Mark
Lawrenson in Match's Star Spot
Full name: Mark Thomas Lawrenson
Birthplace/Date: Preston, 2nd June, 1957
Height/Weight: 6ft/11st 8lbs
Married: No
Car: Sponsored Ford Sierra
Previous clubs: Preston, Brighton
Trade before turning pro: None
Nickname at club and why: "Lawro", self-explanatory
Worst ever injury: Severed ankle ligaments in Sept 79 which put me
out for 12 weeks
Favourite Football League player and why: Kenny Dalglish, simply
the best
Favourite other team: My previous clubs
Favourite foreign player and why: Zico - consistently the best
goal taker and maker
Best current British team: Shilton, Neal (England), McLeish,
Hansen, Albiston (
Scotland), Robson (England), Souness (Scotland), Brady (Eire), Dalglish (Liverpool), Rush
(Liverpool), Stapleton (Eire) |
Current International XI: Shilton
(England), Leandro (Brazil), Scirea (Italy), Forster (W Germany), Junior, Socrates, Zico,
Falcao (Brazil), Brady (Eire), Rush (Wales), Dalglish (Scotland)
Favourite away ground: Goodison Park
Favourite foreign stadium at which you have played: Parc des
Princes
Best goal scored: Against Wolves for Brighton in the League Cup,
1978
Best Goal seen scored: Alan Mullery's volley for Fulham versus
Leicester
Most difficult opponent: Every opponent!
Most memorable match: Clinching my first League medal for
Liverpool against Spurs, May 1982
Own magic moment in football: Signing for Liverpool
Biggest disappointment: Being left-handed
Favourite other sports: Cricket, golf and snooker
Miscellenous likes: Sunshine, days off and Lambrusco sparkling red
wine
Miscellenous dislikes: Smoking, ignorance, car failure
Favourite TV show: American football
TV show you always switch off: Nearly all of them
Favourite reading: Any Jeffrey Archer book
Favourite pop star: Billy Joel, Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson
Favourite food: Corned beef
Favourite drink: Lambrusco
Best country visited: Hong Kong
Favourite actor/actress: Gene Hackman / Lesley Anne Down
Best film seen in past year: Michael Jackson's video of Thriller
Best friend: Barnaby - my old English sheepdog
Biggest influence on career: My family and anyone who has given me
good advice
What don't you like about football: People who knock it and still
make a living out of it
Superstitions: Get changed as late as possible
Pre-match meal: Roast chicken
International honours: Twenty-four Republic of Ireland caps
Personal ambition: To play in the British Open Golf Championship
Professional ambition: To try and win some more medals
Career after playing: Football commentator
Player for the future: Stevie Nicol (Liverpool)
Who would most like to meet: Joe Theismann (Quarterback with the
Washington Redskins American Football team)
Advice to youngsters: Practice, practice, practice
Copyright - Match 1984
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