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Barry Lyons
Personal information
Full name	Barry Lyons
Date of birth	14 March 1945 (age 79)
Place of birth	Shirebrook, England
Position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team
1963–1967	Rotherham United
1966–1973	Nottingham Forest
1973–1976	York City
1976–1979	Darlington
Managerial career
1980–1981	York City
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Barry Lyons (born 14 March 1945) is an English former professional footballer and manager.

Playing career

Born in Shirebrook, Derbyshire, Lyons started his career with Rotherham United in 1963,^[2] making his debut in September 1963. He moved to Nottingham Forest for £45,000 in November 1966. During his time at Forest, he came close to earning a cap for the England U23 team. He was a part of the team which was runner-up in the First Division in the 1966–67 season.^[3]

Lyons joined York City for £12,000 in September 1973, where showed some class performances as York won promotion. He scored York's first goal in the higher division, which came against Aston Villa. He moved to Darlington on a free transfer in April 1976 and finished his playing career with the club.^[3]

Managerial career

Lyons returned to York City as youth coach in 1979. He became caretaker manager in March 1980 as they were battling to avoid re-election, which he succeeded in doing, and was given the job permanently. He was however removed from the job in December 1981 due to poor results (York having had to seek re-election at the end of the 1980–81 season). He continued in the role of youth team manager until July 1982.^[3]

Managerial statistics

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
Team	Nat	From	To	G	W	L	D	Win %
York City		18 March 1980	1 December 1981	72	21	37	14	29.16

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Barry Lyons". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
^ "ROTHERHAM UNITED – 1946/47 – 2005/06". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 22 July 2007.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Barry Lyons". Minstermen. Archived from the original on 30 September 2003. Retrieved 22 July 2007.

External links

Barry Lyons management career statistics at Soccerbase

[Hugman-1] "Barry Lyons". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 February 2018.

[ROTHERHAM_UNITED_-_1946/47_-_2005/06-2] "ROTHERHAM UNITED – 1946/47 – 2005/06". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 22 July 2007.

[Barry_Lyons-3] "Barry Lyons". Minstermen. Archived from the original on 30 September 2003. Retrieved 22 July 2007.

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-'''Barry Lyons''' (born 14 March 1945) is an English former [[association football|footballer]] and [[manager (association football)|manager]].
+'''Barry Lyons''' (born 14 March 1945) is an English former professional [[association football|footballer]] and [[manager (association football)|manager]].
 ==Playing career==
-Born in [[Shirebrook]], [[Derbyshire]], Lyons started his career with [[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham United]] in 1963,<ref name="ROTHERHAM UNITED - 1946/47 - 2005/06">{{cite news
+Born in [[Shirebrook]], Derbyshire, Lyons started his career with [[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham United]] in 1963,<ref name="ROTHERHAM UNITED - 1946/47 - 2005/06">{{cite news
-| title = ROTHERHAM UNITED - 1946/47 - 2005/06
+| title = ROTHERHAM UNITED – 1946/47 – 2005/06
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-| publisher = Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database
+| publisher = Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database
-| accessdate = 2007-07-22}}</ref> making his debut in September 1963. He moved to [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] for £45,000 in November 1966. During his time at Forest, he came close to earning a cap for the England U23 team. He was a part of the team which was runner-up in the First Division in the [[1966-67 in English football|1966-67]] season.<ref name="Barry Lyons">{{cite news|title=Barry Lyons |url=http://www.rivals.net/default.asp?p=2&sid=973&stid=245448 |publisher=Minstermen |accessdate=2007-07-22 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20030930051641/http://www.rivals.net:80/default.asp?p=2&sid=973&stid=245448 |archivedate=30 September 2003 }}</ref>
+| accessdate = 22 July 2007}}</ref> making his debut in September 1963. He moved to [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] for £45,000 in November 1966. During his time at Forest, he came close to earning a cap for the England U23 team. He was a part of the team which was runner-up in the First Division in the [[1966-67 in English football|1966–67]] season.<ref name="Barry Lyons">{{cite news|title=Barry Lyons |url=http://www.rivals.net/default.asp?p=2&sid=973&stid=245448 |publisher=Minstermen |accessdate=22 July 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030930051641/http://www.rivals.net/default.asp?p=2&sid=973&stid=245448 |archivedate=30 September 2003 }}</ref>
 Lyons joined [[York City F.C.|York City]] for £12,000 in September 1973, where showed some class performances as York won promotion. He scored York's first goal in the higher division, which came against [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]. He moved to [[Darlington F.C.|Darlington]] on a free transfer in April 1976 and finished his playing career with the club.<ref name="Barry Lyons"/>
 ==Managerial career==
-Lyons returned to [[York City F.C.|York City]] as youth coach in 1979. He became [[caretaker manager]] in March 1980 as they were battling to avoid re-election, which he succeeded in doing, and was given the job permanently. He was however removed from the job in December 1981 due to poor results (York having had to seek re-election at the end of the [[1980–81 in English football|1980-81 season]]). He continued in the role of youth team manager until July 1982.<ref name="Barry Lyons"/>
+Lyons returned to [[York City F.C.|York City]] as youth coach in 1979. He became [[caretaker manager]] in March 1980 as they were battling to avoid re-election, which he succeeded in doing, and was given the job permanently. He was however removed from the job in December 1981 due to poor results (York having had to seek re-election at the end of the [[1980–81 in English football|1980–81 season]]). He continued in the role of youth team manager until July 1982.<ref name="Barry Lyons"/>
 ==Managerial statistics==
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 ==References==
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 ==External links==
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 [[Category:Living people]]
 [[Category:People from Shirebrook]]
-[[Category:English footballers]]
+[[Category:Footballers from Derbyshire]]
-[[Category:Association football wingers]]
+[[Category:English men's footballers]]
+[[Category:Men's association football wingers]]
 [[Category:Rotherham United F.C. players]]
 [[Category:Nottingham Forest F.C. players]]
 [[Category:York City F.C. players]]
 [[Category:Darlington F.C. players]]
-[[Category:The Football League players]]
+[[Category:English Football League players]]
 [[Category:English football managers]]
 [[Category:York City F.C. managers]]