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 LawrenceFIFA 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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