Johnny Lawless

John "Johnny" Lawless (born 3 November 1974) is a rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for England,^[2] and Ireland, and at club level for Halifax (two spells), Sheffield Eagles and Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants.^[1]

Johnny Lawless

Personal information
Full name	John Lawless
Born	(1974-11-03) 3 November 1974 (age 50)
Playing information
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1992–95 Halifax 1995–99 Sheffield Eagles 2000 Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants 26 3 0 0 12 2001–03 Halifax 79 12 0 0 48 Total 105 15 0 0 60 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1996 England 2 0 0 0 0 1998–01 Ireland 8 1 0 0 4
Source: [1][2]

Club career

Lawless started his career at Halifax, making his début in 1992.^[3] He joined Sheffield Eagles in 1995.^[4] Lawless played hooker in Sheffield Eagles' 17–8 victory over Wigan in the 1998 Challenge Cup Final during Super League III at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1998.

After spending the season with Huddersfield following the club's merger with Sheffield, Lawless returned to Halifax in 2000.^[3] He retired in January 2004.^[5] Since retirement, Johnny has gone on to found, Minds Matter, a company who delivers Mental Health First Aid training, the company's main aims are to spread Mental Health Awareness and reduce Stigma. Along with his Colleague, Johnny has presented across Britain to both healthcare and non-healthcare establishments.

Representative career

Lawless was an Ireland international and played at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.