Sam Lyon

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]

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[3]
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

Personal life

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
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[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
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 180. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. "Remembering Our Heroes: Sam Lyon". www.hullcitytigers.com. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  3. "Sam Lyon". On Cloud Seven. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  4. "Lyon Sam Hull City 1913". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  5. "Barnsley Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
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