Herbert Lyon
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Herbert Ernest Saxon Bertie Cordey Lyon | ||
| Date of birth | 1877 | ||
| Place of birth | Mosborough, England | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Overseal Town | ||
| – | Gresley Rovers | ||
| 1898–1900 | Leicester Fosse | 14 | (4) |
| 1900–1901 | Nelson | ||
| 1901–1902 | Watford | 30 | (12) |
| 1902–1903 | Reading | ||
| 1903–1904 | West Ham United[1] | 29 | (4) |
| 1904–1905 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| 1905–1906 | Swindon Town[2] | 34 | (5) |
| 1906–1907 | Carlisle United | ||
| 1907–1908 | Swindon Town[2] | 13 | (1) |
| 1908–1909 | Blackpool | 8 | (2) |
| 1909–19?? | Walsall | ||
| – | Tredegar | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Herbert Ernest Saxon Bertie Cordey Lyon (1877 – after 1910), known as Bertie or Bert Lyon, was an English association footballer. Although predominantly an inside forward or centre forward, Mosborough-born Lyon played in most positions throughout his career. He never stayed at the same club for more than two consecutive seasons; during his career he played for Overseal Town, Gresley Rovers, Leicester Fosse, Nelson, Watford, Reading, West Ham United, Brighton & Hove Albion, Swindon Town, Carlisle United, Blackpool, Walsall[3] and Tredegar.
At Leicester Fosse, Lyon once played an entire Football League First Division match as a stand-in goalkeeper, even managing to keep a clean sheet in the process. After a season at Nelson, of the Lancashire League, Lyon moved south to Hertfordshire, to play for Southern League First Division side Watford. He finished the 1901–02 season as the Hornets' leading scorer, with fourteen goals from 32 appearances; however, he departed at the end of the season. Indeed, between 1901 and 1909, he spent precisely one season at a club before moving on; namely Watford (1901–02), Reading (1902–03), West Ham (1903–04), Brighton & Hove Albion (1904–05), Swindon Town (1905–06 and 1907–08), Carlisle United (1906–07) and Blackpool (1908–1909).[3][4]
References
- Specific
- ↑ "Herbert Lyon". The Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics. www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- 1 2 "Bertie Lyon". Player profiles. Swindon Town FC. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- 1 2 Jones, Trefor (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. p. 151. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.
- ↑ Jones, Trefor (1998). Watford Season by Season. pp. 34–35. ISBN 0-9527458-1-X.
- General
- Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888-1939. p. 162. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.