Mick Lawlor (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Lawlor | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Home Farm | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1974 | Shamrock Rovers | 120 | (41) |
| 1974–1976 | Shelbourne | 49 | (18) |
| 1976–1981 | Dundalk | 70 | (17) |
| 1981–1982 | Shelbourne | 29 | (2) |
| 1982–1983 | Bohemians | 8 | (1) |
| 1983-1984 | Limerick United | 1 | (0) |
| 1984–1986 | Home Farm | 24 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 1970–1973 | Republic of Ireland | 5 | (0) |
| 1972 | Republic of Ireland U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 1970 | League of Ireland XI | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1984–86 | Home Farm | ||
| 1986 | Drogheda United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mick Lawlor (born 1950 in Dublin) is a former Irish football player who played as a forward.
Son of Kit Lawlor he joined Shamrock Rovers F.C. in 1966 and made a scoring debut on 20 April 1966.[1] He scored his first goal for the Hoops the following season in a Dublin City Cup semi final win over Waterford United.[2]
He twice played in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup for Rovers against Randers FC and FC Schalke 04. He scored 41 League and 8 FAI Cup goals in the green and white and earned one League of Ireland XI cap.
After all the success at Milltown Mick signed for Shelbourne F.C. in January 1974.
He later signed for Dundalk F.C. in 1976 and was named Player of the Month in March 1977. He had more success scoring against Celtic F.C. at Parkhead in the 1979–80 European Cup.[3] Shortly after he was out of the game for a year with injury and became assistant manager to Jim McLaughlin (footballer). At this stage his younger brother Martin was playing for the club. He resigned from the Oriel Park outfit in May 1981 to seek first team football which he got again at Shelbourne.
Then he signed for Bohemians F.C. in 1982 but announced his retirement in January 1983.[4]
Lawlor was appointed player/manager of Home Farm F.C. in March 1984.[5]
He then was appointed manager of Drogheda United F.C. in 1986 but resigned in November.
He was also Chairman of the PFAI near the end of his caree and managed Clontarf Athletic from 1988.
Lawlor won five full international caps for the Republic of Ireland national football team[6] as well as youth caps.
He was appointed Ireland kit manager in April 2008.[7]
His two brothers Robbie and Martin also played for Rovers, and his uncle Jimmy Lawlor was also a footballer.[8]
Honours
- League of Ireland
- Dundalk F.C. – 1978/79
- FAI Cup: 3
- Shamrock Rovers – 1968, 1969
- Dundalk F.C. – 1979
- League of Ireland Shield
- Shamrock Rovers – 1967/68
- Leinster Senior Cup
- Shamrock Rovers – 1969
- League of Ireland Cup
- Dundalk F.C. – 1977/78
- Top Four Cup
- Shamrock Rovers 1966
- Blaxnit Cup
- Shamrock Rovers 1967–68
- LFA Presidents Cup:
- Shamrock Rovers 1969/70
References
Sources
- The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)
- EngvarB from July 2013
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Republic of Ireland international footballers
- Republic of Ireland youth international footballers
- Republic of Ireland under-23 international footballers
- Shamrock Rovers F.C. players
- Shelbourne F.C. players
- Dundalk F.C. players
- Bohemian F.C. players
- Home Farm F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- Home Farm F.C. coaches
- Drogheda United F.C. managers
- League of Ireland managers
- 1950 births
- Living people
- League of Ireland XI players
