Keith Derek Lawrence (born 25 March 1954) is an English retired professional football central defender who played in the Football League for Brentford.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Keith Derek Lawrence[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 March 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Sidcup, England | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1972–1973 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1974 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 1974 | → West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1974–1976 | Brentford | 78 | (1) |
| Wealdstone | |||
| Bromley | |||
| Tonbridge | |||
| Brading Town | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editA 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
editAfter retiring from football, Lawrence joined the police force.[4]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1974–75[5] | Fourth Division | 43 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
| 1975–76[5] | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 78 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 89 | 2 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b "Keith Lawrence". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ a b c Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 95. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ "Historical Lineups" (PDF). p. 1. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ a b Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 272. ISBN 978-1906796709.
- ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 393. ISBN 0951526200.
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