Mick Lawlor (born 1950 in Dublin) is a former Irish

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

 football player who played as a forward.

Son of Kit Lawlor

Kit Lawlor

John Christopher "Kit" Lawlor was an Irish professional football player .His League of Ireland playing career began with Shamrock Rovers....

 he joined Shamrock Rovers F.C.

Shamrock Rovers F.C.

Shamrock Rovers Football Club are a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the most successful club in Irish football history. The club have won the League of Ireland title a record 17 times and the FAI Cup a record 24...

 in 1966 and made a scoring debut on the 20th of April 1966 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1966/0421/Pg003.html#Ar00300:37B4863D94A53F74C44394E22FD54A3365642D594930D96333BACA367ADD367ACA376ADD378ACA3B4ADD2EA48636E4A53904C43ED4E22E4ACB31FADE. He scored his first goal for the Hoops the following season in a Dublin City Cup

Dublin City Cup

The Dublin City Cup is a defunct Irish football tournament which was played for by all League of Ireland sides . It ran from 1933 and ran uninterrupted until 1973. In season 1975/76 it was revived and played for by sides who did not reach the League of Ireland Cup quarter finals...

 semi final win over Waterford United http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1967/0907/Pg003.html#Ar00300:5D95116325305C153561F55354177657A78E60380063E8185E79D761F9EF608B5E642B766F85F472E60C7116DC7476F46F685372086B72085372E86B56DA9C59EAB354C5115C853053A5355B85536187616697795849D85D49F063AA88667AA0667A8866DAA0544A9C567AB368D5F56CB60D6CC5F56DD60D6969A86A79BB6A79A86D49BB.

He twice played in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

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 for Rovers against Randers FC

Randers FC

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 and FC Schalke 04

FC Schalke 04

Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major...

. He scored 41 League and 8 FAI Cup

FAI Cup

The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup, known as the FAI Ford Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland...

 goals in the green and white and earned one Inter League cap.

After all the success at Milltown

Glenmalure Park

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 Mick signed for Shelbourne F.C.

Shelbourne F.C.

Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish professional football club based in the Drumcondra area of Dublin, currently playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division....

 in January 1974.

Later signed for Dundalk F.C.

Dundalk F.C.

Dundalk Football Club is a professional Irish football club based in Dundalk, County Louth. The club currently play in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. Founded in 1903, they are the second most successful team, in terms of trophies won, in the history of the League of Ireland. The...

 in 1976 where he had more success. Scored against Celtic F.C.

Celtic F.C.

Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...

 at Parkhead

Parkhead

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 in the European Cup

UEFA Champions League

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 in October 1979 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1979/1025/Pg004.html#Ar00401:36559A3825B238F59A3C25B238F5C43C25DC. Shortly after he was out of the game for a year with injury and became assistant manager to Jim McLaughlin (footballer)

Jim McLaughlin (footballer)

Jim McLaughlin is a former Northern Irish footballer and was later a football manager in the League of Ireland.-Playing career:...

. At this stage his younger brother Martin was playing for the club. Resigned from the Oriel Park outfit in May 1981 to seek first team football which he got again at Shelbourne.

Then signed for Bohemians F.C. in 1982 but announced his retirement in January 1983 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1983/0127/Pg003.html#Ar00311:5845995B15AE59054D5F057E5C85996125AE5935FC5C06115846165A862E5A66185AE62D5AD6165B662E5946D05C16E5.

Appointed player/manager of Home Farm F.C.

Home Farm F.C.

Home Farm Football Club is an Irish football club based in Whitehall, Dublin. Originally founded in 1928, the club joined the League of Ireland in 1972 after merging with Drumcondra. Following this merger they were briefly known as Home Farm Drumcondra...

 in March 1984http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1984/0329/Pg003.html#Ar00305:0D590713594905F95C08296F153A3F170A5215B9081E694B08B95C0C796F16598918E99C1A49D91CC9EC17AA3F1A2A52.

Became manager of Drogheda United F.C. in 1986 but resigned in November.

Was also Chairman of the PFAI near the end of his career.

Managed Clontarf Athletic from 1988.

Lawlor won five full international caps for the Republic of Ireland national football team

Republic of Ireland national football team

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 http://www.soccerscene.ie/sssenior/player.php?id=497 as well as youth caps.

Was appointed Ireland kit manager in April 2008 http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3056.

His two brothers Robbie and Martin also played for Rovers, and his uncle Jimmy Lawlor

Jimmy Lawlor

James J. Lawlor , also known as Jimmy Lawlor or Jim Lawlor, is an Irish former professional footballer who played for Drumcondra, Doncaster Rovers, Coleraine and Bradford City, before he retired from injury in 1962. He was born in Finglas Bridge, Ireland. His brother is former player Kit Lawlor,...

 was also a footballer.

Honours

• League of Ireland
  League of Ireland
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  • Dundalk F.C. - 1978/79
• FAI Cup
  FAI Cup
  The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup, known as the FAI Ford Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland...
  
  : 3
  • Shamrock Rovers - 1968, 1969
  • Dundalk F.C. - 1979
• League of Ireland Shield
  League of Ireland Shield
  The League of Ireland Shield is a defunct Irish football tournament which was introduced when the League of Ireland started in 1921 and ran uninterrupted until 1972...
  
  
  • Shamrock Rovers - 1967/68
• Leinster Senior Cup
  Leinster Senior Cup (football)
  The Leinster Senior Cup is an association football cup competition organised by the Leinster Football Association. It contested by the top League of Ireland sides based in the province in Leinster along with four Leinster Senior League sides and the two Leinster Junior Cup finalists. The Cup was...
  
  
  • Shamrock Rovers - 1969
• League of Ireland Cup
  • Dundalk F.C. - 1977/78
• Top Four Cup
  Top Four Cup
  Top Four Cup was a football competition played between the top four clubs in the League of Ireland from 1956 to 1974.-Final Results:1955/56 - Shamrock Rovers F.C. 1 - 0 Waterford F.C.1956/57 - Evergreen United 2 - 1 Drumcondra F.C....
  
  
  • Shamrock Rovers 1966
• Blaxnit Cup
  Blaxnit Cup
  The Blaxnit Cup, is a defunct club football competition which featured teams from both football associations on the island of Ireland, in a similar format to the current Setanta Cup...
  
  
  • Shamrock Rovers 1967-68

Sources

• The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)