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Sam Lyon
Personal information
Full name Samuel Lyon[1]
Date of birth 20 November 1890
Place of birth Prescot, England
Date of death December 1977 (1978-01) (aged 87)[2]
Place of death Cottingham, England[2]
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1912 Prescot
1912–1914 Hull City 6 (1)
1914–1915 Barnsley 8 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samuel Lyon (20 November 1890 – December 1977) was an English professional football centre forward who played in the Football League for Barnsley and Hull City.[1]

Personal life

Lyon's younger brother Jack also became a footballer.[3] After pre-war service in the Territorial Army, Lyon served in the East Yorkshire Regiment during the First World War and suffered wounds which necessitated him spending 15 months in hospital.[2] After the war, he worked as a wholesale fish merchant and played bowls, at which he represented Yorkshire.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hull City 1912–13[2] Second Division 5 1 0 0 5 1
1913–14[2] 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 6 1 0 0 6 1
Barnsley 1914–15[4] Second Division 8 3 0 0 8 3
Career total 14 4 0 0 14 4

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 180. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Sam Lyon – On Cloud Seven". Retrieved 25 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Lyon Sam Hull City 1913". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Barnsley Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 7 June 2017.