Willie Lyon

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Willie Lyon
Personnel
Surname William King Lyon
birthday March 7, 1912
place of birth Birkenhead ,  England
date of death 5th December 1962
Place of death Salford , England
position Midfield defense
Juniors
Years station
Clydebank Juniors
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1933-1935 FC Queen's Park
1935-1940 Celtic Glasgow 146 (16)
1941-1942 Aberdeen FC (guest player)
1 Only league games are given.

William "Willie" King Lyon (born March 7, 1912 in Birkenhead , † December 5, 1962 in Salford ) was an English football player and major in World War II .

life and career

Willie Lyon was born in Birkenhead, England in 1912 , but grew up in Scotland. He started playing soccer with the Clydebank Juniors. From 1933 to 1935 he played for the Scottish first division club from Glasgow, FC Queen's Park . In April 1935, Lyon signed with Celtic Glasgow . He made his debut for the club on August 10 of the same year when Celtic won a league game of the 1935/36 season with a 3-1 win at Aberdeen FC . He was considered a strong and tough midfielder , and an uncompromising defender . As team captain , he led Celtic to the Scottish Championship in 1936 and 1938 . In 1937 he won the Scottish Cup with Celtic in front of the hitherto largest number of spectators in club football of 147,365 in Hampden Park against FC Aberdeen. In 1938 the Empire Exhibition Trophy was won. With the outbreak of World War II in 1939, his football career stalled. Despite visiting a few games for Celtic and Aberdeen FC during the war years, his football career was almost over. As a soldier in the Scots Guards , Lyon served as a major during the Africa campaign , the invasion of Sicily and the Normandy landings . In 1944 he was seriously injured in the leg while fighting in Normandy. He received the Military Cross . He had to end his football career prematurely because of the injury.

Willie Lyon died in Salford on December 5, 1962 at the age of 50 . His death was received with great sadness by Celtic. The flags around the Celtic Park were raised at half mast. The players wore black armbands when they played against Heart of Midlothian on December 8, 1962.

His younger brother Tom (1915-1998) was also a soccer player and appeared in 1939 as a guest player during the Second World War at the side of his brother at Celtic Glasgow.

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personal data
SURNAME Lyon, Willie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lyon, William King (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH March 7, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Birkenhead , England
DATE OF DEATH 5th December 1962
Place of death Salford , England