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Dai Lawrence

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Dai Lawrence
Personal information
Full name David William Lawrence
Date of birth (1947-01-18)18 January 1947
Place of birth Swansea, Wales
Date of death 21 July 2009(2009-07-21) (aged 62)
Place of death Swansea, Wales
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1967 Merthyr Tydfil
1967–1971 Swansea City 97 (2)
1971–1972 Chelmsford City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David William "Dai" Lawrence (18 January 1947 – 21 July 2009) was a Welsh footballer who spent four seasons as a professional at his hometown club Swansea City in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Lawrence joined Swansea in May 1967 from non-league Merthyr Tydfil, and was the team's right-back when Swansea were promoted from Division Four in 1969–70.

In 1971, Lawrence was released by Swansea, and he subsequently returned to the non-league game, playing one season for Chelmsford City before an injury forced him to retire from the game. He then moved back to Swansea, where he worked as a carpenter. He died of a suspected heart attack in July 2009, aged 62.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Hundreds join funeral salute to Swans hero, South Wales Evening Post (6 August 2009). Retrieved 18 August 2009.