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Jack Lyall
Personal details
Born 6 April 1881
Dundee, Scotland
Died 17 February 1944(1944-02-17) (aged 62)[1]
Detroit, United States[1]

John Lyall (16 April 1881 – 17 February 1944) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career[]

Born in Dundee, Lyall played club football for Jarrow, Sheffield Wednesday, Manchester City and Dundee, and made one appearance for Scotland in 1905.[4]

He made 295 appearances in all competitions for Sheffield Wednesday,[3] and he won the league title twice and FA Cup once during his time with them.[4]

He made 44 appearances in all competitions for Manchester City,[5] and he won the 2nd Division title during his time with them.[4]

Personal life[]

Lyall served in the Royal Engineers during the First World War.[6] He later emigrated to the United States.[4]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications. 
  2. Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 180. ISBN 9781905891610. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Profile". The Sheffield Wednesday Archive. http://www.adrianbullock.com/swfc/stats/play0356.htm. Retrieved 9 May 2015. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 160. 
  5. "Profile". BlueMoon. http://bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk/History/Players/Player.aspx?id=194. Retrieved 9 May 2015. 
  6. "Jack Lyall | Service Record" (in en). https://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/jack-lyall-service-record/. 
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