 |
| Tommy Lawrence:
Goalkeeper |
| Nickname: "The
Flying Pig" |
| Date of Birth: 14.05.1940 |
| Squad
number: |
| With the Reds: 1962-1971 |
| Height: |
| Weight: |
| Bought from: Local |
| Signed for LFC:
Joined 1956 - Professional September 1957 |
| Debut: 27th October 1962 v West
Bromwich Albion (A) D1 lose 0-1 (Aged 22) |
| 1st team
league games: 306 |
| 1st team
league goals: |
| Total 1st team
games: 390 |
| Total 1st team
goals: |
| Contract expiry:
10.11.1971, transfered to Tranmere Rovers |
| International caps: 3
(3 as Liverpool) Scotland |
| International goals: |
| International debut:
09.06.1963 vs. Republic of Ireland |
| Characteristics: |
| Former clubs:
Tranmere Rovers, Chorley |
| Birth Place: Dailly,
Scotland |
| Honours: 2 Division One
Championship 63/64, 65/66, 1 FA Cup 64/65, 3 Charity Shields 64
(shared), 65 (shared), 66 |
| Personal Honours: |
| Fact: Between his debut in
October 1962 and 1970, Lawrence missed only 4 games |
| Website: |
|
|
Total LFC
and other club games/goals
|
League |
FA Cup |
FL Cup |
Europe |
Other |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| 1962-63 |
29 |
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
35 |
|
| 1963-64 |
40 |
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
45 |
|
| 1964-65 |
41 |
|
8 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
1 |
|
59 |
|
| 1965-66 |
42 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
1 |
|
53 |
|
| 1966-67 |
41 |
|
4 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
1 |
|
51 |
|
| 1967-68 |
42 |
|
9 |
|
2 |
|
6 |
|
|
|
59 |
|
| 1968-69 |
42 |
|
4 |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
50 |
|
| 1969-70 |
28 |
|
5 |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
37 |
|
| 1970-71 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
| 1971-72 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
306 |
|
42 |
|
6 |
|
33 |
|
3 |
|
390 |
|
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
| Total |
started/substitutions |
|
Total |
Competition |
| 390 |
Started |
|
306 |
League |
| 15 |
On the bench |
|
42 |
FA Cup |
| 0 |
Substitute |
|
14 |
European Cup |
| 0 |
Substituted |
|
10 |
European Fairs Cup |
|
|
|
9 |
European Cup Winners Cup |
|
|
|
6 |
League Cup |
|
|
|
3 |
Charity Shield |
Career Milestones for Tommy Lawrence:
Appearances in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| 1 |
27.10.1962 |
WBA |
0-1 |
The Hawthorns |
League |
| 50 |
16.11.1963 |
Fulham |
2-0 |
Anfield |
League |
| 100 |
14.11.1964 |
Nottingham F |
2-0 |
Anfield |
League |
| 150 |
29.09.1965 |
Juventus |
0-1 |
St. Communale |
Europe |
| 200 |
10.09.1966 |
Sheffield W |
1-1 |
Anfield |
League |
| 250 |
09.09.1967 |
Chelsea |
3-1 |
Anfield |
League |
| 300 |
04.05.1968 |
Leeds United |
2-1 |
Elland Road |
League |
| 350 |
28.04.1969 |
Leeds United |
0-0 |
Anfield |
League |
Goals in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Min |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| Didn't find any goals |
Update 02.08.06 |
PROFILE
Tommy earned two nicknames during his eventful Liverpool career. One of them
"The Flying Pig" was accorded him affectionately by the Kop because of his
superb agility and acrobatics for a man of almost 14 stone. He was also labelled "The
Sweeper Keeper" by that much respected football man Joe Mercer after he witnessed
Lawrence's performance in the 1-0 Charity Shield win over Everton at Goodison in 1966.
"He comes so far off his line he plays like an extra defender," was Joe's
appraisal of the keeper who shared an Ayrshire birthplace with Bill Shankly but was
already on the club's books before his arrival as a manager in 1959. He had signed as an
Anfield professional two years earlier after arriving as a 15 year old amateur.
Lawrence, whose family moved to Lancashire when he was 11, had to wait until
October 1962 to make his League debut but such was his amazing consistency and freedom
from injury that he missed only four games between then and 1970.
In 1968-69 he set a new record for the old First Division by conceding only 24
goals in 42 games which stood until his successor Ray Clemence was beaten only 16 times a
decade later. Lawrence, who won two championships, an FA Cup winners medal and three
Scotland caps, joined Tranmere in 1971. Total LFC club games/goals for Reserves
|
Reserves |
|
League |
LS Cup |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| 1970-71 |
13 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
| Total |
13 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
Notes:
The statistics of matches and goals at the top is included in the table by the
conducted player of a reserve in a seasons 1970-71 not completely.
SCOTLAND
1963 v Republic of Ireland; 1969 v West Germany, Wales (3).
With it is left on rights: Ian Callaghan, Ian St
John, Chris Lowler, Gerry Birne, Tommy Smith, Ron Yeats, Roger Hunt, Willie Stevenson,
Peter Thompson, Gordon Milne and Tommy Lawrence, 30 April 1966 Liverpool -
Chelsea 2-1 Division One. |
