Tom Lyon (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas King Lyon | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1915 | ||
| Place of birth | Clydebank, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 26 November 1998 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Old Kilpatrick, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m) | ||
| Position(s) | inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1933 | Clydebank Juniors | ||
| 1933–1934 | Motherwell | 0 | (0) |
| 1934 | Yoker Athletic | ||
| 1934–1937 | Albion Rovers | 75 | (29) |
| 1936 | → Airdrieonians (loan) | 10 | (6) |
| 1937–1938 | Blackpool | 6 | (0) |
| 1938–1948 | Chesterfield | 41 | (22) |
| 1948–1949 | New Brighton | 36 | (7) |
| 1949–19?? | Prescot Cables | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas King Lyon (17 March 1915 – 26 November 1998) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Scottish League for Albion Rovers and Airdrieonians and in the English Football League for Blackpool, Chesterfield and New Brighton. An inside forward, he was on the books of Motherwell without playing for their first team, played junior football for Clydebank Juniors and Yoker Athletic, and played non-league football in England for Prescot Cables.