James Lawrie

Who is James Lawrie?

James Lawrie is a Northern Irish international footballer who plays for Conference Premier side Altrincham. The striker has represented Northern Ireland at youth level and in 2009 earned his first senior cap.

One of the most promising players to come through the Port Vale youth system in recent years, during the summer of 2009 he picked up interest from top-flight clubs. However he was released by the club in the summer of 2010 after only featuring in a handful of games, and signed with AFC Telford United. He was loaned out to Altrincham in 2011, and signed permanently with the club in December that year, and helped the club to win promotion out of the Conference North via the play-offs in 2014.