Weight 66 kg Number 9 Name Derek Lyle | Role Footballer Years Team Height 1.75 m | |
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Date of birth (1981-02-13) 13 February 1981 (age 34) | ||
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Derek Lyle (born 13 February 1981) is a Scottish footballer who has played as a forward for numerous clubs, including Partick Thistle, Dundee and Hamilton Academical. Lyle's longest spell in his career has been with current club Queen of the South in Dumfries, where he has scored 115 goals in 342 appearances.
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- Derek lyle morton 04 02 17
- Fantastic hat trick from derek lyle sees queen of the south progress to round 2
- Partick Thistle
- Queen of the South
- Dundee
- Hamilton
- Morton Hamilton 2nd spell and Cowdenbeath
- Queen of the South 2nd spell
- Honours
- References
Fantastic hat trick from derek lyle sees queen of the south progress to round 2
Partick Thistle
Lyle's career started at Partick Thistle in 1999. Lyle had loan spells at East Stirlingshire and Queen of the South.
Queen of the South
Whilst on loan at Palmerston Park the club lifted the Second Division title in the 2001–02 season. Six league goals in only 13 league appearances led to signing direct contract with Queens after the loan.
Queens won the Scottish Challenge Cup the following season. Lyle and John O'Neill scored the goals in a 2-0 win at Broadwood over Brechin City. Lyle scored 16 league goals in 97 league appearances during his this spell at Queens.
Lyle was not always a regular in the team and had loan spells at Stirling Albion and Dunfermline Athletic. After being told by Queens boss Ian McCall that he was not going to be the first-choice striker, Lyle decided to leave the club.
Dundee
Lyle made an instant impact after joining Dundee from Queens in August 2006, scoring on his debut in a 3–0 win over Clyde. Lyle scored 18 league goals in 53 league appearances at Dens Park.
Hamilton
Lyle joined Hamilton Academical in July 2008 after his new club secured promotion to the SPL, after finishing above Dundee, Lyle's previous club. Lyle suffered a career threatening knee ligament injury in the first minute of the club's 0–0 draw with Falkirk on 19 September 2009 when he was 27 years old. Lyle underwent a successful operation a week later but would not play again for the remainder of the 2009–10 season. Lyle signed a short-term contract extension in August 2010 and made his first team return later that month.
Morton, Hamilton (2nd spell) and Cowdenbeath
In January 2011 Lyle signed a half season with Greenock Morton which saw him through to the end of the 2010–11 season. On 5 March 2011, Lyle scored his fifth goal for the Cappielow club in a 3–1 win at East End Park over Dunfermline Athletic,. Lyle was released when his contract expired at the end of that season.
Lyle then returned to New Douglas Park in July 2011 on a half-season contract and departed the club when his contract expired in January 2012.
Lyle then signed for the remaining half of the season for Cowdenbeath.
Queen of the South (2nd spell)
Lyle signed on at Queens for a second spell on 3 August 2012, along with Derek Young. Lyle was part of the Division Two and Challenge Cup double-winning team and is the only player in the club's history to obtain four senior winners' medals. Lyle has won two Second Division titles and has also won two Challenge Cups.
On 27 August 2016, Lyle scored his 100th goal for Queen of the South in a 1-0 win at East End Park over Dunfermline Athletic. Lyle is currently the third highest goalscorer in the club's history with 115 goals and is 14th on the club's all-time appearances list on 342.
Lyle equalled Andy Thomson's total of 114 goals on 9 September 2017, scoring in a 2-2 draw away to Livingston and edged ahead of Thomson, scoring in a 2-1 defeat at home to Greenock Morton on 16 September 2017. Lyle is currently 5 goals behind Bobby Black's total of 120 goals.
On 25 June 2017, Queens Select won 5-3 versus Rangers Legends in Lyle's testimonial match.
Lyle also had a Texas Scramble testimonial golf day at the Dumfries and Galloway Golf Club on 17 September 2017, as part of his testimonial year.
There are also two testimonial dinners being organised, one in Dumfries and the other in Glasgow.
Honours
Queen of the South:
Scottish League Division Two Winners: 2001-02, 2012-13
Scottish Challenge Cup Winners: 2002-03, 2012-13