Chelsea FC Profile: Frank Lyon
Full Name: Frank Lyon
Born: Tuesday, 23rd September 1879
Place of birth: Crewe, Cheshire, England
Died: Monday, 9th April 1917 (aged 37)
Place of death: Crewe, Cheshire, England
Burial: Buried - 13th April 1917, St. Michael & All Angels Churchyard, Crewe Green, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Involvement with Chelsea:
Player from 1907 to 1908
Playing Career:
Queens Park Rangers
Chelsea (Mar 1907 to May 1908) - cost: unknown - Retired
* Retired = Retired from playing at the end of Chelsea contract, or for reason stated
Chelsea First-Team Career Summary
Debut: Saturday, 14th September 1907, Newcastle United 1 - 0 Chelsea
Age on debut: 27 years 11 months 22 days
Last Appearance: Wednesday, 29th April 1908, Chelsea 1 - 2 Notts County
Appearances
| Goals
|
* oth = other competitive matches such as Full Members Cup, Charity/Community Shield, Fifa World Club Cup.
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Frank Lyon made 6 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Competitive Matches Played
| Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
| League | 14th Sep 1907 | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 35,000 |  |
| League | 21st Sep 1907 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 0 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 23rd Sep 1907 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Newcastle United | 20,000 |  |
| League | 28th Sep 1907 | Chelsea | 1 | 4 | Manchester United | 30,000 | |
| League | 14th Mar 1908 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | The Wednesday | 30,000 | |
| League | 29th Apr 1908 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Notts County | 10,000 | |
Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:
View CGS profile for Frank Lyon on Ancestry
View CGS profile for Frank Lyon on Find-A-Grave
View location on Zeemaps for Frank LyonReturn to Player Directory.
Return to Home page.
