Back مارك لورنسون Arabic مارك لاورينسون ARZ مارک لارنسون AZB Марк Лорънсън Bulgarian Mark Lawrenson Catalan Mark Lawrenson Danish Mark Lawrenson German مارک لارنسون Persian Mark Lawrenson French Mark Lawrenson Hungarian
 Lawrenson in 1981, tackling AZ's Hugo Hovenkamp | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark Thomas Lawrenson | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 1957 | ||
| 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) |
| 1990–1991 | Corby Town | ||
| 1992 | Chesham United | ||
| 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) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender for Liverpool, among others, during the 1970s and 1980s. After a short career as a manager, he then became a radio, television and internet pundit for the BBC, TV3, BT Sport and Today FM, retiring at the end of the 2021–22 football season.[2] Born and raised in England, Lawrenson qualified to play for the Republic of Ireland through his grandfather, Thomas Crotty, who was born in Waterford.
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 222. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ "Lawrenson's retirement marks the end of football punditry's era of innocence | Jonathan Liew". TheGuardian.com. 24 May 2022.
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