Background
Lawrence was born in Balham, London.
Lawrence was born in Balham, London.
He played as a right winger for Cowes Sports, Sunderland, Doncaster Rovers,, Bradford City, Walsall, Wigan Athletic, Grimsby Town, Brentford, Fisher Athletic, Worthing, Harrow Borough, Margate, Ashford Town (where he was player-manager), Banstead Athletic and Cobham Born in England, he represented Jamaica at international level As a youth he served two prison sentences. Club career He began his career in non-league with Cowes Sports in 1992, before turning professional with Sunderland.
He made his professional debut for Sunderland on 20 October 1993.
He also played professionally for Doncaster Rovers,, Bradford City, Walsall, Wigan Athletic, Grimsby Town and Brentford. While playing with Leicester he appeared as a substitute in the 1997 Football League Cup Final replay.
He later played non-league football with Fisher Athletic, Worthing, Harrow Borough, Margate, Ashford Town, Banstead Athletic and Cobham. While playing for Harrow Borough he cut his knee during a match, and later contracted MRSA. International career Lawrence earned 24 caps for Jamaica between 2000 and 2004, scoring 1 goal.
Lawrence was player-manager of Ashford Town between November 2009 and June 2011.
In December 2014 he signed a six-week contract with the Ghana national team, to be their fitness coach for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, having previously worked in a similar role with Sutton United. His autobiography From Prison to Premiership was released in 2006. lieutenant was re-released as an e-book in 2013.
Lawrence started the Jamie Lawrence Football Academy in Tooting 2008.