Laurie Sivell
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Laurence Sivell | ||
| Date of birth | 6 February 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Lowestoft, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1984 | Ipswich Town | 141 | (0) |
| 1979 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1984–19?? | Beccles Town | ? | (?) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Laurence "Laurie" Sivell (born 6 February 1951 in Lowestoft) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a goalkeeper for Ipswich Town and Lincoln City.[2]
Sivell spent 15 years with Ipswich Town, between 1969 and 1984. He made 141 league appearances for the East Anglian club during that time,[3] despite primarily being the understudy to goalkeepers including David Best and Paul Cooper.[4][5] He also played two games on loan to Lincoln City in the 1978–79 season.[6] Sivell was noted for his bravery, typically diving at the feet of oncoming strikers to snatch the ball, and had considerable athletic ability to offset his diminutive size (for a goalkeeper).[7]
Together with several Ipswich team-mates, Sivell took part in the 1981 film Escape to Victory, known as just Victory in North America. He played the German goalkeeper.[8]
After retiring from football Sivell became a fishmonger.[9]
Filmography
- Escape to Victory (1981) - Schmidt - Goalie - The Germans
References
- ↑ "Aerial tactics help Chelsea to stay up". The Times. 27 February 1974. p. 12.
- ↑ "Ipswich Town : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ↑ "Laurie Sivell Ipswich Town FC". Football Heroes. Sporting Heroes Collection Ltd. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ↑ "Occasions when Goalkeeper Injured or Replaced". Pride of Anglia. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ↑ "What's New? Keepers". Pride of Anglia. 8 October 2008. Archived from the original on 9 April 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ↑ "Laurie Sivell". Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ↑ "Heaven and Hell - best and worst keepers". East Anglian Daily Times. 20 August 2007. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ↑ "Victory (1981)". IMDb. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ↑ Smith, Martin (19 August 2006). "Football diary: Fishy business". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 October 2009.