Tom Lawrence

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Tom Lawrence
Personal information
Full nameThomas Morris Lawrence[1]
Date of birth (1994-01-13) 13 January 1994
Place of birthWrexham, Wales
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current clubYeovil Town
(on loan from Manchester United)
Number11
Youth career
2002–2013Manchester United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2013–Manchester United0(0)
2013–2014→ Carlisle United (loan)9(3)
2014–→ Yeovil Town (loan)1(0)
National team‡
Wales U174(0)
Wales U195(0)
2013–Wales U217(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:07, 2 February 2014 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:49, 2 December 2013 (UTC)

Thomas Morris "Tom" Lawrence (born 13 January 1994) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a forward for English club Yeovil Town on loan from Manchester United. Born in Wrexham, he joined Manchester United at the age of eight and made his way up through the age groups before joining Carlisle in November 2013. He has also represented Wales at under-17, under-19 and under-21 level.

Club career

Manchester United

Born in Wrexham, Lawrence grew up in Penyffordd, Flintshire, and joined Manchester United at the age of eight. After progressing up through the age grades, he made his first appearance for the under-18s at the age of 15 in a friendly against Maltese side Hibernians in October 2009, coming on as a substitute to score the third goal in a 3–1 win. In July 2010, he appeared for the under-17s in the Milk Cup in Northern Ireland, scoring against County Down in the quarter-finals of the Slemish Trophy repechage competition. Off the back of that, he became a regular fixture in the under-18s team for the 2010–11 season, scoring five goals in 22 appearances in the Premier Academy League, as well as making three substitute appearances in the club's successful FA Youth Cup run. Towards the end of the season, he also got his first experience of the reserve team, being named as an unused substitute for the final game of the Premier Reserve League season, a 2–2 draw with Liverpool.

Another appearance at the Milk Cup followed in 2011, with Lawrence scoring the only goal in Manchester United's semi-final victory over Senegalese side Étoile Lusitana;[2] however, the team went on to lose the final 5–1 to Qatari youth academy ASPIRE. Lawrence began the 2011–12 season in good form, scoring four goals in his first four matches before suffering an injury in the fifth, a 3–1 home defeat to Manchester City. On his return two months later, he scored the opener in Manchester United's 4–0 FA Youth Cup win over Torquay United, only to suffer another injury to his groin and miss another five months of the season.[3][4][5] Nevertheless, he returned strongly, scoring three goals in the final three games of the season, including a brace against Stoke City on the final day.[6] After going unused in a Manchester Senior Cup game against Bury earlier in the season, Lawrence finally made his first appearance for the reserves in the final of the Lancashire Senior Cup against Accrington Stanley; after coming on as a 23rd-minute substitute for Luke Giverin, Lawrence opened the scoring shortly before half-time and Manchester United went on to win 4–0.[7]

After signing his first professional contract in July 2012,[8] Lawrence made the step up to the reserves on a permanent basis for the 2012–13 season; however, he found the transition difficult, as competing with the likes of Federico Macheda, Ángelo Henríquez and Joshua King meant he often found himself on the bench, rarely making it onto the pitch with any significant time left in games. Despite a lack of playing time, Lawrence managed to score four goals in 20 appearances during the season, including one goal in a 3–1 win against Oldham Athletic in the Manchester Senior Cup, and his assist led to Larnell Cole's 88th-minute winning goal against Tottenham Hotspur in the final of the Under-21 Premier League.[9] Will Keane's return to fitness meant Lawrence's opportunities continued to be limited going into the 2013–14 season, although he did manage to appear in seven of the team's first eight matches of the season.

Carlisle United loan

On 28 November 2013, Lawrence joined fellow Manchester United player Ben Amos at League One club Carlisle United on a month-long loan, due to last until 4 January 2014.[10][11] Lawrence made his debut the following weekend, coming on as a 59th-minute substitute for Paul Thirlwell in a 3–1 defeat away to Swindon Town.[12]

Yeovil Town loan

On 31 January 2014, Lawrence joined Yeovil Town on a three-month loan.[13]

International career

Lawrence's first experience of representative football came in 2003–04, when he played for the Flintshire Schools team while still a year young, and again in 2004–05. Both years, the team won the Tom Yeoman Shield North league titles, and in 2005, they were beaten to the national title by Swansea Schools.[14] That year, Lawrence was named as the Flintshire Schools FA's joint player of the year, along with George Baxter of Mynydd Isa CP.[15]

After progressing through the Wales under-17 and under-19 teams, Lawrence made his debut for the under-21s in a 3–0 home friendly victory over Iceland in February 2013, playing for 64 minutes before being substituted.[16] He scored his first goal for the under-21s a month later, scoring the only goal in a European Championship qualifying win over Moldova at Parc y Scarlets in Llanelli.[17] This was followed up by a brace of penalties in another qualifying win in October 2013, this time against Lithuania.[18]

References

  1. ↑ "Clubs submit retained and released lists". premierleague.com (Premier League). 7 June 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013. 
  2. ↑ Marshall, Adam; McConnell, Helen (28 July 2011). "United reach Milk Cup final". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). Retrieved 2 December 2013. 
  3. ↑ Marshall, Adam (2 December 2011). "FAYC: United 4 Torquay 0". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). Retrieved 2 December 2013. 
  4. ↑ Lynch, James; Marshall, Adam (28 April 2012). "U18: Everton 2 United 1". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). Retrieved 2 December 2013. 
  5. ↑ Marshall, Adam (27 September 2013). "Lawrence's time to shine". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). Retrieved 2 December 2013. 
  6. ↑ Marshall, Adam (8 May 2012). "U18: United 2 Stoke 1". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). Retrieved 2 December 2013. 
  7. ↑ Butler, Cliff (8 August 2012). "Accrington 0 United Res 4". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). Retrieved 2 December 2013. 
  8. ↑ Coppack, Nick (5 July 2012). "Six sign pro forms". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). Retrieved 2 December 2013. 
  9. ↑ Marshall, Adam (20 May 2013). "Report: United 3 Spurs 2". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). Retrieved 2 December 2013. 
  10. ↑ "Carlisle: Craig Roddan, Josh Morris and Tom Lawrence join". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 28 November 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013. 
  11. ↑ Marshall, Adam (28 November 2013). "Reds duo go on loan". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). Retrieved 2 December 2013. 
  12. ↑ "Swindon 3-1 Carlisle". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 30 November 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013. 
  13. ↑ "Lawrence Joins From Manchester United". Yeovil Town FC. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014. 
  14. ↑ "Football: Manchester United’s former Flintshire Schools’ FA starlet Tom Lawrence scores first goal for Wales Under 21s in Moldova win". Daily Post (Trinity Mirror). 28 March 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013. 
  15. ↑ "Deeside/Flintshire Player of the Year Award". welshsfa.co.uk. Welsh Schools Football Association. Retrieved 2 December 2013. 
  16. ↑ "Wales v Iceland Under 21 Match". faw.org.uk (Football Association of Wales). 6 February 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013. 
  17. ↑ "European Championship qualifier: Wales U21 1-0 Moldova U21". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 22 March 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013. 
  18. ↑ "Wales U21 2-0 Lithuania U21". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 11 October 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013. 

External links

Yeovil Town F.C. – current squad
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