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Albert Edward Lyons (20 May 1920 – November 1996) was an English professional football full back who played in the Football League for Bury, Millwall, Crewe Alexandra and Rochdale. After his retirement as a player, Lyons served Brentford in a number of backroom roles for over 30 years.

Eddie Lyons

Personal information
Full name	Albert Edward Lyons[1]
Date of birth	20 May 1920[1]
Place of birth	Rochdale, England[1]
Date of death	November 1996 (1996-12) (aged 76)[1]
Place of death	Bracknell, England[1]
Position(s)	Full back
Youth career
0000–1941	Stockport County
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1941–1944	Stockport County	0	(0)
1944–1950	Bury	2	(0)
1950–1952	Millwall	6	(0)
1952–1953	Crewe Alexandra	23	(0)
1953–1954	Rochdale	19	(1)
	Dartford
	Gravesend & Northfleet
Teams managed
1976	Brentford (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

A full back, Lyons began his career in wartime football with Stockport County and after the war,[2] he played in the Football League for Bury, Millwall, Crewe Alexandra and Rochdale.[1][3] He ended his career in non-league football with Southern League clubs Dartford and Gravesend & Northfleet and won the league title with the latter club in the 1957–58 season.[4]

Physiotherapy and coaching career

After retiring from football, Lyons became assistant trainer at Brentford.[4] He also helped Ted Gaskell with the running of the club's short-lived 'A' team in the late 1950s and early 1960s.[4] Lyons progressed to become the club physiotherapist in the 1970s and took caretaker charge for one match in September 1976 after the departure of John Docherty.[5] Lyons was awarded a testimonial for his service in May 1984 and at age 63, he played the final 15 minutes of the match against Chelsea.[4] He earned £8,000 from the match (equivalent to £27,400 in 2022),[6] was given a gold watch and was presented with a Canon League Loyalty Award by Brentford chairman Martin Lange.[4] In September 1990, he came out of retirement to serve as a physiotherapist for the officials at an England international match at Wembley Stadium.[7]

Personal life

After leaving league football, Lyons settled in Ealing and purchased a newsagents, which he ran with his wife Iris.[4] Lyons suffered from health problems in later life, including bladder cancer, a stroke and having a triple heart bypass operation.[4] As of August 1996, he was living in Bracknell.[4]

Honours

Gravesend & Northfleet

• Southern League: 1957–58[4][8]

Individual

• Canon League Loyalty Award[4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Millwall	1949–50[9]	Third Division South	4	0	—		4	0
	1950–51[10]		1	0	0	0	1	0
	1951–52[11]		1	0	1	0	2	0
Career total			6	0	1	0	7	0

References

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