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Mark Thomas Lawrenson (born 2 June 1957) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender for Liverpool, among others, during the 1970s and 1980s. After a short career as a manager, he then became a radio, television and internet pundit for the BBC, TV3, BT Sport and Today FM, retiring at the end of the 2021–22 football season. Born and raised in England, Lawrenson qualified to play for the Republic of Ireland through his grandfather, Thomas Crotty, who was born in Waterford.
Mark Lawrenson was born in Preston and attended St Teresa's Catholic Primary School in Penwortham and, later, Preston Catholic College, a Jesuit school. His father, Tom, had been a winger for Preston North End. He always wanted to be a footballer, although his mother, Theresa, wanted him to become a priest. He began his career, as a 17-year-old, with his hometown club, Preston North End in 1974 who were then managed by World Cup winner Bobby Charlton. Lawrenson was voted Preston's Player of the Year for the 1976–77 season.
After 73 league appearances for the Deepdale club he moved to Alan Mullery's Brighton & Hove Albion in the summer before the start of the 1977–78 season for £100,000. Ironically, the then Second Division side outbid First Division Liverpool who also showed interest in the 19-year-old Lawrenson. Lawrenson made his Brighton debut on 20 August 1977 in a 1–1 draw against Southampton at The Dell. He settled in at the Goldstone Ground and made 40 league appearances by the end of his first season of the club. He went on to make 152 league appearances by the end of the 1980–81 season. However the club entered a financial crisis in 1981 and Lawrenson was forced to leave the club to make funds available. A number of clubs were interested in signing Lawrenson after his resilient performances for both Preston and Brighton, but it was Liverpool manager Bob Paisley who secured his signature.
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The most expensive item with a signature of Mark Lawrenson (MARK LAWRENSON HAND SIGNED LIVERPOOL FC RETRO HONOURS SHIRT WITH PHOTO PROOF) was sold in May 2019 for £99.99 while the cheapest item (liverpool v stoke city signed on front by liverpool mark lawrenson 1984/85) found a new owner for £0.50 in October 2017. The month with the most items sold (12) was September 2025 with an average selling price of £14.99 for an autographed item of Mark Lawrenson. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2024 with £34.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.50 was October 2017. In average, an autographed item from Mark Lawrenson is worth £6.95.
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Latest News about Mark Lawrenson
Mark Lawrenson names the one Man United player who could struggle under new boss (22/11/2024): Former Liverpool defender Mark Lawrenson expects Amorim to inject a new lease of life into a United team who currently sit 13th in the Premier League after 11 rounds of fixtures. 
Jurgen Klopp is on the same level as Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger, claims (02/02/2024): Klopp's decision comes with the Reds in the midst of a stunning campaign where they remain in all four competitions, while they sit top of the Premier League . Mark Lawrenson claims Dan Walker found out he was leaving BBC's Football Focus t (30/09/2022): Lawrenson, who retired at the end of last season after 30 years as a pundit and co-commentator with the corporation, previously claimed his own departure was due to him being '65, white and male'. 'I was sacked as I'm 65 and I'm a white male': Former presenter Mark Lawrenson h (25/09/2022): Mark Lawrenson has said he thinks his departure from the BBC was down to him being '65 and a white male'. He was told of format changes to this year's Football Focus back in March. MARK LAWRENSON: The football results are part of our heritage. The BBC has lot t (08/08/2022): I grew up listening to Sports Report and so did so many people of my generation. On a Saturday, that was what you did. You turned on the radio to see how your side had got on.
Older News Stories about Mark Lawrenson
Mark Lawrenson accuses UEFA and the French police of treating Liverpool fans lik (05/2022): Mark Lawrenson has accused UEFA and the French police of treating Liverpool fans like animals during the chaos which marred the Champions League final in Paris. Mark Lawrenson on Liverpool's fierce rivalry with Manchester United in Reds' gol (01/2021): EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: This is an interview that starts with a quiz question. Mark Lawrenson played for Liverpool for seven seasons in the 1980s but how many times did the Reds lose to United? After an 'unbeaten' run of 159 matches, Mark Lawrenson FINALLY predicts Liverpoo (11/2020): He predicts every Premier League result each matchday week and had predicted that Liverpool would go unbeaten for 1,638 days - which would've been longest in English football history. Mark Lawrenson suggests Des Lynam has 'Alzheimer's or Dementia' (04/2020): Ex-footballer Mark Lawrenson, 62, was being interviewed on the Off The Ball: The Football Show podcast when he was asked about working with the broadcasting icon. Mark Lawrenson: Liverpool FC's unlikely lads are following the script (01/2015): Plus: A look ahead to Chelsea, why Fabio Borini is every manager's worst nightmare, and welcome back Jordon Ibe
