James Lawton (28 July 1943 – 27 September 2018) was a British sports journalist and biographer.
After several years work at the Vancouver Sun in Canada, he returned to the Express as its chief sports writer before moving to The Independent as its Chief Sports Writer.
[2][3] He reported on a wide range of sports, including football, boxing, cricket, golf, rugby, tennis and athletics, and was described as "one of the last of a golden era of writers who became integral parts of the sporting landscape through the power of their prose".
[2] He also collaborated with several leading sports personalities, including Sir Bobby Charlton, on their autobiographies.
He died, aged 75, at his retirement home in Italy in 2018.