Billy Lyon (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William John Lyon[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 June 1878[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Inverness, Scotland[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1915 (aged 36–37)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Wing Half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1895–1897 | Third Lanark | ||
| 1897 | Clachnacuddin | ||
| 1897 | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | ||
| 1898 | Dundee | 7 | (0) |
| 1898 | Clachnacuddin | ||
| 1898–1899 | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
| 1899–1900 | Walsall | 32 | (1) |
| 1900 | Clachnacuddin | ||
| 1900–1901 | Walsall | 12 | (0) |
| 1901–1903 | Bristol Rovers | ||
| 1903–1904 | Manchester City | 6 | (0) |
| 1904–1911 | Preston North End | 210 | (8) |
| 1911–1912 | Hyde | ||
| 1913 | Lancaster Town | ||
| Total | 267 | (9) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William John Lyon (8 June 1878 – 1915) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for Dundee, and in the Football League for Manchester City, Preston North End and Walsall.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Billy Lyon at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ "Wm John Lyon | Player Statistics | Dundee (Dee Archive)". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
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