Jamie Lawrence

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Jamie Lawrence
Personal information
Full name James Hubert Lawrence[1]
Date of birth (1970-03-08) 8 March 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Balham, London, England
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Position(s) Right winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1993 Cowes Sports
1993–1994 Sunderland 4 (0)
1994–1995 Doncaster Rovers 25 (3)
1995–1997 Leicester City 47 (1)
1997–2002 Bradford City 155 (12)
2002–2004 Walsall 22 (1)
2003 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 4 (0)
2004 Grimsby Town 5 (1)
2004–2005 Brentford 14 (0)
2005–2006 Fisher Athletic
2006–2007 Worthing 35 (5)
2007–2009 Harrow Borough
2009 Margate 2 (0)
2009–2011 Ashford Town
Banstead Athletic
Cobham
Total 313 (23)
International career
2000–2004 Jamaica 24 (1)
Managerial career
2009–2011 Ashford Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jamie Lawrence (born 8 March 1970) is a football coach and former professional player.

He played as a right winger for Cowes Sports, Sunderland, Doncaster Rovers, Leicester City, Bradford City, Walsall, Wigan Athletic, Grimsby Town, Brentford, Fisher Athletic, Worthing, Harrow Borough, Margate, Ashford Town (where he was player-manager), Banstead Athletic and Cobham

Born in England, he represented Jamaica at international level.

Early and personal life

Lawrence was born in Balham, London.[3] His parents were from Jamaica.[4] As a youth he served two prison sentences.[5][6][7]

Playing career

Club career

He began his career in non-league with Cowes Sports in 1992, before turning professional with Sunderland.[5] He made his professional debut for Sunderland on 20 October 1993.[4] He also played professionally for Doncaster Rovers, Leicester City, Bradford City, Walsall, Wigan Athletic, Grimsby Town and Brentford.[2][3] While playing with Leicester he appeared as a substitute in the 1997 Football League Cup Final replay.[8]

He later played non-league football with Fisher Athletic, Worthing, Harrow Borough, Margate, Ashford Town, Banstead Athletic and Cobham.[2][3][9] While playing for Harrow Borough he cut his knee during a match, and later contracted MRSA.[10]

International career

Lawrence earned 24 caps for Jamaica between 2000 and 2004, scoring 1 goal.[2] He appeared in 11 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[11]

Coaching career

Lawrence was player-manager of Ashford Town between November 2009 and June 2011.[9]

In December 2014 he signed a six-week contract with the Ghana national team, to be their fitness coach for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, having previously worked in a similar role with Sutton United.[12]

Other endeavours

His autobiography From Prison to Premiership was released in 2006.[5] It was re-released as an e-book in 2013.[4]

Lawrence started the Jamie Lawrence Football Academy in Tooting 2008.[5]

Honours

Leicester City

References

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  11. ↑ Jamie Lawrence – FIFA competition record
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