| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfred Thomas Lyons | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 1885 | ||
| Place of birth | Hednesford, England | ||
| Date of death | October 1938 (age 63) | ||
| Place of death | Hednesford, England | ||
| Playing position | Full-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hednesford Town | |||
| Bridgtown Amateurs | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Aston Villa | |||
| 1917–1922 | Port Vale | 128 | (2) |
| Walsall | |||
| Total | 128+ | (2+) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Alfred Thomas (Tom) Lyons (5 July 1885 – October 1938) was an English footballer and cricketer.
Lyons played for Hednesford Town, Bridgtown Amateurs and Aston Villa before he joined Port Vale, initially on guest terms, in January 1917. He was a member of the side that lifted the Staffordshire Senior Cup and shared the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup in 1920. By March 1921 however, he had lost his first team place and was released at the close of the 1921–22 season. He had played 146 games (63 in the football league) and scored 3 goals for the club. Lyons later played for Walsall in a player-coach capacity.[1] He played as a wicket-keeper for Staffordshire in the 1913 Minor Counties Championship.[2]