Keith Lasley

Keith William Robert Lasley (born 21 September 1979) is a Scottish retired football midfielder, who is currently the assistant manager of Scottish Premiership club Motherwell. During his playing career, Lasley played for Motherwell, Plymouth Argyle and Blackpool.

Keith Lasley

Lasley playing for Motherwell, 2009
Personal information
Full name	Keith William Robert Lasley[1]
Date of birth	(1979-09-21) 21 September 1979[2]
Place of birth	Paisley,[3] Scotland
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2004	Motherwell	97	(9)
2004–2006	Plymouth Argyle	29	(0)
2006	→ Blackpool (loan)	8	(0)
2006–2017	Motherwell	316	(10)
Total		450	(19)
Teams managed
2017–	Motherwell (Assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Life and career

According to Daily Record article, Lasley was born in Paisley, Scotland.[3] However, the official Motherwell site lists his birthplace as Glasgow.[2] He joined Motherwell in 1999 from Paisley side Gleniffer Thistle, but had to wait 18 months to make his first team debut.[4] He established himself in the team during the 2001–02 season and played regularly up until leaving the club in the summer of 2004 when he chose to not renew his contract. He scored nine goals in 97 appearances. Lasley joined Plymouth Argyle in June 2004,[5] having signed a two-year contract with the club.[6] He made 24 league appearances in the Championship during the 2004–05 campaign, but lost his place in the team the following season and was loaned out to Blackpool in February 2006.[4][7] Having been released by Argyle later that year, Lasley spent time training with Kilmarnock before deciding to rejoin Motherwell.[8] A cruciate ligament injury picked up in December sidelined him for the rest of the 2006–07 campaign.[9]

He returned to make 32 league appearances the following season, scoring one goal, and signed a two-year contract extension in April 2008.[10][11] Lasley made 48 league appearances over the next two seasons and then extended his contract by a further two years in April 2010.[12][13] Having scored twice in October 2011, Lasley won the Scottish Premier League Player of the Month award after helping Motherwell win three of their four league matches that month.[14][15]

On 25 May 2012, Lasley signed an extended two-year contract with Motherwell.[16] He will also be the club captain from the start of the 2012–13 season.[17] On 3 June 2014, Lasley signed another two-year contract with Motherwell.[18] On 6 December 2014, he made his 400th appearance for Motherwell, in a 1–0 defeat against Celtic.[19]

On 5 September 2015, Lasley was rewarded for his time at Motherwell with a testimonial match against Bolton Wanderers.[20] He signed a new one-year deal with the club on 22 June 2016.[21]

On 21 June 2017, Motherwell announced that Lasley had retired from the game and taken up the vacant Assistant Manager role at the club.[22]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 May 2017 [23]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Motherwell	2000–01[24]	Scottish Premier League	12	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	1
	2001–02[25]		28	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	30	2
	2002–03[26]		24	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	29	3
	2003–04[27]		33	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	37	4
	Total		97	9	8	0	4	1	0	0	109	10
Plymouth Argyle	2004–05[28]	Championship	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	25	0
	2005–06[29]		5	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	7	0
	Total		29	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	32	0
Blackpool (loan)	2005–06[29]	League One	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Motherwell	2006–07[30]	Scottish Premier League	14	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	17	0
	2007–08[31]		32	1	3	0	3	1	0	0	38	2
	2008–09[32]		28	0	2	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	33	0
	2009–10[33]		20	0	1	0	0	0	4[lower-alpha 2]	0	25	0
	2010–11[34]		26	1	6	0	2	1	6[lower-alpha 2]	0	40	2
	2011–12[35]		32	4	2	0	2	1	0	0	36	5
	2012–13[36]		36	1	2	0	1	0	4[lower-alpha 3]	0	43	1
	2013–14[37]	Scottish Premiership	37	2	1	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	41	2
	2014–15[38]		33	0	1	0	1	0	4[lower-alpha 4]	0	39	0
	2015–16[39]		30	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	33	1
	2016–17[40]		28	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	33	0
	Total		316	10	21	0	19	3	22	0	378	13
Career total			449	19	29	0	26	4	22	0	526	23

1. Appearances in the UEFA Cup
2. Appearances in the Europa League
3. Two appearances in the Champions League and two in the Europa League
4. Two appearances in the Europa League and two in the Premiership play-offs

References

1. "Keith Lasley". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
2. "Keith Lasley profile". Official Motherwell FC Site. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
3. Michael Gannon (30 December 2011). "Keith Lasley desperate to claim more points on the road". Daily Record. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
4. "Lasley's Move". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 10 February 2006. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
5. "Now Crawford joins road for Pilgrims". The Scotsman. 15 June 2004. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
6. "Lasley up for new challenge". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 3 June 2004. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
7. "Blackpool snap up Lasley on loan". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 10 February 2006. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
8. "Lasley opts for Motherwell return". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 18 August 2006. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
9. "Lasley to miss the rest of season". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 7 December 2006. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
10. "Lasley agrees new Motherwell deal". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 3 April 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2008.
11. "Lasley has an eye on Europe with new Motherwell deal". The Scotsman. 3 April 2008. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
12. "Motherwell duo extend Fir Park stay". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 15 April 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
13. "Keith Lasley pens new two-year deal with Motherwell". Daily Record. 15 April 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
14. "Motherwell's Keith Lasley named SPL player of month". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
15. "Keith Lasley ignoring pressures on Neil Lennon". The Scotsman. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
16. "Lasley signs extended contract". Motherwell F.C. 25 May 2012. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
17. "Lasley honoured with Captain's role". Motherwell F.C. 11 July 2012. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
18. "TV: Lasley nets new contract". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
19. McGhee, Phil (6 December 2014). "Motherwell 0-1 Celtic". Motherwell F.C. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
20. McGhee, Phil (5 September 2015). "Motherwell 1–2 Bolton Wanderers". Motherwell F.C. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
21. "Lasley extends his stay". Motherwell F.C. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
22. "Assistant Manager role for Lasley". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
23. Keith Lasley at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
24. "Games played by Keith Lasley in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
25. "Games played by Keith Lasley in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
26. "Games played by Keith Lasley in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
27. "Games played by Keith Lasley in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
28. "Games played by Keith Lasley in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
29. "Games played by Keith Lasley in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
30. "Games played by Keith Lasley in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
31. "Games played by Keith Lasley in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
32. "Games played by Keith Lasley in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
33. "Games played by Keith Lasley in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
34. "Games played by Keith Lasley in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
35. "Games played by Keith Lasley in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
36. "Games played by Keith Lasley in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
37. "Games played by Keith Lasley in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
38. "Games played by Keith Lasley in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
39. "Games played by Keith Lasley in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
40. "Games played by Keith Lasley in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2017.

External links

• Keith Lasley profile at Motherwell F.C.
• Keith Lasley at Soccerbase