Tony Lawrence
Lawrence in 1974
Personal information
Full name Anthony Lawrence
Date of birth (1946-02-01) 1 February 1946
Place of birth London, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970 Toronto Emerald
1971–1972 Toronto Ukraina
1976 Serbian White Eagles
1976 Toronto Italia
International career
1976 Canada Olympic 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anthony Lawrence (born 1 February 1946) is a Canadian former soccer player who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

In 1970, Lawrence played in the Toronto and District Soccer League with Toronto Emerald.[3] Lawrence played in the National Soccer League in 1971 with Toronto Ukraina.[4] He re-signed with Ukraina for the 1972 season.[5] In 1976, he signed with the Serbian White Eagles.[6] After a pay dispute with the White Eagles he was granted his release from his contract.[7] He played with league rivals Toronto Italia for the remainder of the 1976 season.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Tony Lawrence – FIFA competition record (archived)
  2. ↑ "Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  3. ↑ Waring, Ed (27 July 1970). "Toronto Irish chip Emerald for 5-3 win". The Globe and Mail. p. 16.
  4. ↑ "Ukraina led to victory by Lawrence". The Globe and Mail. 26 May 1971. p. 30.
  5. ↑ "Toronto Italia defeated 3-0 by touring team from Portugal". The Globe and Mail. 19 June 1972. p. S7.
  6. ↑ Kernaghan, Jim (7 April 1976). "Soccer team is going all out". Toronto Star. p. C6.
  7. ↑ "Stars' Saturday foes short-staffed". Windsor Star. 24 June 1976. p. 27.
  8. ↑ "Four Stars to gain World Cup look". Windsor Star. 25 August 1976. p. 37.


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