James Lawrence (16 February 1879 – 21 November 1934) was a Scottish football player and

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, he played for

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between 1904 and 1922.

Career

Playing career

Born in

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, Lawrence's first club was Partick Athletic, from where he moved to Glasgow Perthshire. Although still connected to Glasgow Perthshire, he played three matches in 1904 for

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side Hibernian when their regular custodian

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was unavailable. He played with Newcastle for eighteen years after joining the

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club in 1904 and still holds the record for making the most appearances for them - 432 league appearances, 496 matches in total. With Newcastle he won the

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in 1905, 1907 and 1909, and the

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in 1910, also playing on the losing side in the finals of 1905, 1906, 1908 and 1911. In 1911 he also represented the Scottish national team on one occasion, a 1–1 draw with

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in the

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Management

Lawrence showed an aptitude for administration when acting as chairman of The Players' Union in his later days at Newcastle, and after his playing retirement he moved into management. His first appointment was with then Second Division side

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(1922–23) before joining

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. He stayed with the ''Lilywhites'' until 1925, when he relocated to Germany to manage Karlsruher FV. With this club he won the regional championship of Württemberg/Baden in 1926 and of Baden in 1928, 1929, 1931 and 1932 which qualified the club to participate in the matches for the

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. Lawrence later returned to Scotland and in 1933 was elected chairman of Stranraer. He died while in office a year later.

Personal life

He was thought to have been born in 1885, and used this year in his registration documents with Newcastle United, but sports historian Andy Mitchell found that he was in fact born six years earlier (along with a twin sister); this discovery makes him Newcastle United's oldest ever player.

Honours

Player

Newcastle United *

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championship:

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, 1908–09 *

winner:

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**Runner-up: 1905,

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, 1911

Manager

Karlsruher FV * Baden regional championship: 1926, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1932Germany - Championships 1902-1945
RSSSF

References

External links

Toon 1892: Player Profile - Jimmy Lawrence
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