Darren Lyon

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Darren Lyon
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-06-08) 8 June 1995 (age 29)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Clyde
Number 20
Youth career
Rangers
2010–2014 Hamilton Academical
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2018 Hamilton Academical 61 (3)
2018–2019 Peterborough United 2 (0)
2019–2021 Queen of the South 21 (0)
2020–2021 → Queen's Park (loan) 18 (4)
2021–2022 Queen's Park 10 (0)
2022–2023 Kelty Hearts 29 (2)
2023–24 Arbroath 17 (0)
2024– Clyde 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:46, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

Darren Lyon (born 8 June 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish League Two club Clyde.

Contents

He previously played for Arbroath, Hamilton Academical, Peterborough United, Queen of the South, Queen's Park and Kelty Hearts.

Career

Lyon started his career in the Rangers youth academy [1] and then signed for Hamilton Academical, hoping for first-team football. [2] Lyon debuted for Accies on 15 February 2014. [3]

In April 2015, Lyons signed a new contract with the Accies until the 2017 close season. [4] In November 2015, it was revealed that Lyon would be out of action for six weeks following knee surgery. [5] On 18 November 2017, Lyon scored the Accies second goal in their 2–0 win versus Rangers, [6] marking the Lanarkshire club's first win at Ibrox since 1987. [1]

Lyon departed the Accies in August 2018 after his contract was mutually terminated. [7]

Later in August 2018, Lyon signed a one-year contract with EFL League One club Peterborough United. [8] [9] Lyon was released by the Posh at the end of the 2018–19 season. [10]

On 16 August 2019, Lyon signed a one-year contract with Dumfries club Queen of the South. [11]

On 25 September 2020 he signed for Queen's Park. [12]

Lyon signed for Kelty Hearts in August 2022. [13] He left the club at the end of the 2022–23 season. [14]

Scottish Championship club Arbroath signed Lyon in September 2023. [14]

Lyon signed a two-year contract with Clyde on 28 July 2024. [15]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hamilton Academical 2013–14 [16] Scottish Championship 1000000010
2014–15 [17] Scottish Premiership 140002000160
2015–16 [18] Scottish Premiership130100000140
2016–17 [19] Scottish Premiership5100101 [lower-alpha 1] 071
2017–18 [6] Scottish Premiership272102000302
2018–19 [20] Scottish Premiership1000300040
Total613208010723
Peterborough United 2018–19 [20] EFL League One 2000002040
Queen of the South 2019–20 [21] Scottish Championship220100010240
Queen's Park 2020–21 [22] Scottish League Two 184004000224
2021–22 [23] Scottish League One 10000205 [lower-alpha 2] 0170
Total284006050394
Kelty Hearts 2022–23 [24] Scottish League One29210003 [lower-alpha 3] 0332
Arbroath 2023–24 [25] Scottish Championship17000001 [lower-alpha 4] 0180
Clyde 2024–25 [26] Scottish League Two0000100010
Career total1599401501301916
  1. ↑ Appearance in the Premiership play-offs
  2. ↑ Two appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup and three appearances in the League One play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup

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References

  1. 1 2 Craig Fowler (20 November 2017). "Hamilton goal hero Darren Lyon comes back to bite Rangers". The Scotsman. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Lyon Extends Contract". Hamilton Academical F.C. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Lyon makes a debut in Fife". SPFL. 21 February 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Hamilton Academical: Six players sign new deals at Hamilton". BBC Sport. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Hamilton Academical's Darren Lyon out for six weeks". BBC Sport. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Games played by Darren Lyon in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Darren Lyon leaves Hamilton Academical after contract 'mutually terminated'". BBC Sport. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Posh Bolster Squad With Scottish Arrival". Peterborough United F.C. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Darren Lyon: Peterborough United sign ex-Hamilton Academical midfielder". BBC Sport. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "Peterborough United: Aaron Chapman among five transfer-listed as four released". BBC Sport. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  11. ↑ "QosFC: Welcome Darren Lyon". www.qosfc.com.
  12. ↑ "Spiders Sign Darren Lyon | Queen's Park Football Club". 25 September 2020.
  13. ↑ Hart, Ross (18 August 2022). "Potter seeks Kelty improvement ahead of "great" Pars clash". Dunfermline Press. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  14. 1 2 Smith, Ewan (12 September 2023). "Darren Lyon rejects full-time Championship side to join Arbroath". The Courier. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  15. ↑ "NEW SIGNING: Darren Lyon". Clyde F.C. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Darren Lyon in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Darren Lyon in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Darren Lyon in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Darren Lyon in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  20. 1 2 "Games played by Darren Lyon in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Darren Lyon in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Darren Lyon in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Darren Lyon in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Darren Lyon in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Darren Lyon in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Darren Lyon in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2024.


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