Franklin Lawson is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in the American Soccer League and the United Soccer League. Raised in Old Bridge Township, New Jersey, 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 spent time with the New York Arrows of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He 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 served as an assistant with the Georgia Perimeter College women's soccer team from the 1990s until recently. He coached for the OFC Black team and led them to a five-win season and a semifinal appearance in the Athens Finale in 2014. The team finished on the brink of promotion with 27 points. He is currently a coach of the 06 boys team of the CSC youth soccer club in Anchorage, Alaska. References External links Belmont Abbey College alumni American soccer coaches American soccer players American Soccer League (1933–1983) players Atlanta Datagraphic players Atlanta Lightning players Nashville Diamonds players Pennsylvania Stoners players Charlotte Gold players New York Arrows players Fort Lauderdale Sun players New York Nationals (USL) players USISL players United Soccer League (1984–85) players Living people People from Old Bridge Township, New Jersey Sportspeople from Middlesex County, New Jersey Soccer players from New Jersey Association football forwards Year of birth missing (living people)