Mark Lawrenson

**Mark Thomas Lawrenson** (born 2 June 1957, in Preston, Lancashire) is a former professional football player, a defender in the Liverpool and  Irishfootball 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
- Football League First Division (5): 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1987–88
- FA Cup: 1985–86
- League Cup: 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84
- FA Charity Shield: 1982, 1986
- Football League Super Cup: 1986
- European Cup: 1983–84

### Club

|colspan=3|Club performance|colspan=2|League|colspan=2|Cup|colspan=2|League Cup|colspan=2|Continental|colspan=2|Other|colspan=2|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|||||

### International

|colspan=3|Ireland national team||
| --- | --- | --- |
|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|

### International goals

|colspan="7"|**Lawrenson – goals for Ireland**||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1.|26 March 1980|Makario Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus||0–**2**|2–3|World Cup 1982 qualifier|
|2.|10 September 1980|Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland||**2**–1|2–1|World Cup 1982 qualifier|
|3.|16 November 1983|Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland||**1**–0|8–0|Euro 1984 qualifier|
|4.|**4**–0||||||
|5.|18 February 1987|Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland||0–**1**|0–1|Euro 1988 qualifier|

### Managerial statistics

|rowspan="2"|Team|rowspan="2"|Nat|rowspan="2"|From|rowspan="2"|To|colspan="5"|Record|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align=left|Oxford United||align=left|24 March 1988|align=left|25 October 1988||||
|align=left|Peterborough United||align=left|6 September 1989|align=left|9 November 1990||||

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Mark Lawrenson
- **fullname**: Mark Thomas Lawrenson
- **image**: Hovenkamp in aktie, Bestanddeelnr 931-7563.jpg
- **caption**: Lawrenson in October 1981, tackling AZ (football club), AZ's Hugo Hovenkamp
- **birth place**: Preston, Lancashire, Preston, Lancashire, England
- **height**: 6 ft 0 in
- **position**: Defender (football), Defender
- **years1**: 1974–1977
- **clubs1**: Preston North End F.C., Preston North End
- **years2**: 1977–1981
- **clubs2**: Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., Brighton & Hove Albion
- **years3**: 1981–1988
- **clubs3**: Liverpool F.C., Liverpool
- **years4**: 1988–1989
- **clubs4**: Barnet F.C., Barnet
- **years5**: 1989
- **clubs5**: Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–93), Tampa Bay Rowdies
- **years6**: 1990–1991
- **caps1**: 73
- **goals1**: 2
- **caps2**: 152
- **goals2**: 5
- **caps3**: 241
- **goals3**: 11
- **caps4**: 2
- **goals4**: 0
- **caps5**: 20
- **goals5**: 3
- **totalcaps**: 488
- **totalgoals**: 21
- **nationalyears1**: 1977–1987
- **nationalteam1**: Republic of Ireland national football team, Republic of Ireland
- **nationalcaps1**: 39
- **nationalgoals1**: 5
- **manageryears1**: 1988
- **managerclubs1**: Oxford United F.C., Oxford United
- **manageryears2**: 1989–1990
- **managerclubs2**: Peterborough United F.C., Peterborough United