Laurie Sivell

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Laurie Sivell
Personal information
Full name Laurence Sivell
Date of birth (1951-02-06) 6 February 1951 (age 72)
Place of birth Lowestoft, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1969–1984 Ipswich Town 141 (0)
1979Lincoln City (loan) 2 (0)
Total143(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Laurence Sivell (born 6 February 1951 in Lowestoft) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a goalkeeper for Ipswich Town and Lincoln City. [2]

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Sivell spent 15 years with Ipswich Town, between 1969 and 1984. He made 141 league appearances for the East Anglian club during that time, [3] despite primarily being the understudy to goalkeepers including David Best and Paul Cooper. [4] [5] He also played two games on loan to Lincoln City in the 1978–79 season. [6] Sivell was noted for his bravery, typically diving at the feet of oncoming strikers to snatch the ball, and had considerable athletic ability to offset his diminutive size (for a goalkeeper). [7] Sivell contributed to Ipswich's victorious 1980-81 UEFA Cup campaign, making one appearance during the run. [8] However he wasn't part of the squad for the final itself.

Together with several Ipswich teammates, Sivell took part in the 1981 film Escape to Victory , known as just Victory in North America. He played the German goalkeeper. [9]

YearTitleRoleNotes
1981 Escape to Victory Schmidt - Goalie - The Germans

After retiring from football Sivell became a fishmonger. [10]

Honours

Ipswich Town

Individual

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