Jack Lyons (soccer)
Appearance
![]() Jack Lyons in 1928 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John P. Lyons | ||
Date of birth | May 19, 1901 | ||
Place of birth | Govan, Scotland | ||
Date of death | October 2, 1987 | (aged 86)||
Position(s) | Fullback | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1926–1927 | Providence F.C. | 8 | (0) |
Fore River Shamrocks | |||
1931 | Boston Bears | 1 | (0) |
International career | |||
1928 | United States | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John P. Lyons (May 19, 1901 – October 2, 1987)[1] was a Scottish-American soccer fullback who played part of two seasons in the American Soccer League and earned two caps with the United States men's national soccer team in 1928.
Professional
[edit]Lyons played eight games with Providence F.C. in the 1926-1927 American Soccer League season. He then played for the Fore River Shamrocks. He re-entered the ASL in the spring of 1931 when he played one game with the Boston Bears.[2]
National team
[edit]Lyons earned two caps with the U.S. national team. The first came at the 1928 Summer Olympics when the U.S. lost to Argentina 11–2. Following this loss, the U.S. tied Poland, 3-3, on June 10, 1928.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Jack Lyons at Olympedia
- ^ Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931 (Hardback). The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-3429-4. ().
- ^ U.S. international games at RSSSF Archived January 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jack Lyons". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012.
- Jack Lyons at WorldFootball.net
Categories:
- 1901 births
- 1987 deaths
- American men's soccer players
- American Soccer League (1921–1933) players
- Boston Bears (soccer) players
- Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Olympic soccer players for the United States
- Providence F.C. players
- United States men's international soccer players
- British emigrants to the United States
- Men's association football defenders
- American soccer defender stubs