| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Lyons | ||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | ||
| Playing position | Defender (retired) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1971–1982 | Everton | 390 | (48) |
| 1982–1985 | Sheffield Wednesday | 129 | (12) |
| 1985–1987 | Grimsby Town | 50 | (4) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1985–1987 | Grimsby Town | ||
| 1993-1995 | Brunei | ||
| 1995–1997 | Canberra Cosmos | ||
| 2004–2010 | Stirling Lions | ||
| – | Brunei | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Michael "Mick" Lyons (born 8 December 1951 in Liverpool, England) is an English former footballer in the 1970s and 1980s. He is most famous as captain of Everton during this period.
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Lyons was educated at the all-boys' De La Salle School in Liverpool.
Lyons signed as a professional at Everton in 1970 after having served an apprenticeship at the club. He made his first team debut in the Football League First Division in 1971. Utilized mostly as a defender, Lyons would be pushed forward into an attacking role in the last 10 minutes of a game.
Lyons was not considered the most technically gifted of players but more than made up for it by his desire to play for Everton,[1] the club he supported when he was a boy. Lyons' versatility made him a very useful player; he could play anywhere down the middle and was once Everton's top goalscorer.
Lyons moved to Sheffield Wednesday in 1982. He appeared for The Owls 129 times, scoring 12 goals. Lyons helped Sheffield Wednesday win promotion to the Football League First Division.
Lyons won one England "B" cap in 1978.
It was at Everton that Lyons is best remembered and revered for his commitment and dedication to "the cause".[1] Lyons famously dived under Norman Hunter's boot to score from inside the six yard box in a league game against Leeds United.
Lyons became player-manager of Grimsby Town in 1985, replacing David Booth. The side could never get above mid-table and finished 15th. The 1986-87 season began well and most of the season was spent in the top half and on the fringes of the play-off race. However, a run of 8 losses and 2 draws in the last 10 games meant that Grimsby fell from 8th to 21st and the first of two consecutive relegations.
Lyons was appointed coach of Canberra Cosmos in Australia's National Soccer League in 1995. A 9th place finish in his first season showed sporadic promise, but this was not maintained as the club finished last the following season.
Lyons spent five years as the coach of the Stirling Lions in the Football West Premier League in Perth, Western Australia. He was dismissed in April 2010.[2]
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