Eddie Lyons (footballer)

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Eddie Lyons
Personal information
Full name Albert Edward Lyons[1]
Date of birth 20 May 1920[1]
Place of birth Rochdale, England[1]
Date of death November 1996 (aged 76)[1]
Place of death Bracknell, England[1]
Position(s) Full back
Youth career
Stockport County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945–1950 Bury 2 (0)
1950–1952 Millwall 6 (0)
1952–1953 Crewe Alexandra 23 (0)
Rochdale 19 (1)
Dartford
Gravesend & Northfleet
Managerial career
1976 Brentford (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albert Edward "Eddie" Lyons (20 May 1920 – November 1996) was an English professional football full back who played in the Football League for Bury, Millwall, Crewe Alexandra and Rochdale.[2] After his retirement as a player, Lyons served Brentford in a number of backroom roles for over 30 years.

Playing career

A full back, Lyons played in the Football League for Bury, Millwall, Crewe Alexandra and Rochdale.[1] He saw out his career in non-league football with Southern League sides Dartford and Gravesend & Northfleet, winning the league title with the latter club in the 1957–58 season.[2]

Physiotherapy and coaching career

After retiring from football, Lyons became assistant trainer at Brentford.[2] He also helped Ted Gaskell with the running of the club's short-lived 'A' team in the late 1950s and early 1960s.[2] Lyons progressed to become the club physiotherapist in the 1970s and took caretaker charge for one match in September 1976 after the departure of John Docherty.[3] Lyons was awarded a testimonial against Chelsea in May 1984 for his service and at age 63, he played the final 15 minutes of the match.[2] He earned £8000 from the match,[4] was given a gold watch and was presented with a Canon League Loyalty Award by Brentford chairman Martin Lange.[2] In September 1990, he came out of retirement to serve as a physiotherapist for the officials at an England international match at Wembley Stadium.[5]

Personal life

After dropping out of league football, Lyons settled in Ealing and purchased a newsagents, which he ran with his wife Iris.[2] Lyons suffered from health problems in later life, suffering from bladder cancer, a stroke and having a triple heart bypass operation.[2] As of August 1996, he was living in Bracknell.[2]

Honours

As a player

Gravesend & Northfleet

As an individual

  • Canon League Loyalty Award[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Barry Hugman's Footballers - Eddie Lyons". hugmansfootballers.com. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Brentford's Official Matchday Magazine versus Luton Town 24/08/96. 1996. p. 19.
  3. ^ Official Brentford Programme 2006/2007 versus Leyton Orient 31/0107. Dunwoody Sports Publishing. 2007. pp. 38–39.
  4. ^ Griffin Gazette: Brentford's Official Matchday Magazine versus Crewe Alexandra 06/04/96. Quay Design of Poole. 1996. p. 20.
  5. ^ Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2013). The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 41. ISBN 9781906796723.
  6. ^ "Football Club History Database - Gravesend & Northfleet". Retrieved 21 March 2016.


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