Kenny Lyall

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Kenny Lyall
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Lyall
Date of birth (1963-03-23) 23 March 1963 (age 60)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1981–1983 Rangers 9 (0)
1983–1984 Motherwell 19 (2)
1984–1985 St Johnstone 29 (2)
1985–1988 Brechin City 48 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kenny Lyall (born 23 March 1963 in Edinburgh) was a Scottish professional football player in the 1980s who is best known for his time with the Glasgow Rangers.

A midfielder, Lyall began his career with Rangers. Whilst at Ibrox he made 11 appearances. He joined Motherwell in 1983 and spent one season there making over 20 appearances. A brief season with St Johnstone was followed by a move to Brechin City, where he totaled 48 appearances from 1985 to 1988. In 1988, Lyall left the Scottish Football League to sign for Newtongrange Star.

In Lyall's career, he scored five goals in 105 total appearances.


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