Mark Lawrenson

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
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

Statistics

Club

 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 OtherIncludes 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.) Total1974–75Preston North EndThird Division30––301975–76240––2401976–77462––4621977–78Brighton & Hove AlbionSecond Division401––4011978–79392––3921979–80First Division331––3311980–81401––4011981–82LiverpoolFirst Division3923110061105941982–83405308230105571983–844202012090106601984–85331402091205021985–863837170–615851986–873503080–304901987–881402030––190 Total Preston North End732——732 Brighton & Hove Albion1525——1525 Liverpool2411124250227214135618 Career total4661824250227214158125

International

 Ireland national teamYearAppsGoals197720197850197900198072198130198230198352198440198560198610198731Total395

International goals
Lawrenson – goals for IrelandMark Lawrenson. EU-football.info. Retrieved 4 April 2013.  #  Date  Venue  Opponent  Score  Result  Competition 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

TeamNatFromToRecordGWDLWin %Oxford United24 March 198825 October 1988Peterborough United6 September 19899 November 1990 Total

Notes

References

Category:1957 births
Category:Living people
Category:Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
Category:Liverpool F.C. players
Category:Preston North End F.C. players