Joseph "Robin" Lawler (20 August 1925 – 17 April 1998) was an Irish professional footballer. From Dublin, he began his career with Home Farm. He later played with

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, Drumcondra and

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, as well as for Drums in the

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win against

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in 1946. Later he played for

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, with whom he won Irish Cup and league honours. Subsequently, he moved to

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and played at half back on a team that included the England inside forward Johnny Haynes, Ron Greenwood and Jimmy Hill. He played 281 times for Fulham from 1949 until 1962. He won the first of his eight Ireland caps in a 4–0 win over Austria at Dalymount Park in March 1953. Lawler was known for possessing an extremely long throw-in.

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