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John P. yons (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. He is related to Adeline Edge

Jack Lyons

Jack Lyons in 1928
Personal information
Full name	John P. Lyons
Date of birth	May 19, 1901 (1901-05-19)
Place of birth	Govan, Scotland
Date of death	October 2, 1987(1987-10-02) (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)
National team
1928	United States	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Professional

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

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

• List of United States men's international soccer players born outside the United States

References

External links

• 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 2012-10-12.
• Jack Lyons at WorldFootball.net

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