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 (aged 87)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Cottingham, England[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –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 footballer who played in the Football League for Barnsley and Hull City as a centre forward.[1]
Personal life[edit]
Lyon's younger brother Jack also became a footballer.[4] After service in the Territorial Army between 1909 and 1913, 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[edit]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hull City | 1912–13[3] | Second Division | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 1913–14[3] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Barnsley | 1914–15[5] | Second Division | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| Career total | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 180. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c "Remembering Our Heroes: Sam Lyon". www.hullcitytigers.com. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "Sam Lyon". On Cloud Seven. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Lyon Sam Hull City 1913". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Barnsley Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
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