Jake Lawlor (English footballer)

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Jake Lawlor
Personal information
Full name Jacob Christopher Lawlor [1]
Date of birth (1991-04-08) 8 April 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Halifax, England
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Guiseley
Youth career
Manchester United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Liversedge
–2012 Ossett Town
2012–2013 Harrogate Railway Athletic
2013–2018 Guiseley 186 (15)
2018 → AFC Fylde (loan) 6 (0)
2018 Salford City 0 (0)
2018–2020 Wrexham 65 (1)
2020–2021 Harrogate Town 17 (0)
2021–2022 Hartlepool United 1 (0)
2021 → Bromley (loan) 0 (0)
2021–2022 → Darlington (loan) 8 (0)
2022–2024 Darlington [a] 89 (6)
2024– Guiseley 24 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:57, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

Jacob Christopher Lawlor (born 8 April 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Guiseley.

Contents

Lawlor played youth football for Manchester United, but was released at the age of 14, and subsequently played non-league football for Liversedge, Ossett Town and Harrogate Railway Athletic before joining Guiseley in 2013. He had a loan spell at AFC Fylde in 2018, before being released by Guiseley later that year and subsequently joining Salford City in July 2018. However, he joined Wrexham just two months later, having not made an appearance for Salford City. He was released by Wrexham in summer 2020 and joined newly promoted League Two side Harrogate Town. After only one season at Harrogate, Lawlor joined League Two club Hartlepool United, from where he had spells on loan at Bromley and Darlington before spending the next two and a half years with the latter club.

Career

Early career

Lawlor was born in Halifax and grew up in Brighouse. [3] He played youth football with Manchester United but was released at the age of 14. [3] He played non-league football for Liversedge, joining the club at the age of 17, but left less than a year later to study at Sheffield Hallam University. [3] [4] He joined Ossett Town at the age of 18. [3] After a few years at Ossett Town, he joined Harrogate Railway Athletic in summer 2012. [3]

Guiseley

In February 2013, Lawlor signed for Guiseley of the Conference North. [5] [6] He made his debut for the club against Boston United on 9 February 2013. [7] [8] In summer 2013, he extended his contract with the club for the 2013–14 season. [9] On 23 March 2018, he joined AFC Fylde on loan until the end of the season. [10] He was released by Guiseley at the end of the season. [11]

Salford City and Wrexham

He joined National League club Salford City in July 2018, [12] before moving to fellow National League side Wrexham on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee in September 2018. [13] He was released by Wrexham at the beginning of July 2020. [14]

Harrogate Town

Lawlor signed for EFL League Two club Harrogate Town in August 2020. [2] [14] He made 17 league appearances across the 2020–21 season, [7] but was released at the end of the season. [15]

Hartlepool United

Lawlor signed for Hartlepool United on 1 August 2021 following a successful trial period, with the length of his contract not disclosed by the club. [16] [17] Lawlor made his Hartlepool debut as a late substitute in a 3–2 defeat to Barrow. [18] Lawlor joined National League club Bromley on a month-long loan on 22 September 2021, [19] but remained an unused substitute through his loan spell. [7]

Darlington

On 12 November 2021, Lawlor joined National League North club Darlington on loan for two months. [20] He was a regular member of the starting eleven, and Darlington's manager, Alun Armstrong, had expected the loan to be extended to the end of the season, but this did not happen. [21] On 19 January 2022, a week after the loan expired, Lawlor's contract with Hartlepool was terminated by mutual consent. [22] The following day, he signed for Darlington for the rest of the season, [23] and remained with the club for the 2022–23 campaign. [7]

After the dismissal of manager Alun Armstrong and assistant Darren Holloway on 6 September 2023, Lawlor was one of a group of three senior players tasked with covering managerial duties until an appointment was made. [24] He was offered a new contract at the end of the season, but chose not to accept. Over nearly three years with the club, he scored six goals from 102 appearances in all competitions. [25]

Return to Guiseley

On 1 July 2024, Lawlor returned to Northern Premier League Premier Division side Guiseley. [26]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Guiseley 2012–13 [27] Conference North 101——00101
2013–14 [28] Conference North34511—6 [b] 0416
2014–15 [29] Conference North41330—6 [c] 2505
2015–16 [7] National League 46120—5 [d] 0531
2016–17 [30] National League34320—2 [d] 0383
2017–18 [7] National League21240—1 [d] 0262
Total186151210020221818
AFC Fylde (loan)2017–18 [7] National League60——1 [e] 070
Wrexham 2018–19 [7] National League34040—2 [d] 0400
2019–20 [7] National League31140—1 [f] 0361
Total651800030761
Harrogate Town 2020–21 [31] League Two 17021002 [g] 0211
Hartlepool United 2021–22 [32] League Two1000001 [g] 020
Bromley (loan) 2021–22 [7] National League0000——00
Darlington 2021–22 [7] [h] National League North 27200—1 [d] 0282
2022–23 [7] [33] National League North39 [a] 320—1 [d] 0423
2023–24 [7] [36] National League North31110—00321
Total97630—201026
Guiseley 2024–25 [37] Northern Premier League
Premier Division		24141—1 [d] 0292
Career total396232930030045527
  1. 1 2 For the visit to AFC Telford United on 1 November 2022, Soccerway lists the originally declared lineup, which included Lawlor; [34] however, he was injured in the warm-up and replaced in the starting eleven by Kaine Felix, so should have one league appearance fewer than listed by Soccerway. [35]
  2. ↑ Three appearances in FA Trophy, three in Conference North play-offs
  3. ↑ Three appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, three appearances and one goal in Conference North play-offs
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  5. ↑ Appearance in National League play-offs
  6. ↑ Appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup
  7. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  8. ↑ Lawlor made eight league appearances and one in the FA Trophy in the 2021–22 season while on loan from Hartlepool United before signing a permanent contract with Darlington. [7] [23]

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