Mark Lawrenson

Mark Lawrenson
Lawrenson in October 1981, tackling AZ's Hugo Hovenkamp
Personal information
Full name Mark Thomas Lawrenson
Date of birth (1957-06-02) 2 June 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth Preston, Lancashire, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1977 Preston North End 73 (2)
1977–1981 Brighton & Hove Albion 152 (5)
1981–1988 Liverpool 241 (11)
1988–1989 Barnet 2 (0)
1989 Tampa Bay Rowdies 20 (3)
Total 488 (21)
International career
1977–1987 Republic of Ireland 39 (5)
Managerial career
1988 Oxford United
1989–1990 Peterborough United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mark Thomas Lawrenson (born 2 June 1957, in Preston, Lancashire) is a former professional football player, a defender in the Liverpool and Irish football teams of the 1980s; he has since become a radio, television and internet pundit for the BBC.

Despite being born in England, UK, he played for the Republic of Ireland national football team due to his Irish ancestry.

Honours

Liverpool

Statistics

Club

[2][3]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Season Club Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other[n 1] Total
1974–75 Preston North End Third Division 3 0 – – 3 0
1975–76 24 0 – – 24 0
1976–77 46 2 – – 46 2
1977–78 Brighton & Hove Albion Second Division 40 1 – – 40 1
1978–79 39 2 – – 39 2
1979–80 First Division 33 1 – – 33 1
1980–81 40 1 – – 40 1
1981–82 Liverpool First Division 39 2 3 1 10 0 6 1 1 0 59 4
1982–83 40 5 3 0 8 2 3 0 1 0 55 7
1983–84 42 0 2 0 12 0 9 0 1 0 66 0
1984–85 33 1 4 0 2 0 9 1 2 0 50 2
1985–86 38 3 7 1 7 0 – 6 1 58 5
1986–87 35 0 3 0 8 0 – 3 0 49 0
1987–88 14 0 2 0 3 0 – – 19 0
Total Preston North End 73 2 — — 73 2
Brighton & Hove Albion 152 5 — — 152 5
Liverpool 241 11 24 2 50 2 27 2 14 1 356 18
Career total 466 18 24 2 50 2 27 2 14 1 581 25

International

[3]

Ireland national team
Year Apps Goals
1977 2 0
1978 5 0
1979 0 0
1980 7 2
1981 3 0
1982 3 0
1983 5 2
1984 4 0
1985 6 0
1986 1 0
1987 3 1
Total 39 5

International goals

Lawrenson – goals for Ireland[4]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 26 March 1980 Makario Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus  Cyprus 0–2 2–3 World Cup 1982 qualifier
2. 10 September 1980 Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland  Netherlands 2–1 2–1 World Cup 1982 qualifier
3. 16 November 1983 Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland  Malta 1–0 8–0 Euro 1984 qualifier
4. 4–0
5. 18 February 1987 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland  Scotland 0–1 0–1 Euro 1988 qualifier

Managerial statistics

[5]

Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Oxford United England 24 March 1988 25 October 1988 25 4 9 12 016.00
Peterborough United England 6 September 1989 9 November 1990 64 25 23 16 039.06
Total 89 29 32 28 032.6

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes Intercontinental Cup (1981), Charity Shield (1982, 1983, 1984 and 1986), UEFA Super Cup (1984) and ScreenSport Super Cup (6 games and 1 goal in 1985–86, 2 games in 1986–87.)

References

  1. ↑ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 222. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  2. ↑ "Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Liverpool". LFC History.net. 29 August 1981. Archived from the original on 22 June 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lawrenson, Mark at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. ↑ Mark Lawrenson. EU-football.info. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "Mark Lawrenson's managerial career". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 April 2013.