Geoff Lyon
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| Full name | Geoffrey Lyon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | unknown England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | November 2004[1] unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Geoff Lyon (birth unknown – death unknown) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played as a second-row for Wigan and Leigh, and made one representative appearance for Lancashire. His son, David Lyon was also a professional rugby league footballer.
Playing career
[edit]Challenge Cup Final appearances
[edit]Geoff Lyon was an unused substitute in Wigan's 20-16 victory over Hunslet in the 1965 Challenge Cup Final during the 1964–65 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 8 May 1965, in front of a crowd of 89,016.[4]
County Cup Final appearances
[edit]Geoff Lyon was a substitute in Wigan's 7-4 victory over St. Helens in the 1968 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1968–69 season at Central Park, Wigan on Tuesday 17 December 1968,[5] played at second-row in Wigan's 16-13 victory over Oldham in the 1966 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1966–67 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 29 October 1966,[6] and played at second-row in Leigh's 2-11 defeat by Swinton in the 1969 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1969–70 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 1 November 1969.[citation needed]
BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances
[edit]Geoff Lyon played loose forward in Leigh's 11-6 victory over Wigan in the 1969 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1969–70 season at Central Park, Wigan on Tuesday 16 December 1969.
References
[edit]- ^ "Chris Joynt and Dave Lyon have swapped their rugby boots". sportfocus. 13 June 2005. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ Morris, Graham (2005). Wigan Rugby League Football Club: 100 Greats. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-7524-3470-4.
- ^ They played for Leigh (1991) by Michael Latham ISBN 0951609815
- ^ "1964-1965 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2016. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ "1968-1968 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "1966-1967 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
