Les Lawrence
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leslie Oliver Lawrence | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Wolverhampton, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stourbridge | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1977 | Shrewsbury Town | 14 | (2) |
| 1977 | Telford United | ||
| 1977–1982 | Torquay United | 189 | (46) |
| 1982–1983 | Port Vale | 8 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | Aldershot | 39 | (23) |
| 1984–1985 | Rochdale | 15 | (4) |
| 1985–1986 | Burnley | 31 | (8) |
| 1986–1988 | Peterborough United | 33 | (8) |
| 1988 | Cambridge United | 13 | (0) |
| 1988 | Kettering Town | ||
| 1988–1989 | Aylesbury United | 24 | (3) |
| 1990–1991 | Bourne Town | 18 | (16) |
| 1992–1994 | Bourne Town | 53 | (29) |
| Total | 437 | (71) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Leslie Oliver Lawrence (born 18 May 1957) is an English former footballer who played as a forward. He scored 105 goals in 395 league and cup games during a twelve-year career in the Football League, most of which was spent in the Fourth Division.
Lawrence began his career at Stourbridge before joining Shrewsbury Town in 1970. Two years later, he joined Torquay United via Telford United. After 54 goals in 215 league and cup games for Torquay, he signed with Port Vale in July 1982. He played eight games of their promotion winning campaign before transferring to Aldershot in July 1983. Leaving the "Shots" in 1984, he then spent a season each at Fourth Division sides Rochdale, Burnley, Peterborough United, and Cambridge United, before moving into non-League football with Kettering Town, Aylesbury United and Bourne Town.