Keith Lawrence (footballer)

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Keith Lawrence
Personal information
Full name Keith Derek Lawrence [1]
Date of birth (1954-03-25) 25 March 1954 (age 69)
Place of birth Sidcup, England
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1972–1973 Chelsea
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1973–1974 Chelsea 0 (0)
1974West Bromwich Albion (loan) 0 (0)
1974–1976 Brentford 78 (1)
Wealdstone
Bromley
Tonbridge
Brading Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Keith Derek Lawrence (born 25 March 1954) is an English retired professional football central defender who played in the Football League for Brentford.

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Career

A central defender, Lawrence began his career as an apprentice at Chelsea, but was released in 1974 without making a senior appearance. [2] He joined Second Division club West Bromwich Albion on loan in January 1974, [3] but failed to make an appearance during four months at The Hawthorns. [4] Lawrence signed for Fourth Division club Brentford in May 1974 and had two good seasons at Griffin Park, [1] making 89 appearances and scoring two goals, before being surprisingly released by manager John Docherty. [2] Following his release, Lawrence dropped into non-league football and appeared for Wealdstone, Bromley, Tonbridge and Brading Town. [2]

Personal life

After retiring from football, Lawrence joined the police force. [4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford 1974–75 [5] Fourth Division 4312020471
1975–76 [5] 3504031421
Career total7816051892

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References

  1. 1 2 "Keith Lawrence". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 95. ISBN   978-0955294914.
  3. "Historical Lineups" (PDF). p. 1. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  4. 1 2 Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 272. ISBN   978-1906796709.
  5. 1 2 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 393. ISBN   0951526200.