Lawrie Tierney

Lawrie Tierney
Personal information
Full name	Lawrence James William Tierney
Date of birth	4 April 1959
Place of birth	Leith, Scotland
Date of death	7 December 2011 (aged 52)
Place of death	Phoenix, United States
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Salvesen's B.C.
Senior career*
Years	Team
1976–1980	Heart of Midlothian
1980	Hibernian
1980–1981	Wigan Athletic
1981–1983	Phoenix Inferno (indoor)
1983	Golden Bay Earthquakes (indoor)
1983	Tacoma Stars (indoor)
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lawrence James William "Lawrie" Tierney (4 April 1959 – 6 December 2011) was a Scottish footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Leith, Tierney started his professional career at Heart of Midlothian in 1976, making 49 league appearances for the club before being released in February 1980. He then had brief spells at Hibernian and Wigan Athletic before moving to the United States, where he played in the Major Indoor Soccer League for Phoenix Inferno, Golden Bay Earthquakes and Tacoma Stars.^[2]

References[edit]

^ "Lawrie Tierney". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
^ "Ex-Hearts and Hibs player dies". The Scotsman. Johnston Publishing. 7 December 2011.

External links[edit]

Lawrie Tierney at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database

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[1] "Lawrie Tierney". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 February 2017.

[2] "Ex-Hearts and Hibs player dies". The Scotsman. Johnston Publishing. 7 December 2011.

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