11 Facts About Chris Lawler

1.

Chris Lawler was born on 20 October 1943 and is a former footballer who enjoyed much of Liverpool's success of the mid 1960s to early 1970s.

2.

Chris Lawler missed just three games in the next seven seasons.

3.

Chris Lawler survived manager Bill Shankly's massive cull of 1970 which saw many of the older 1960s stars replaced by younger talent; this was perhaps due to Lawler being only 26 years-old at the time and hence younger than many who did get culled.

4.

Chris Lawler again tasted defeat when he played in the 1971 FA Cup final loss to Arsenal.

5.

Chris Lawler was on the bench, after a spell out injured, as Liverpool reached the FA Cup final again in 1974.

6.

New manager Bob Paisley purchased specialist right back Phil Neal from Northampton Town at the end of the year, and thereafter Chris Lawler played only sporadically.

7.

Chris Lawler made his final Liverpool appearance against Hibernian in a UEFA Cup tie on 17 September 1975.

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8.

Chris Lawler joined Portsmouth in October 1975, who were managed by former Liverpool teammate Ian St John.

9.

Chris Lawler became a coach at Liverpool FC after his playing days were over until he was acrimoniously released from his duties in 1986.

10.

Chris Lawler has kept a low profile since then, though has done some work for Liverpool, scouting for players.

11.

Chris Lawler was voted in at No 51 in the 100 Players Who Shook The Kop poll on the Liverpool FC Club website.