Jack Lyall

John Lyall (16 April 1881 – 17 February 1944) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

For the West Ham player and manager, see John Lyall.

Jack Lyall
Personal information
Full name John Lyall[1]
Date of birth (1881-04-16)16 April 1881
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Date of death 17 February 1944(1944-02-17) (aged 62)[2]
Place of death Detroit, United States[2]
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1899–1901 Jarrow
1901–1909 Sheffield Wednesday 263 (0)
1909–1911 Manchester City 40 (0)
1911–1914 Dundee 83 (0)
1914–1915 Ayr United 48 (0)
1915–1917 Jarrow
Total 303 (0)
International career
1905 Scotland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Dundee but raised on Tyneside,[4] Lyall played club football for Jarrow, Sheffield Wednesday, Manchester City and Dundee, and made one appearance for Scotland in 1905.[5]

He made 295 appearances in all competitions for Wednesday[3] and won the Football League title twice (1902–03, 1903–04) and the FA Cup once (1907) during his eight years with them.[5]

He made 44 appearances in all competitions for Manchester City[6] and won the Second Division title in 1909–10 during his time with them.[5]

Personal life

Lyall served as a corporal in the Royal Engineers during the First World War and was deployed in India.[7] He later emigrated to the United States.[5][4]

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 180. ISBN 9781905891610.
  2. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  3. "Profile". The Sheffield Wednesday Archive. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  4. Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642.
  5. Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 160.
  6. "Profile". BlueMoon. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  7. "Jack Lyall | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
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