Simon Lyons

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Simon Lyons
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-12-02) 2 December 1982 (age 39)
Place of birth Watchet, Somerset, England
Position(s) Midfield
Club information
Current team
 Minehead
Youth career
Arsenal
–2000 Torquay United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 Torquay United 9 (1)
2001 →Barnstaple Town (loan)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Simon R. Lyons (born 2 December 1982) is an English former professional footballer who plays for non-league Minehead.

Lyons, a midfielder, was born in Watchet, Somerset, and began his career as an apprentice with Arsenal before finishing his apprenticeship with Torquay United, turning professional in July 2000.

Background[]

He made his first team debut in the FA Cup defeat away to Southend United on 28 November 2000,[1] also playing in the Football League Trophy defeat at home to Bristol Rovers before making his league debut as a substitute on 16 December, in a 2–1 win away to Hull City. He made 8 further substitute appearances for the Gulls in their successful battle against relegation, but was left further out of the first-team picture with the arrival of Roy McFarland as manager in 2001.

In December 2001 he was loaned to non-league Barnstaple Town and was released by Torquay in March 2002.

In January 2003 he had a trial with Southend United, playing in their reserve side.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Fitness worries for Torquay and Argyle Archived 24 October 2004 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Southend second-string take on First Division Portsmouth in search of three points Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine

External links[]

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