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Chelsea FC Profile: Frank Lyon

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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:


Men's 1st Team 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

Competitive Debut: Saturday, 14th September 1907, Newcastle United 1 - 0 Chelsea

Age on debut: 27 years 11 months 22 days

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Wednesday, 29th April 1908, Chelsea 1 - 2 Notts County

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1907 / 08 600006
Total600006

Goals

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
Total000000


* 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

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League14th Sep 1907Newcastle United10Chelsea35,000 match lost
League21st Sep 1907Nottingham Forest60Chelsea20,000 match lost
League23rd Sep 1907Chelsea20Newcastle United20,000 match won
League28th Sep 1907Chelsea14Manchester United30,000 match lost
League14th Mar 1908Chelsea31The Wednesday30,000 match won
League29th Apr 1908Chelsea12Notts County10,000 match lost

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1907 / 08 1
Total1

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Frank Lyon made 1 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Friendly3rd May 1908Everton40Chelsea4,000 match lost

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1906 / 07 3
1907 / 08 29
Total32

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Frank Lyon made 32 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Reserve League2nd Apr 1907Leyton02Chelsea0 match won
Reserve League11th Apr 1907Chelsea44Hastings & St Leonards United0 match drawn
Reserve League29th Apr 1907Fulham43Chelsea1,000 match lost
Reserve League2nd Sep 1907Chelsea22Fulham4,000 match drawn
Reserve League7th Sep 1907Luton Town21Chelsea0 match lost
Reserve League12th Oct 1907Hitchen Town26Chelsea0 match won
Reserve League19th Oct 1907Chelsea60Watford0 match won
Reserve League26th Oct 1907Tottenham Hotspur41Chelsea0 match lost
Reserve League2nd Nov 1907Chelsea00Tottenham Hotspur0 match drawn
Reserve League9th Nov 1907Maidstone United12Chelsea0 match won
Reserve League16th Nov 1907Chelsea11Maidstone United0 match drawn
Reserve League30th Nov 1907Chelsea21Woolwich Arsenal4,000 match won
Reserve League7th Dec 1907Clapton Orient30Chelsea2,000 match lost
Friendly14th Dec 1907Chelsea21Dumfries0 match won
Reserve League21st Dec 1907Woolwich Arsenal10Chelsea0 match lost
Reserve League25th Dec 1907Chelsea60Leyton0 match won
Reserve League26th Dec 1907Southend United01Chelsea4,500 match won
Friendly28th Dec 1907Chelsea52Hammersmith League0 match won
Reserve League4th Jan 1908Chelsea30Luton Town0 match won
Reserve League18th Jan 1908Watford00Chelsea500 match drawn
Reserve League25th Jan 1908Chelsea31Queens Park Rangers0 match won
Reserve League1st Feb 1908Norwich City01Chelsea0 match won
Reserve League8th Feb 1908Sittingbourne01Chelsea1,000 match won
Reserve League15th Feb 1908West Ham United20Chelsea0 match lost
Reserve League19th Feb 1908Chelsea40Tunbridge Wells Rangers0 match won
Reserve League21st Mar 1908Chelsea40Croydon Common0 match won
Reserve League28th Mar 1908Croydon Common21Chelsea4,000 match lost
Reserve League6th Apr 1908Chelsea21Sittingbourne0 match won
Reserve League13th Apr 1908Chelsea13Clapton Orient0 match lost
Reserve League17th Apr 1908Tunbridge Wells Rangers22Chelsea3,000 match drawn
Reserve League20th Apr 1908Hastings & St Leonards United11Chelsea2,000 match drawn
Reserve League21st Apr 1908Fulham01Chelsea0 match won

Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:


Link to the CGS Ancestry profile for Frank Lyon View CGS profile for Frank Lyon on Ancestry
Link to the findagrave profile for Frank Lyon View CGS profile for Frank Lyon on Find-A-Grave
Link to the CGS Zeemaps location for Frank Lyon View location on Zeemaps for Frank Lyon



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Chelsea FC Player Frank Lyon

Games Won: 2
Win Percentage: 33.33%
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 0

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 6 appearances, Frank Lyon played alongside the following 18 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Ted Birnie (5)
Billy Brawn (2)
Billy Bridgeman (4)
Jack Cameron (2)
Norrie Fairgray (6)
James Frost (2)
George Henderson (2)
George Hilsdon (6)
Percy Humphreys (2)
George Key (2)
Bob Mackie (4)
Bob McRoberts (6)
Martin Moran (2)
Peter Proudfoot (1)
Jimmy Stark (2)
Bob Whiting (2)
Jack Whitley (4)
Jimmy Windridge (6)