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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 70)
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)
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.

Career

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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

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

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

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  1. ^ a b "Keith Lawrence". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Historical Lineups" (PDF). p. 1. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 393. ISBN 0951526200.