Mick Lawlor (footballer)

Mick Lawlor
Personal information
Full name	Michael Lawlor
Place of birth	Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
	Home Farm
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1965–1974	Shamrock Rovers	120	(41)
1974–1976	Shelbourne	49	(18)
1976–1981	Dundalk	70	(17)
1981–1982	Shelbourne	29	(2)
1982–1983	Bohemians	8	(1)
1983-1984	Limerick United	1	(0)
1984–1986	Home Farm	24	(2)
National team
1970–1973	Republic of Ireland	5	(0)
1972	Republic of Ireland U23	1	(0)
1970	League of Ireland XI	1	(0)
Teams managed
1984–86	Home Farm
1986	Drogheda United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Mick Lawlor (born 1950 in Dublin) is a former Irish football player who played as a forward.

Son of Kit Lawlor he joined Shamrock Rovers F.C. in 1966 and made a scoring debut on 20 April 1966.^[1] He scored his first goal for the Hoops the following season in a Dublin City Cup semi final win over Waterford United.^[2]

He twice played in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup for Rovers against Randers FC and FC Schalke 04. He scored 41 League and 8 FAI Cup goals in the green and white and earned one League of Ireland XI cap.

After all the success at Milltown Mick signed for Shelbourne F.C. in January 1974.

He later signed for Dundalk F.C. in 1976 and was named Player of the Month in March 1977. He had more success scoring against Celtic F.C. at Parkhead in the 1979–80 European Cup.^[3] Shortly after he was out of the game for a year with injury and became assistant manager to Jim McLaughlin (footballer). At this stage his younger brother Martin was playing for the club. He resigned from the Oriel Park outfit in May 1981 to seek first team football which he got again at Shelbourne.

Then he signed for Bohemians F.C. in 1982 but announced his retirement in January 1983.^[4]

Lawlor was appointed player/manager of Home Farm F.C. in March 1984.^[5]

He then was appointed manager of Drogheda United F.C. in 1986 but resigned in November.

He was also Chairman of the PFAI near the end of his caree and managed Clontarf Athletic from 1988.

Lawlor won five full international caps for the Republic of Ireland national football team^[6] as well as youth caps.

He was appointed Ireland kit manager in April 2008.^[7]

His two brothers Robbie and Martin also played for Rovers, and his uncle Jimmy Lawlor was also a footballer.^[8]

Honours

League of Ireland
- Dundalk F.C. – 1978/79
FAI Cup: 3
- Shamrock Rovers – 1968, 1969
- Dundalk F.C. – 1979
League of Ireland Shield
- Shamrock Rovers – 1967/68
Leinster Senior Cup
- Shamrock Rovers – 1969
League of Ireland Cup
- Dundalk F.C. – 1977/78
Top Four Cup
- Shamrock Rovers 1966
Blaxnit Cup
- Shamrock Rovers 1967–68
LFA Presidents Cup:
- Shamrock Rovers 1969/70

References

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↑ Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988. Breedon Books Sport. p. 112. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

Sources

The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)

Drogheda United F.C. – managers

Farrell (1963–1964)
Lynch (1964–1965)
Girvan (1965–1966)
Dunne (1966–1967)
Fitzsimons & Dunne (1967–1969)
Dunne (1969)
Meagan (1969–1973)
Cowan (1973–1975)
McAlinden (1975–1978)
Roche (1978–1979)
Noonan (1979–1980)
Treacy (1980–1982)
Macken (1982–1985)
Reilly (1985–1986)
Mick Lawlor (1986)
Maher (1987)
Brady (1987–1988)
Braddish (1988–1989)
Braddish & Brien (1989–1990)
Brien (1990–1992)
Devlin (1992–1993)
McLaughlin (1993–1996)
Whelan (1996–1997)
Martin Lawlor (1997–1999)
May (1999–2000)
McCue (2000–2003)
Doolin (2003–2008)
Mathews (2009–2010)
Kierans (2010)
Lumsden (2010)
Donnelly (2010)
Browne (2010–2011)
Cooke (2011–2013)
Horgan (2014)
Kierans (2014)
Richardson (2014)
McDonnell (2014–)

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