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Died | November 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Geoff Lyon 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 player.
Geoff Lyon was an Interchange/Substitute, i.e. number 15, 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.
Geoff Lyon was an Interchange/Substitute, i.e. number 14, 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, played Left-Second-row, i.e. number 11, in Wigan's 16-13 victory over Oldham in the 1966 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1966–67 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 29 October 1966, and played Right-Second-row, i.e. number 12, in Leigh's 2-11 defeat to Swinton in the 1969 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1969–70 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 1 November 1969.