Chris Lawn

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Chris Lawn
Personal information
Irish name Críostóir Ó Liatháin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Full Back
Born (1972-06-24) 24 June 1972 (age 53)
Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
Moortown
Club titles
Tyrone titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1994-2005
Tyrone 0
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 4
All-Irelands 2
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 14:10, 25 November 2006 (UTC).

Chris Lawn is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Tyrone county team. He was on the substitutes bench for the entirety of the 2003 final, and came on as a substitute in the 2005 final, for the injured Joe McMahon. [1] He has All-Ireland medals from 2003 and 2005. He was nominated for an All-Star award in 1995, but did not win. At club level, he played and managed the Moortown team.[ citation needed ]

After championship success in 2005, he, along with Peter Canavan, announced his retirement from inter-county football.[ citation needed ]

After retirement from playing, Lawn managed the Cookstown Fr. Rock's club side and led them to promotion and an intermediate All-Ireland club championship in 2009. [2]

References

  1. "Tyrone are 2005 All-Ireland senior football champions - HoganStand".
  2. "Cookstown can add more Tyrone glory, says Lawn - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk".