Alexander Graham Lawless (born 26 March 1985) is a Welsh former professional footballer currently Under-18s Academy Assistant Coach at Luton Town.

Lawless began his career with Cardiff City's youth system before playing for Welsh Football League club Ton Pentre.

[14] Lawless signed for the club on a free transfer and manager Leroy Rosenior said "It's important that the supporters are patient with these youngsters and give them time to learn and develop".

[23] Lawless scored his first goal for the club with a "spectacular" strike from long-range to give Forest Green the lead against Morecambe on 24 February 2007, but they went on to lose 3–1.

[27] Lawless made 41 appearances and scored three goals for Forest Green as they earned their highest ever finish of eighth in the Conference Premier in the 2007–08 season.

[29] On the opening day of the 2008–09 season, he filled in at right-back due to an injury to Kris Thomas and scored with a 20-yard shot to give Forest Green a 1–1 draw against Kettering Town.

[32] A hip injury forced him to miss a game against Northwich Victoria in September 2008,[33] before making his return later that month in a 3–0 defeat to Stevenage Borough.

[34] He then picked up a hamstring injury and in his return scored with a "fierce" long-range strike to give Forest Green a 1–0 victory over Mansfield Town on 22 November 2008.

[34][40] Lawless scored against Championship team Derby County with a "superb finish past Carroll from a tight angle" after evading the opponent defence in an FA Cup third round tie on 3 January 2009, which put Forest Green 2–0 up, although they went on to lose 4–3.

[41][42][43] He missed Forest Green's FA Trophy tie against Redditch United because of a hamstring injury,[44] as well as the semi-final of the Conference League Cup against Woking.

[34][48][49] He was forced to miss games against Cambridge United and Kidderminster in April 2009 due to a stomach illness,[50][51] and he made his return in the 2009 Conference League Cup Final, which was lost 3–0 to A.F.C.

[34] His season ended prematurely after he suffered a broken leg against York City following a heavy challenge on 21 April 2009,[52][53] with an X-ray confirming his fibula endured a hairline fracture.

[63] On 8 November 2010, Lawless joined York's Conference Premier rivals Luton Town, initially on loan, with a permanent transfer due to take place in January 2011.

[65] He made his debut in a 1–0 defeat at Wrexham on 11 November 2010 and, in the following game, Lawless scored his first Luton goal with the winner in a 1–0 victory at Altrincham.

[66][68] After the departure of fellow midfielder Andy Drury to Ipswich Town in late January 2011, Lawless played a much more prominent role in a Luton team that eventually finished the 2010–11 season third in the table.

[80] Lawless was sidelined with a groin injury at the beginning of the 2013–14 season, and did not make his first start until 17 September in a 3–0 victory against Dartford, in which he scored one goal and set up another.

[81] This victory provided the springboard for Luton to embark on a 27-game unbeaten run in the league, in which Lawless was heavily involved, scoring five further times and contributing 10 assists.

[93] Lawless was capped once for the Wales national under-19 team on 24 September 2003, entering a 2–1 home win over Greece in the 2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship first qualifying round.

[106] After signing for York, manager Martin Foyle said "He is a great all-rounder, a technically good footballer and has a very professional attitude towards the game.

[107] After joining York City in 2009, Lawless moved into a house with teammates Neil Barrett, James Meredith, Richard Pacquette and Daniel Parslow.