Bert Lyons | |
Fullname: | Albert Thomas Lyons |
Birth Date: | 5 March 1902 |
Birth Place: | Hednesford, England |
Death Place: | Great Yarmouth, England |
Height: | [1] |
Position: | Full-back |
Years1: | 1924 |
Clubs1: | Port Vale |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 1925 |
Clubs2: | Walsall |
Caps2: | 0 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 1926–1930 |
Clubs3: | Clapton Orient |
Caps3: | 76 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 1930–1933 |
Clubs4: | Tottenham Hotspur |
Caps4: | 54 |
Goals4: | 3 |
Clubs5: | Colwyn Bay |
Totalcaps: | 130+ |
Totalgoals: | 3+ |
Albert Thomas Lyons (5 March 1902 – 10 May 1981) was a professional footballer who played at full-back for Port Vale, Walsall, Clapton Orient, Tottenham Hotspur and Colwyn Bay.[2] One of four brothers, two of his siblings also played League football.[3]
Lyons spent the early part of his career at Port Vale and Walsall. In September 1926, he signed for Clapton Orient. He helped the club to narrowly avoid relegation out of the Second Division in 1926–27. They again escaped the drop in 1927–28, finishing one place and one point above relegated Fulham. However, they came last in 1928–29, and finished 12th in the Third Division South in 1929–30. He signed for Tottenham Hotspur in May 1930. He helped "Spurs" to finish third in the Second Division in 1930–31, and then eighth in 1931–32, before they finally won promotion with a second-place finish in 1932–33. Lyons featured in 57 games and scored three goals at White Hart Lane.[4] Lyons ended his playing career at Colwyn Bay.
Source:
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
Port Vale | 1924–25 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Walsall | 1925–26 | Third Division North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Clapton Orient | 1926–27 | Second Division | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
1927–28 | Second Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
1928–29 | Second Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
1929–30 | Third Division South | 39 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 45 | 1 | ||
Total | 76 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 82 | 1 | |||
Tottenham Hotspur | 1930–31 | Second Division | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 2 | |
1931–32 | Second Division | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
Total | 54 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 3 | |||
Career total | 130 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 139 | 2 |