# Jimmy Lawlor
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{{Short description|Irish footballer (1933–2012)}}
{{for|the hurler|Jim Lawlor (hurler)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Jimmy Lawlor
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|fullname = James Joseph Lawlor
|birth_date = {{birth date|1933|5|10|df=y}}
|birth_place = Finglas Bridge, [Dublin](/source/Dublin), Ireland
|death_date = {{death date and age|2012|4|5|1933|5|10|df=y}}
|death_place = [Bradford](/source/Bradford), England
|height =
|position = [Centre half](/source/Defender_(association_football))
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|years1 =
|clubs1 = [Transport](/source/Transport_F.C.)
|caps1 =
|goals1 =
|years2 =
|clubs2 = [Shamrock Rovers](/source/Shamrock_Rovers_F.C.)
|caps2 =
|goals2 =
|years3 =
|clubs3 = [Drumcondra](/source/Drumcondra_F.C.)
|caps3 =
|goals3 =
|years4 = 1952–1955
|clubs4 = [Doncaster Rovers](/source/Doncaster_Rovers_F.C.)
|caps4 = 9
|goals4 = 0
|years5 = 1955–1957
|clubs5 = [Coleraine](/source/Coleraine_F.C.)
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|years6 = 1957–1962
|clubs6 = [Bradford City](/source/Bradford_City_A.F.C.)
|caps6 = 153
|goals6 = 5
|totalcaps = 162+
|totalgoals = 5+
}}
'''James Joseph Lawlor''' (10 May 1933 – 5 April 2012), also known as '''Jimmy Lawlor''' or '''Jim Lawlor''', was an Irish professional [footballer](/source/association_football) who played in both Ireland and England as a [centre half](/source/Defender_(association_football)).
==Career==
Born in Finglas Bridge, Dublin, Ireland,[{{cite book|last=Frost|first=Terry|title=Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988|publisher=Breedon Books Sport|year=1988|isbn=0-907969-38-0|page=400}}] Lawlor spent his early career with [Transport](/source/Transport_F.C.), [Shamrock Rovers](/source/Shamrock_Rovers_F.C.) and [Drumcondra](/source/Drumcondra_F.C.).[{{cite web|url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportbcfc/9642212.Obituary__Lawlor___s_bad_break_cut_Bradford_City_career_short/|title=Obituary: Jim Lawlor's bad break cut Bradford City career short|author=David Markham|date=11 April 2012|publisher=Telegraph & Argus}}] In August 1952, he was signed for English club [Doncaster Rovers](/source/Doncaster_Rovers_F.C.) by manager [Peter Doherty](/source/Peter_Doherty_(footballer)).[{{cite web|url=http://www.doncasterrovers.co.uk/players/KtoM/Lawlor,Jim.htm|title=Profile|publisher=Doncaster Rovers F.C.|access-date=2012-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305033025/http://www.doncasterrovers.co.uk/players/KtoM/Lawlor,Jim.htm|archive-date=2016-03-05|url-status=dead}}] He made his debut for Doncaster on 16 October 1954 in a 5–1 defeat against [Lincoln City](/source/Lincoln_City_F.C.),[{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/doncaster/doncaster.html|title=DONCASTER ROVERS : 1946/47 - 1997/98 & 2003/04 - 2010/11|publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database}}] He also scored two goals in a friendly match against Scottish club [Celtic](/source/Celtic_F.C.) on 18 November 1952.[{{cite web|url=http://www.celticprogrammesonline.com/PROGRAMME%20COVERS/5253/doncaster/doncasterrovers5253f.html|title=DONCASTER ROVERS 3 CELTIC F.C. 2|publisher=Celtic Programmes Online}}] After leaving Doncaster, Lawlor had a spell in Northern Ireland with [Coleraine](/source/Coleraine_F.C.), before signing with English club [Bradford City](/source/Bradford_City_A.F.C.) in March 1957.[{{cite book|first1=David|last1=Markham|first2=Lindsay|last2=Sutton|title=The Bradford City Story: The Pain and the Glory|publisher=Breedon Books Sport|year=2006|isbn=1-85983-499-X|page=75}}] After scoring five goals in 153 appearances in the Football League for them,[{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/bradfordcity/bradfordcity.html|title=BRADFORD CITY : 1946/47 - 2010/11|publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database}}] and 176 appearances in all competitions,[{{cite web|url=http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10266~2727472,00.html |title=Jimmy Lawlor - 1933-2012 |date=8 April 2012 |publisher=Bradford City A.F.C. |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413071429/http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/page/News/0%2C%2C10266~2727472%2C00.html |archivedate=13 April 2012 }}]
== References ==
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Category:1933 births
Category:2012 deaths
Category:Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
Category:Shamrock Rovers F.C. players
Category:Drumcondra F.C. players
Category:Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
Category:Coleraine F.C. players
Category:Bradford City A.F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:League of Ireland players
Category:NIFL Premiership players
Category:Transport F.C. players
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Association footballers from County Dublin
Category:20th-century Irish sportsmen
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