emma Lawton Signs For Celtic, Partick Thistle FC, 12 September 2024
- ^ Celtic swoop on rivals for deadline day double transfer, BBC Sport, 12 September 2024
- ^ Emma Lawton, Celtic FC
- ^ a b Lawton living the 'surreal' dream, Amy Canavan, BBC Sport, 27 September 2024
- ^ Emma Lawton, Soccerdonna
- ^ Emma Lawton, FlashScore. Retrieved 6 January 2025
- ^ Scotland Women's squad: Interim boss Michael McArdle makes 10 changes in first squad with six uncapped players included, Sahil Jaidka, Sky Sports, 6 February 2025
- ^ Scotland beaten by Austria in McArdle’s first game in interim charge, STV News, 21 February 2025
- ^ Scotland 1–2 Netherlands, BBC Sport, 25 February 2025
External links
[edit]- Emma Lawton at Soccerway
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Footballers from East Kilbride
- Partick Thistle W.F.C. players
- Manchester City W.F.C. players
- Motherwell F.C. Women players
- Celtic F.C. Women players
- Women's association football fullbacks
- Scottish women's footballers
- 21st-century Scottish sportswomen
- Scotland women's youth international footballers
- Scottish Women's Premier League players
- Scotland women's international footballers