Jack Lyall

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

For the West Ham player and manager, see John Lyall.

Jack Lyall

Personal information
Full name	John Lyall[1]
Date of birth	(1881-04-16)16 April 1881
Place of birth	Dundee, Scotland
Date of death	17 February 1944(1944-02-17) (aged 62)[2]
Place of death	Detroit, United States[2]
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[3]
Playing position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Jarrow
1901–1909	Sheffield Wednesday	263	(0)
1909–1911	Manchester City	40	(0)
1911–1914	Dundee	83	(0)
1914–1915	Ayr United	48	(0)
1916–1917	Jarrow
Total		303	(0)
National team
1905	Scotland	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 as a corporal in the Royal Engineers during the First World War and was deployed in India.[6] He later emigrated to the United States.[4]

References

1. Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 180. ISBN 9781905891610.
2. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
3. "Profile". The Sheffield Wednesday Archive. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
4. Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 160.
5. "Profile". BlueMoon. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
6. "Jack Lyall | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 11 December 2018.