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Who sold Tommy Lawton?
In November 1945, Everton sold Tommy Lawton to Chelsea for a fee of £14,000.
Who did Tommy Lawton want to reunite with?
Tommy Lawton handed in a transfer request at Everton as he wanted a move to a Southern club so as to see more of his increasingly estranged wife.
What team did Tommy Lawton play for?
In Tommy Lawton's senior career, he played for Burnley, Everton, Chelsea, Notts County, Brentford, Arsenal, and Kettering Town.
What was Tommy Lawton promised?
Tommy Lawton made the surprise decision to drop down two divisions because he was promised a job outside of football upon his retirement by vice-chairman Harold Walmsley.
Who promised Tommy Lawton this?
Tommy Lawton was promised a job outside of football upon his retirement by vice-chairman Harold Walmsley.
What was Tommy Lawton's title?
Tommy Lawton then went on to foster Kettering towards their winning of the league title in 1956–57 by eight points.

Question: Who did they beat?
Self-contained rewrite: Who did Everton beat in their 1938–39 campaign?