Full name Albert Edward Lyons Playing position | Place of birth Rochdale, England Date of birth 20 May 1920 Name Eddie Lyons | |
Date of death November 1996 (aged 76) | ||
Place of death Bracknell, England | ||
Albert Edward "Eddie" 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.
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Playing career
A full back, Lyons played in the Football League for Bury, Millwall, Crewe Alexandra and Rochdale. He saw out his career in non-league football with Southern League sides Dartford and Gravesend & Northfleet, winning the league title with the latter club in the 1957–58 season.
Physiotherapy and coaching career
After retiring from football, Lyons became assistant trainer at Brentford. He also helped Ted Gaskell with the running of the club's short-lived 'A' team in the late 1950s and early 1960s. 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. Lyons was awarded a testimonial against Chelsea in May 1984 for his service and at age 63, he played the final 15 minutes of the match. He earned £8000 from the match, was given a gold watch and was presented with a Canon League Loyalty Award by Brentford chairman Martin Lange. In September 1990, he came out of retirement to serve as a physiotherapist for the officials at an England international match at Wembley Stadium.
Personal life
After dropping out of league football, Lyons settled in Ealing and purchased a newsagents, which he ran with his wife Iris. Lyons suffered from health problems in later life, suffering from bladder cancer, a stroke and having a triple heart bypass operation. As of August 1996, he was living in Bracknell.
As a player
Gravesend & Northfleet