Sam Lyon

Samuel Lyon (20 November 1890 – December 1977) was an English professional football centre forward who played in the Football League for Barnsley and Hull City.[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 (aged 87)[2]
Place of death	Cottingham, England[2]
Position(s)	Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1912	Prescot
1912–1914	Hull City	6	(1)
1914–1915	Barnsley	8	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Lyon's younger brother Jack also became a footballer.[3] After pre-war service in the Territorial Army, 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[2]	Second Division	5	1	0	0	5	1
	1913–14[2]		1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		6	1	0	0	6	1
Barnsley	1914–15[4]	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 190589161X.
2. "Sam Lyon – On Cloud Seven". Retrieved 25 May 2020.
3. "Lyon Sam Hull City 1913". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
4. "Barnsley Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 7 June 2017.