Les Lawrence
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leslie Oliver Lawrence | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Wolverhampton, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stourbridge | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1977 | Shrewsbury Town | 14 | (2) |
| 1977 | Telford United | ||
| 1977–1982 | Torquay United | 189 | (46) |
| 1982–1983 | Port Vale | 8 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | Aldershot | 39 | (23) |
| 1984–1985 | Rochdale | 15 | (4) |
| 1985–1986 | Burnley | 31 | (8) |
| 1986–1988 | Peterborough United | 33 | (8) |
| 1988 | Cambridge United | 13 | (0) |
| 1988 | Kettering Town | ||
| 1988–1989 | Aylesbury United | 24 | (3) |
| Total | 366+ | (94+) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Leslie Oliver Lawrence (born 18 May 1957) is an English former footballer who played as a forward. He scored 105 goals in 395 league and cup games during a twelve-year career in the Football League, most of which was spent in the Fourth Division.
He began his career at Stourbridge before joining Shrewsbury Town in 1970. Two years later he joined Torquay United via Telford United. After 54 goals in 215 league and cup games for Torquay, he signed with Port Vale in July 1982. He played eight games of their promotion winning campaign, before transferring to Aldershot in July 1983. Leaving the "Shots" in 1984, he then spent a season each at Fourth Division sides Rochdale, Burnley, Peterborough United, and Cambridge United, before moving into non-league football with Kettering Town and Aylesbury United.
Lawrence played for Southern League side Stourbridge, before joining Shrewsbury Town of the Third Division. He played 19 league games in 1975–76 and 1976–77, as the "Shrews" lifted the Welsh Cup in 1977 under Alan Durban's stewardship.
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