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Simon Lyons

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Simon Lyons
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-12-02) 2 December 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Watchet, Somerset, England
Position(s) Midfield
Team information
Current team
Minehead
Youth career
Arsenal
–2000 Torquay United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 Torquay United 9 (1)
2001Barnstaple Town (loan)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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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]

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