Tommy Lawrence

Just thought I’d say RIP Tommy 🙁 if this is in the wrong place please move mods

RIP Tommy.

RIP Tommy saw him numerous times sad day 😞

RIP Tommy 'Flying Pig' Lawrence

Sad news indeed, condolences to Tommy's family.

You'll Never Walk Alone.

Very sorry to hear that sad news. I was on the Kop from the time he took over from Bert Slater. RIP Tommy.

Quite upset now.

wasn't old enough to see him play for us but vaguely remember him playing for Tranmere RIP tommy ,77 is no age at all.

RIP Tommy
YNWA

RIP TOMMY

YNWA

Sad news.

Great servant under shanks. May he rest in peace

for anyone that hasn't seen this one already


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U_PUbQGA4U



RIP Tommy

for anyone that hasn't seen this one already


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U_PUbQGA4U



RIP Tommy

F**k, I had seen this before but had honestly forgotten until you posted. Brilliant this. The light in his eyes talking about it, love it.

RIP Tommy.

Some of my earliest memories of Anfield was watching the flying pig pull off some seemingly impossible manoeuvres for a man of his size.

RIP Tommy Lawrence.

Our first ever FA Cup winning goalkeeper and must have been one of the most central figures during Shankly's reign at Liverpool.

He must have had some career at Liverpool, witnessing the arrival of Shankly and seeing us go from Second Division also rans to the top of the pile.

RIP Tommy - I bet he would have been a lot more interesting ex-red to chat to than some of the ex-pros we listen to week in week out.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Lawrence

RIP, I know very little about the keeper but reading JD's post, thanks for the first FA Cup.
YNWA

Just thought I’d say RIP Tommy 🙁 if this is in the wrong place please move mods

Just about to post something myself.

RIP, condolences to family and friends.

  I'm in work so o can't do a proper post, but here is the BBC clip from a short while ago.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42634388

RIP

 

Nice video here.

https://twitter.com/lfc/status/951063881622933504

Tommy Lawrence   .... the very first  LFC goalie that I saw live.

RIP to the Flying Pig. 

Condolences to his family.

YNWA.   


http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42634388

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FVYQvOt64GE

Rest In Peace Tommy Lawrence.

Thank You for everything.

You'll Never Walk Alone.

Very sad day.

It's always sad to hear of the passing of players from that period in history and even tougher when they made it with their club. Always loved reading and seeing clips of Liverpool from that era but no one can tell it better than the supporters and the players from that special era for the club (and British football in general). By all accounts an icon from the golden age and most importantly a total gentleman.

Rest in peace Tommy Lawrence.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FVYQvOt64GE

 

I hadn't seen that follow up video before,crazy the numbers that watched it.RIP Mr.Lawrence.

RIP

RIP

R.I.P. Tommy Lawrence AKA The flying pig.

RIP Tommy.

Bonafide legend.

Did not see him play but had a good time reading about him during the morning.

R.I.P

Saw that interview a few years back - absolutely brilliant... I think a hell of a lot of players could learn a lot from spending time with the old guard. Will be a massive loss to his family, thoughts are with them...

RIP Tommy

I had the utmost pleasure to see Tommy play. As a young fan he always had a word as he left Anfield and I treasure the team photo he signed for me and my friends when we went at half term to watch them train, then bussed it back to a Anfield to wait for them to come out after lunch.
RIP Tommy, they don’ t make them like you anymore, a lovely humble man and a great servant to this Club. Deepest condolences to his family and friends. Sleep well Tommy, night, night.

RIP Tommy.

I've always felt that the amount of money flying around in today's game a small portion should be set aside for ex senior players like Tommy.

Nice video here.

https://twitter.com/lfc/status/951063881622933504

I'm not usually one to get emotional, but that little video admittedly, strangely enough, brought tears to my eyes.

If ever there would be the chance to travel back in time, going to that era and watching that Liverpool team play and the Kop in full motion would be at the top of my list.

RIP Tommy Lawrence, YWNA.

Very sad day.

It's always sad to hear of the passing of players from that period in history and even tougher when they made it with their club. Always loved reading and seeing clips of Liverpool from that era but no one can tell it better than the supporters and the players from that special era for the club (and British football in general). By all accounts an icon from the golden age and most importantly a total gentleman.

Rest in peace Tommy Lawrence.

Love watching and reading about that era too. Tommy Lawrence was always highly spoken of by everyone.

RIP, Tommy. Top man by all accounts and a gentleman.

Sadly another of Shanklys heroes ,shocking he never received more than 3 caps for his country.YNWA

R.I.P. Tommy. You will always be remembered.

RIP Tommy.

The BBC video is brilliant!

This is very sad news indeed,not only was Tommy a excellent club man he was also a bloody good goalie.Bill Shankly went through 3 keepers prior to settling  on Tommy Lawrence and Tommy justified Shank's belief in him.R.I.P. Tommy and
thanks for so many wonderful memories and the success you helped bring to L.F.C.

R I P
Ynwa

Had the pleasure of meeting Tommy a few years ago at a Ron Yeats tribute night, what a gentleman he was and such a lovely man, RIP Tommy, you were a legend indeed.

RIP

When is Tommy's funeral? Anybody know? I'd love to go and pay my respects to a great footballer and a great gentleman. RIP Tommy

Hope some kind of rememberance is made tomorrow for Tommy tomorrow. Very deserving of at least a minutes applause

https://twitter.com/LFC/status/952615383802044416

Paid my respects earlier in the post but still very sad when I think about Tommy. I was on the Kop umpteen times and he used to wink to the Kop when he collected the ball behind the goal. He was great at covering for Smith and Ron Yeats. He was deceptively quick off his line and he was strong in the air. He kept Clem in the reserves for well over a season if I remember rightly.

" flying pig" was a bit harsh. Probably the jumper he wore in goal, when it was pissing down his goalies jumper weighed a ton, probably weighing in at over 14st had something to do with it. Great on the angles as well. Strong lad, stocky but agile as well. Fitting tribute today.

Sad loss..RIP Tommy Lawrence.

Well done to everyone at Anfield for that tremendous tribute to Tommy Lawrence.

https://twitter.com/LFC/status/952615383802044416

His family would have been proud of that.

A fitting match to pay our respects.

Y N W A  Tommy.

His family would have been proud of that.

A fitting match to pay our respects.

Y N W A  Tommy.

They were mate.

https://twitter.com/adam_lawrence_/status/952634867992399873

I'm not usually one to get emotional, but that little video admittedly, strangely enough, brought tears to my eyes.

If ever there would be the chance to travel back in time, going to that era and watching that Liverpool team play and the Kop in full motion would be at the top of my list.

It was special.
We never fully realised it at the time.  You don't.

It was special.
We never fully realised it at the time.  You don't.

That's a fact Skip, in the lfc tv documentary about that first FA cup win you can still see the sparkle in those players eyes and the pride in their voices, in particular Tommy when he mentions "when you look straight down you couldn't see a thing",
 its as if it were yesterday and you feel it was too by the emotion in his voice,
Brilliant it is, love hearing all the ex players stories, our history.

Thank you Tommy.

YNWA

BBC Sport reports ...

Tonight on Merseyside Sport from 6pm you can hear Liverpool's legendary keeper in an interview he did with BBC Radio Merseyside in 2012.

Still don't know when and where  Tommy's funeral will be. Anybody know?

Still don't know when and where  Tommy's funeral will be. Anybody know?

Sorry mate haven't seen anything mentioned about his funeral.

Unbelievable that the video of him talking in the street where he mentions about playing in the match the interviewer was talking about was retweeted by Iker Casillas!!

https://mobile.twitter.com/IkerCasillas/status/951598891618766853

RIP Tommy

For those who are interested, just found out the  details of Tommy's funeral.

It will take place on 30 January at St Elphin's Parish Church, Church Street, Warrington.

For those who are interested, just found out the  details of Tommy's funeral.

It will take place on 30 January at St Elphin's Parish Church, Church Street, Warrington.

Further info. attendees are asked to be at the church by 12 noon.

Just come back from attending Tommy's funeral in Warrington. Great turnout, with the church crammed with family, friends, and Liverpool players and fans. Great to see and talk to some of my heroes from the great sixties team, Ray Clemence, Kevin Keegan, God, Gary McAlister,(Had my photo taken with each of these two pairs.) Ian St John, Ian Callaghan, Sir Roger Hunt, Chris Lawler, Phil Neal, Phil Boersma, and best of all Big Ron Yeats. Sadly Ron look like he isn't too aware of what is going on around him, but he will always be a giant to me. Great speech by the Liverpool F.C. chaplain, telling stories about Tommy and his colleague Roger Hunt when they used to travel to Anfield together from Warrington. Very moving when they played "You'll never walk alone" at the end of the service. Somehow meant more singing it for Tommy than it did on the Kop. I'm sure Tommy would've been absolutely chuffed.

Photos of ex players in Warrington Guardian.
http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/15906853.___A_professional_and_a_gentleman________Liverpool_FC_legends_say_farewell_to_goalkeeper_Tommy_Lawrence/

R.I.P Tommy. A great player and a true gentleman.