Jack Lyons (soccer)
{{short description|Scottish-American soccer player (1901-1987)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jack Lyons
| fullname = John P. Lyons
| image = Jack Lyons (1928).jpg
| caption = Jack Lyons in 1928
| birth_date = {{birth date text|May 19, 1901}}
| birth_place = Govan, Scotland
| death_date = {{death date and age|1987|10|2|1901|5|19}}
| death_place =
| height =
| position = Fullback
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1926–1927
| years2 =
| years3 = 1931
| clubs1 = Providence F.C.
| clubs2 = Fore River Shamrocks
| clubs3 = Boston Bears
| caps1 = 8
| caps2 =
| caps3 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| goals2 =
| goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 1928
| nationalteam1 = United States
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
John P. Lyons (May 19, 1901 – October 2, 1987){{Olympedia|27782}} 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.
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.{{cite book | last = Jose | first = Colin | title = American Soccer League, 1921-1931 | type = Hardback | publisher = The Scarecrow Press | year = 1998 | isbn = 0-8108-3429-4 | id = () }}
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.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/usa-intres-det69.html U.S. international games at RSSSF] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113210650/http://rsssf.com/tablesu/usa-intres-det69.html |date=January 13, 2010}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{cite Sports-Reference |s-url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ly/jack-lyons-1.html |title=Jack Lyons |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012002648/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ly/jack-lyons-1.html |archive-date=2012-10-12 |url-status=dead}}
- {{WorldFootball.net|jack-lyons}}
{{United States football squad 1928 Summer Olympics}}
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Category:American men's soccer players
Category:American Soccer League (1921–1933) players
Category:Boston Bears (soccer) players
Category:Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic soccer players for the United States
Category:Providence F.C. players
Category:United States men's international soccer players
Category:British emigrants to the United States
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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