Liam Lawrence
Liam Lawrence, the United Kingdom forward, made 80 appearances for Sunderland. He found the net 9 times, averaging 0.11 goals per game. His most prolific season in our data was 2004-05, with 6 goals.
Liam Lawrence (born 14 December 1981) is a former professional footballer who played as a right winger . He is currently U21 assistant lead coach at Stoke City . Lawrence started his career at his local club Mansfield Town , after impressing at the Field Mill he signed for Sunderland in June 2005. He joined Stoke City , on loan in 2006, and made his move permanent in January 2007. He became a key player for Stoke, and helped the club to promotion to the Premier League in 2008, earning himself Player of the Year award. In September 2010, he signed for Portsmouth on loan, and signed permanently in the January transfer window . With Portsmouth in financial difficulties he spent time out on loan at Cardiff City and joined Greek side PAOK in the summer of 2012. He then returned to England for a brief spell at Barnsley in 2014 before joining Shrewsbury Town , captaining the side to promotion to League One in his only full season before a free transfer to Bristol Rovers . Born in England, Lawrence made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2009, and earned 15 caps in a two-year spell. — Wikipedia
- Position
- FW
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birthplace
- Retford
- Born
- 14 Dec 1981
- Height
- 180 cm
Lawrence joined Sunderland in June 2004 for a fee of £175,000. [ 4 ] Lawrence had a promising first season at Sunderland, scoring 6 goals in 32 appearances, including two superb strikes against Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Stadium of Light on 2 November 2004. [ 5 ] He also helped create one of the most important goals in Sunderland's season, scored by Marcus Stewart , against Wigan Athletic at the JJB Stadium . [ 6 ] Sunderland won the Championship in 2004–05 and gained promotion to the Premier League . [ 7 ] Following Sunderland's promotion to the top flight Lawrence found himself in and out of the first team squad for the first few months of the 2005–06 season. Despite this, Lawrence still made 23 starts and 10 substitute appearances for the club, scoring against Fulham , Chelsea , and Sunderland's bitter rivals Newcastle United at St James' Park . Although the season ended in disaster for Sunderland, who were relegated with a then record low of 15 points, Lawrence ended the season as runner up to teammate Dean Whitehead for the annual Player of the Year award, and was seen as one of Sunderland's better performers. Lawrence and Whitehead both signed new contracts in August 2006. [ 8 ] — Wikipedia
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