Franklin Lawson
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Franklin Lawson is a retired American soccer player.
Lawson graduated from Cedar Ridge High School
. He then attended Belmont Abbey College
where he graduated in 1977. He turned professional in 1981 with the Nashville Diamonds
of the American Soccer League
. He played for the Pennsylvania Stoners
and Charlotte Gold in 1984. He also spent time with the New York Arrows
of the Major Indoor Soccer League
. He also played for the New York Nationals
in the United Soccer League
. He finished his professional career with the Atlanta Lightning of the SISL. He later played for Atlanta Datagraphic
. He has served as an assistant with the Georgia Perimeter College
women's soccer team since the 1990s.
Lawson graduated from Cedar Ridge High School
Cedar Ridge High School
Cedar Ridge High School is a school in Hillsborough, North Carolina. It was officially opened in 2002, and at the time only served students in grades nine through eleven...
. He then attended Belmont Abbey College
Belmont Abbey College
Belmont Abbey College is a private liberal-arts Catholic college located in Belmont, North Carolina, USA west of Uptown Charlotte. It was founded in 1876 by the Benedictine monks of Belmont Abbey...
where he graduated in 1977. He turned professional in 1981 with the Nashville Diamonds
Nashville Diamonds
The Nashville Diamonds were an American soccer club based in Nashville, Tennessee that was a member of the American Soccer League. Their home stadium was Hale Stadium on the campus of Tennessee State University, then the home of the Tennessee State Tigers football team.-1982 Roster: Fred Armstrong...
of the American Soccer League
American Soccer League
The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...
. He played for the Pennsylvania Stoners
Pennsylvania Stoners
Pennsylvania Stoners is an American soccer team based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 2007, the team plays in National Premier Soccer League , a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Eastern Keystone Division.The team plays its home...
and Charlotte Gold in 1984. He also spent time with the New York Arrows
New York Arrows
The New York Arrows was an indoor soccer team that played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League from 1978 to 1984. They won the first four MISL championships.-Preparing for the first season:...
of the Major Indoor Soccer League
Major Soccer League
The Major Indoor Soccer League, known in its final two seasons as the Major Soccer League, was an indoor soccer league in the USA from 1978 to 1992. After the folding of the North American Soccer League in 1984, the MISL was the Division I soccer league for the United States...
. He also played for the New York Nationals
New York Nationals (USL)
New York Nationals were a New York soccer team which played a single season in 1984 with the United Soccer League. An earlier team also called the New York Nationals played in the American Soccer League during the 1920s.-History:...
in the United Soccer League
United Soccer League
The United Soccer League was a professional soccer league in the United States in the mid-1980s.After the demise of the second incarnation of the American Soccer League in 1983, four ASL teams founded the USL...
. He finished his professional career with the Atlanta Lightning of the SISL. He later played for Atlanta Datagraphic
Atlanta Datagraphic
Atlanta Datagraphic was an amateur U.S. soccer club sponsored by the Datagraphic firm of Atlanta, Georgia. It won the 1979 National Amateur Cup.-History:...
. He has served as an assistant with the Georgia Perimeter College
Georgia Perimeter College
Georgia Perimeter College is a two-year associate degree-granting unit of the University System of Georgia. In May 2011, the state Board of Regents approved two bachelor's programs: a Bachelor of Arts in Sign Language Interpreting and a Bachelor of Science in Health Informatics...
women's soccer team since the 1990s.