Darren Lyon

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Darren Lyon
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-06-08) 8 June 1995 (age 26)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Queen's Park
Number 8
Youth career
Rangers
2010–2014 Hamilton Academical
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Hamilton Academical 61 (3)
2018–2019 Peterborough United 2 (0)
2019–2020 Queen of the South 21 (0)
2020– Queen's Park 4 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:56, 22 November 2020 (UTC)

Darren Lyon (born 8 June 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Queen's Park.

He previously played for Hamilton Academical, Peterborough United and Queen of the South.

Career[]

Hamilton Academical[]

Lyon started his career in the Rangers youth academy [1] and then signed for Hamilton Academical, hoping for first-team football.[2] Lyon debuted for Accies on 15 February 2014.[3]

In April 2015, Lyons signed a new contract with the Accies until the 2017 close season.[4] In November 2015, it was revealed that Lyon would be out of action for six weeks following knee surgery.[5] On 18 November 2017, Lyon scored the Accies second goal in their 2–0 win versus Rangers,[6] marking the Lanarkshire club's first win at Ibrox since 1987.[1]

Lyon departed the Accies in August 2018 after his contract was mutually terminated.[7]

Peterborough United[]

Later in August 2018, Lyon signed a one-year contract with EFL League One club Peterborough United.[8][9] Lyon was released by the Posh at the end of the 2018-19 season.[10]

Queen of the South[]

On 16 August 2019, Lyon signed a one-year contract with Dumfries club Queen of the South.[11]

Queen's Park[]

On 25 September 2020 he signed for Queen's Park.[12]

Career statistics[]

As of 25 August 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hamilton Academical 2013–14[13] Scottish Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2014–15[14] Scottish Premiership 14 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 16 0
2015–16[15] 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
2016–17[16] 5 1 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 7 1
2017–18[6] 27 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 30 2
2018–19[17] 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0
Peterborough United 2018–19[17] EFL League One 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
Queen of the South 2019-20 Scottish Championship 22 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 24 0
Career total 85 3 3 0 8 0 4 0 100 3
  1. ^ Appearance in the Premiership play-offs

References[]

  1. ^ a b Craig Fowler (20 November 2017). "Hamilton goal hero Darren Lyon comes back to bite Rangers". The Scotsman. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Lyon Extends Contract". Hamilton Academical F.C. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Lyon makes a debut in Fife". SPFL. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Hamilton Academical: Six players sign new deals at Hamilton". BBC Sport. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Hamilton Academical's Darren Lyon out for six weeks". BBC Sport. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Games played by Darren Lyon in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Darren Lyon leaves Hamilton Academical after contract 'mutually terminated'". BBC Sport. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Posh Bolster Squad With Scottish Arrival". Peterborough United F.C. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Darren Lyon: Peterborough United sign ex-Hamilton Academical midfielder". BBC Sport. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Peterborough United: Aaron Chapman among five transfer-listed as four released". BBC Sport. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  11. ^ "QosFC: Welcome Darren Lyon". www.qosfc.com.
  12. ^ "Spiders Sign Darren Lyon | Queen's Park Football Club".
  13. ^ "Games played by Darren Lyon in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  14. ^ "Games played by Darren Lyon in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  15. ^ "Games played by Darren Lyon in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  16. ^ "Games played by Darren Lyon in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  17. ^ a b "Games played by Darren Lyon in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2018.


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