Tommy Lawrence
Scottish association football player (1940–2018)
Thomas Johnstone Lawrence (14 May 1940 – 10 January 2018) was a Scottish professional footballer. He played as a goalkeeper.
![]() Lawrence with Liverpool in 1966 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Johnstone Lawrence[1] | ||
Date of birth | 14 May 1940 | ||
Place of birth | Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 10 January 2018 | (aged 77)||
Place of death | Warrington, Cheshire, England | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Warrington Town | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1957–1971 | Liverpool | 306 | (0) |
1971–1974 | Tranmere Rovers | 80 | (0) |
1974-1975 | Chorley | (0) | |
Total | 455 | (0) | |
National team | |||
1962 | Scotland U23[2] | 1 | (0) |
1963–1969 | Scotland | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
He played for English clubs Liverpool and Tranmere Rovers from the 1950s through to the 1970s.[3] He also played in three times for Scotland during the 1960s. He was a twice league champion and an FA Cup winner with Liverpool.
Lawrence was born in Dailly, Ayrshire. He had a son, Stephen. In 2015, Lawrence made news headlines when a BBC journalist asked if he remembered a game between Liverpool and Everton. He replied "I do, I played in it. I was the goalkeeper for Liverpool."[4]
Lawrence died on 10 January 2018 in Warrington, Cheshire. He was 77.[4]
Honours
change- Liverpool
- Football League First Division: 1963–64, 1965–66
- FA Cup: 1965
- FA Charity Shield: 1964, 1965 (shared), 1966
References
change- ↑ "Tommy Lawrence". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ↑ Scottish Football History
- ↑ "HALL OF HEROES: Liverpool legend Tommy Lawrence". warringtonguardian.co.uk. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Tommy Lawrence: former Liverpool and Tranmere goalkeeper dies". BBC. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
Other websites
change- Tommy Lawrence at LiverpoolFC.com