Thomas Johnstone Lawrence was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Liverpool and Tranmere Rovers from the 1950s to the 1970s.
12 Facts About Tommy Lawrence
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Tommy Lawrence was with Liverpool for 14 years, making more than 300 league appearances, and he played in three full internationals for Scotland during the 1960s.
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Tommy Lawrence was born Thomas Johnstone in Dailly, Ayrshire, one of three children of Frank and Ruby Tommy Lawrence.
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The Lawrence family moved to North West England when Tommy was a child along with elder brother William and younger sister Mary.
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Aged 17, Tommy Lawrence was signed by Liverpool under the management of Phil Taylor in 1957.
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Tommy Lawrence went on to retain the No 1 jersey that season making 35 appearances, including 6 ties in Liverpool's run to the FA Cup semi-final at Hillsborough.
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Tommy Lawrence kept a clean sheet during the 90 minutes of normal time, but Liverpool could not score so the game went into extra-time.
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Tommy Lawrence earned the affectionate nickname The Flying Pig because of his ability to dive around the penalty area despite weighing more than 14 stone.
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Tommy Lawrence is credited with being one of the first sweeper-keepers.
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Tommy Lawrence held off the challenge of teenage keeper Ray Clemence when the youngster arrived from Scunthorpe United in 1967, but Liverpool had begun to decline as the team aged.
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Tommy Lawrence then drifted back into the non-league game with Chorley, before retiring.
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Tommy Lawrence died on 10 January 2018 in Warrington, at the age of 77.