Willie Lyon
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Lyon | ||
Date of birth | 7 March 1912 | ||
Place of birth | Birkenhead, England | ||
Date of death | 5 December 1962 | (aged 50)||
Place of death | Manchester, England | ||
Position(s) | Centre-half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1935 | Queens Park | ||
1935-1940 | Celtic | 146 | (16) |
International career | |||
1938 | Scottish League XI[1] | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Willie Lyon (7 March 1912 – 5 December 1962) was a professional footballer, who played for Celtic and Queens Park. He was a centre-half and was made captain of Celtic. He won the Scottish league championship in 1936 and 1938 and the Scottish Cup in 1937.[2]
His younger brother Tom was also a footballer.[3]
References
- ^ http://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/willielyon.html
- ^ [1], Willie Lyon - The Celtic Wiki
- ^ "Lyon, Thomas". The Celtic Wiki. Retrieved 29 June 2016.