Jimmy Lawlor
{{Short description|Irish footballer}}
{{for|the hurler|Jim Lawlor (hurler)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2020}}
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|fullname = James Joseph Lawlor
|birth_date = {{birth date|1933|5|10|df=y}}
|birth_place = Finglas Bridge, Dublin, Ireland
|death_date = {{death date and age|2012|4|5|1933|5|10|df=y}}
|death_place = Bradford, England
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|position = Centre half
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|clubs1 = Transport
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|clubs2 = Shamrock Rovers
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|clubs3 = Drumcondra
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|years4 = 1952–1955
|clubs4 = Doncaster Rovers
|caps4 = 9
|goals4 = 0
|years5 = 1955–1957
|clubs5 = Coleraine
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|years6 = 1957–1962
|clubs6 = Bradford City
|caps6 = 153
|goals6 = 5
|totalcaps = 162+
|totalgoals = 5+
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James Joseph Lawlor (10 May 1933 – 5 April 2012), also known as Jimmy Lawlor or Jim Lawlor, was an Irish professional footballer who played in both Ireland and England as a centre half.
Career
Born in Finglas Bridge, Dublin, Ireland,{{cite book|last=Frost|first=Terry|title=Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988|publisher=Breedon Books Sport|year=1988|isbn=0-907969-38-0|page=400}} Lawlor spent his early career with Transport, Shamrock Rovers and Drumcondra.{{cite web|url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportbcfc/9642212.Obituary__Lawlor___s_bad_break_cut_Bradford_City_career_short/|title=Obituary: Jim Lawlor's bad break cut Bradford City career short|author=David Markham|date=11 April 2012|publisher=Telegraph & Argus}} In August 1952, he was signed for English club Doncaster Rovers by manager Peter Doherty.{{cite web|url=http://www.doncasterrovers.co.uk/players/KtoM/Lawlor,Jim.htm|title=Profile|publisher=Doncaster Rovers F.C.|access-date=2012-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305033025/http://www.doncasterrovers.co.uk/players/KtoM/Lawlor,Jim.htm|archive-date=2016-03-05|url-status=dead}} He made his debut for Doncaster on 16 October 1954 in a 5–1 defeat against Lincoln City, and made a total of nine appearances in the Football League for Doncaster during the 1954–55 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/doncaster/doncaster.html|title=DONCASTER ROVERS : 1946/47 - 1997/98 & 2003/04 - 2010/11|publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database}} He also scored two goals in a friendly match against Scottish club Celtic on 18 November 1952.{{cite web|url=http://www.celticprogrammesonline.com/PROGRAMME%20COVERS/5253/doncaster/doncasterrovers5253f.html|title=DONCASTER ROVERS 3 CELTIC F.C. 2|publisher=Celtic Programmes Online}} After leaving Doncaster, Lawlor had a spell in Northern Ireland with Coleraine, before signing with English club Bradford City in March 1957.{{cite book|first1=David|last1=Markham|first2=Lindsay|last2=Sutton|title=The Bradford City Story: The Pain and the Glory|publisher=Breedon Books Sport|year=2006|isbn=1-85983-499-X|page=75}} After scoring five goals in 153 appearances in the Football League for them,{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/bradfordcity/bradfordcity.html|title=BRADFORD CITY : 1946/47 - 2010/11|publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database}} and 176 appearances in all competitions, Lawlor retired at the age of 28 in 1962, due to a broken leg injury.
Later life and death
Lawlor died on 5 April 2012, at the age of 78, following a period of illness.{{cite web|url=http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10266~2727472,00.html |title=Jimmy Lawlor - 1933-2012 |date=8 April 2012 |publisher=Bradford City A.F.C. |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413071429/http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/page/News/0%2C%2C10266~2727472%2C00.html |archivedate=13 April 2012 }}
References
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Category:Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
Category:Shamrock Rovers F.C. players
Category:Drumcondra F.C. players
Category:Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
Category:Coleraine F.C. players
Category:Bradford City A.F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:League of Ireland players
Category:NIFL Premiership players
Category:Transport F.C. players
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Association footballers from County Dublin
Category:20th-century Irish sportsmen
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