 Lawton married Rosaleen May Kavanagh in January 1941 ; the marriage bore one child , Amanda . Rosaleen never watched Lawton play football during their ten @-@ year marriage . Divorce was granted with a decree nisi in March 1951 after Rosaleen was found to have committed adultery with Notts County director Adrian Van Geffen ; Lawton never saw Amanda again and was not required to pay child support . He would not hear from his daughter until she was convicted of stealing from playwright George Axelrod in 1968 , by which time Rosaleen was on her fourth marriage and living in Jamaica . Lawton married second wife Gladys Rose in September 1952 , who bore him a son , Thomas Junior . Gladys was also divorced , and her ex @-@ husband cited Lawton as a co @-@ respondent in the divorce proceedings as the pair had begun their relationship whilst Gladys was still married ; her family were staunch Catholics , and Gladys was ostracised by her family following her divorce . Gladys had a daughter , Carol , from her previous marriage , who Lawton raised as his own . Thomas Junior went on to play rugby union for Leicester Tigers . 
 Lawton married Rosaleen May Kavanagh in January 1941 ; the marriage bore one child , Amanda . Rosaleen never watched Lawton play football during their ten @-@ year marriage . Divorce was granted with a decree nisi in March 1951 after Rosaleen was found to <a href='been_done' title='1'><mark>have</mark></a> committed adultery with Notts County director Adrian Van Geffen ; Lawton never saw Amanda again and was not required to pay child support . He would not hear from his daughter until she was convicted of stealing from playwright George Axelrod in 1968 , by which time Rosaleen was on her fourth marriage and living in Jamaica . Lawton married second wife Gladys Rose in September 1952 , <a href='null_relcl' title='2'><mark>who</mark></a>bore him a son , Thomas Junior . Gladys was also divorced , and her ex @-@ husband cited Lawton as a co @-@ respondent in the divorce proceedings as the pair <a href='been_done' title='3'><mark>had</mark></a> begun their relationship whilst Gladys was still married ; her family <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>were</mark></a> staunch Catholics , and Gladys was ostracised by her family following her divorce . Gladys had a daughter , Carol , from her previous marriage , <a href='null_relcl' title='5'><mark>who</mark></a>Lawton raised as his own . Thomas Junior went on to play rugby union for Leicester Tigers . 
Lawton married Rosaleen May Kavanagh in January 1941 ; da marriage bore one child , Amanda . Rosaleen never watched Lawton play football durin their ten @-@ year marriage . Divorce was granted with a decree nisi in March 1951 after Rosaleen was found to done committed adultery with Notts County director Adrian Van Geffen ; Lawton never saw Amanda again and was not required to pay child support . He would not hear from his daughter untill she was convicted of stealing from playwright George Axelrod in 1968 , by which time Rosaleen was on her fourth marriage and living in Jamaica . Lawton married second wife Gladys Rose in September 1952 , bore him a son , Thomas Junior . Gladys was also divorced , and her ex @-@ husband cited Lawton as a co @-@ respondent in tdadivorce proceedings as thdaair done begun their relationship whilst Gladys was still married ; her fam was staunch Catholics , and Gladys was ostracised by her famfamllowing her divorce . Gladys had a daughter , Carol , from her previous marriage , Lawton raised as his own . Thomas Junior went on to play rugby union for Leicester Tigers .