Lawrie Tierney

{{Short description|Scottish footballer}}

{{for|American actor|Lawrence Tierney}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Lawrie Tierney

| image =

| fullname = Lawrence James William Tierney{{Hugman|19663|accessdate=19 February 2017}}

| birth_date = 4 April 1959

| birth_place = Leith, Scotland

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2011|12|06|1959|04|04}}

| death_place = Phoenix, United States

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Salvesen's B.C.

| years1 = 1976–1980

| clubs1 = Heart of Midlothian

| caps1 = 49

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 1980

| clubs2 = Hibernian

| caps2 = 8

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1980–1981

| clubs3 = Wigan Athletic

| caps3 = 7

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1981–1983

| clubs4 = Phoenix Inferno (indoor)

| caps4 = 46

| goals4 = 4

| years5 = 1983

| clubs5 = Golden Bay Earthquakes (indoor)

| caps5 = 16

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 1983

| clubs6 = Tacoma Stars (indoor)

| caps6 = 3

| goals6 = 0

| totalcaps = 129

| totalgoals = 6

}}

Lawrence James William "Lawrie" Tierney (4 April 1959 – 6 December 2011) was a Scottish footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Leith, Tierney started his professional career at Heart of Midlothian in 1976, making 49 league appearances for the club before being released in February 1980. He then had brief spells at Hibernian and Wigan Athletic before moving to the United States, where he played in the Major Indoor Soccer League for Phoenix Inferno, Golden Bay Earthquakes and Tacoma Stars.{{cite web | url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/spl/ex_hearts_and_hibs_player_dies_1_1992219 | title=Ex-Hearts and Hibs player dies | work=The Scotsman | publisher=Johnston Publishing | date=7 December 2011}}