Willie Lyon

Willie Lyon
Personal information
Full name William Lyon
Date of birth 7 March 1912
Place of birth Birkenhead, England
Date of death 5 December 1962(1962-12-05) (aged 50)
Place of death Manchester, England
Playing position Centre-half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1935 Queens Park
1935-1940 Celtic 146 (16)
National team
1938 Scottish League XI[1] 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Willie Lyon (7 March 1912 – 5 December 1962) was a professional footballer, who played for Celtic and Queens Park. He was a centre-half and was made captain of Celtic. He won the Scottish league championship in 1936 and 1938 and the Scottish Cup in 1937.[2]

His younger brother Tom was also a footballer.[3]

References

  1. http://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/willielyon.html
  2. , Willie Lyon - The Celtic Wiki
  3. "Lyon, Thomas". The Celtic Wiki. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
Preceded by
Bobby Hogg
Celtic F.C. captain
1935-1940
Succeeded by
Official football suspended for WW2
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