| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Lyall [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 April 1881 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 17 February 1944 (aged 62) [2] | ||
| Place of death | Detroit, United States [2] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [3] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| 1899–1901 | Jarrow | ||
| 1901–1909 | Sheffield Wednesday | 263 | (0) |
| 1909–1911 | Manchester City | 40 | (0) |
| 1911–1914 | Dundee | 83 | (0) |
| 1914–1915 | Ayr United | 48 | (0) |
| 1915–1917 | Jarrow | ||
| Total | 303 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1905 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Lyall (16 April 1881 – 17 February 1944) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Born in Dundee but raised on Tyneside, [4] Lyall played club football for Jarrow, Sheffield Wednesday, Manchester City and Dundee, and made one appearance for Scotland in 1905. [5]
He made 295 appearances in all competitions for Wednesday [3] and won the Football League title twice ( 1902–03, 1903–04) and the FA Cup once ( 1907) during his eight years with them. [5]
He made 44 appearances in all competitions for Manchester City [6] and won the Second Division title in 1909–10 during his time with them. [5]
Lyall served as a corporal in the Royal Engineers during the First World War and was deployed in India. [7] He later emigrated to the United States. [5] [4]
- ^ Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 180. ISBN 9781905891610.
- ^ a b Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ a b "Profile". The Sheffield Wednesday Archive. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ a b Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642.
- ^ a b c d Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 160.
- ^ "Profile". BlueMoon. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ "Jack Lyall | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
 | This biographical article related to a Scottish football goalkeeper is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1881 births
- 1944 deaths
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scotland men's international footballers
- Footballers from Jarrow
- Anglo-Scots
- Jarrow F.C. players
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Dundee F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. wartime guest players
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Footballers from Dundee
- Scottish emigrants to the United States
- Ayr United F.C. players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Royal Engineers soldiers
- Military personnel from Tyne and Wear
- Military personnel from Dundee
- Scottish football goalkeeper stubs
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Lyall [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 April 1881 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 17 February 1944 (aged 62) [2] | ||
| Place of death | Detroit, United States [2] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [3] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| 1899–1901 | Jarrow | ||
| 1901–1909 | Sheffield Wednesday | 263 | (0) |
| 1909–1911 | Manchester City | 40 | (0) |
| 1911–1914 | Dundee | 83 | (0) |
| 1914–1915 | Ayr United | 48 | (0) |
| 1915–1917 | Jarrow | ||
| Total | 303 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1905 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Lyall (16 April 1881 – 17 February 1944) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Born in Dundee but raised on Tyneside, [4] Lyall played club football for Jarrow, Sheffield Wednesday, Manchester City and Dundee, and made one appearance for Scotland in 1905. [5]
He made 295 appearances in all competitions for Wednesday [3] and won the Football League title twice ( 1902–03, 1903–04) and the FA Cup once ( 1907) during his eight years with them. [5]
He made 44 appearances in all competitions for Manchester City [6] and won the Second Division title in 1909–10 during his time with them. [5]
Lyall served as a corporal in the Royal Engineers during the First World War and was deployed in India. [7] He later emigrated to the United States. [5] [4]
- ^ Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 180. ISBN 9781905891610.
- ^ a b Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ a b "Profile". The Sheffield Wednesday Archive. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ a b Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642.
- ^ a b c d Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 160.
- ^ "Profile". BlueMoon. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ "Jack Lyall | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
|
| This biographical article related to a Scottish football goalkeeper is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1881 births
- 1944 deaths
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scotland men's international footballers
- Footballers from Jarrow
- Anglo-Scots
- Jarrow F.C. players
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Dundee F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. wartime guest players
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Footballers from Dundee
- Scottish emigrants to the United States
- Ayr United F.C. players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Royal Engineers soldiers
- Military personnel from Tyne and Wear
- Military personnel from Dundee
- Scottish football goalkeeper stubs