Photo: Eric Koch for Anefo / CC BY-SA 3.0 nl (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Tommy Lawrence represents a vanished kind of footballer I deeply admire: the one-club loyalist who gave fourteen years and three hundred-plus games to Liverpool. As a sweeper-keeper before that role had a name, he was quietly ahead of his time, rushing off his line in ways that earned him an affectionate nickname. Coming from a small Scottish town to anchor a great side, then earning Scotland caps, is the unglamorous heroism I treasure in the sport. His passing in 2018 closed a chapter on an era of devotion. To me he remains a model professional and a goalkeeping pioneer.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tommy Lawrence
- Name (Japanese)
- トミー・ローレンス
- Reading
- とみー・ろーれんす
- Born
- May 14, 1940 – January 9, 2018
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Dragon
- Origin
- Dailly, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy%20Lawrence
Frequently asked questions
When was Tommy Lawrence born?
May 14, 1940 – January 9, 2018.
Where is Tommy Lawrence from?
Tommy Lawrence is from Dailly, United Kingdom.
What does Tommy Lawrence do?
Tommy Lawrence works as association football player.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-19
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.