Mick Lawlor (born 12 April 1949 in Dublin) is an Irish former

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who played as a forward. Son of

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he joined Shamrock Rovers in 1966 and made a scoring debut on 20 April 1966. He scored his first goal for the Hoops the following season in a

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semi final win over

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. He twice played in the

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for Rovers against

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and FC Schalke 04. He scored 41 League and 8 FAI Cup goals in the green and white and earned one

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cap. After all the success at Milltown Mick signed for Shelbourne in January 1974. He later signed for

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in 1976 and was named Player of the Month in March 1977. He had more success scoring against

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in the

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. Shortly after he was out of the game for a year with injury and became assistant manager to

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. At this stage his younger brother Martin was playing for the club. He resigned from the Oriel Park outfit in May 1981 to seek first team football which he got again at Shelbourne. Then he signed for Bohemians F.C. in 1982 but announced his retirement in January 1983. Lawlor was appointed player/manager of Home Farm in March 1984. He then was appointed manager of

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in 1986 but resigned in November. He was also Chairman of the

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near the end of his career and managed Clontarf Athletic from 1988. Lawlor won five full international caps for the Republic of Ireland national football team as well as youth caps. He was appointed Ireland kit manager in April 2008. His two brothers Robbie and Martin also played for Rovers, and his uncle Jimmy Lawlor was also a footballer.

Honours

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** Dundalk F.C. – 1978/79 * FAI Cup: 3 ** Shamrock Rovers – 1968, 1969 ** Dundalk F.C. – 1979 *

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** Shamrock Rovers – 1967/68 * Leinster Senior Cup ** Shamrock Rovers – 1969 *

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** Dundalk F.C. – 1977/78 *

Top Four Cup The Top Four Cup was an association football super cup featuring the top four clubs in the League of Ireland. It was first held in 1955–56 and last played for in 1973–74. It was played at the end of the season. Shamrock Rovers were the i ...

** Shamrock Rovers 1966 *

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** Shamrock Rovers 1967–68 *

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: ** Shamrock Rovers 1969/70

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lawlor, Mick Republic of Ireland association footballers Republic of Ireland international footballers Republic of Ireland youth international footballers Republic of Ireland under-23 international footballers Shamrock Rovers F.C. players Shelbourne F.C. players Dundalk F.C. players Bohemian F.C. players Home Farm F.C. players League of Ireland players Home Farm F.C. coaches Drogheda United F.C. managers League of Ireland managers 1949 births Living people League of Ireland XI players Association football forwards Republic of Ireland football managers