Colin Lyman

Colin Chad Lyman (9 March 1914 – 9 May 1986) was an English footballer who played as a forward. He scored 54 goals in 188 league games in the Football League playing for West Bromwich Albion, Southend United, Northampton Town, Tottenham Hotspur, Port Vale, Nottingham Forest, and Notts County. He went on to serve Nuneaton Borough as player-manager from August 1948 to December 1950.

Playing career Lyman played for Rushden Town and West Bromwich Albion before playing one Third Division South game at Roots Hall for Southend United in 1933. He moved on to league rivals Northampton Town, turning professional at the club in 1935. He also guested for Partick Thistle, Leicester City, Notts County, Chesterfield, Derby County, Coventry City and Port Vale during World War II. Having played four games for the Vale as a guest in 1946, he signed permanently for the club in May 1946 for a 'fairly substantial fee'. He played 11 Third Division South games for the club in 1946–47, scoring at the Old Recreation Ground in a 1–1 draw with Northampton Town. He brought 24-year-old Walsall forward Jimmy Campbell, as well as Arsenal inside-forward David Metzger and Notts County goalkeeper Harold Orgill.

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1934–35 Third Division South

1935–36 Third Division South

1936–37 Third Division South

1937–38 Third Division South

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1937–38 Second Division

1938–39 Second Division

1945–46

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Nottingham Forest 1945–46 Second Division

Notts County 1947–48 Third Division South

1948–49 Birmingham Combination

1949–50 Birmingham Combination

1950–51 Birmingham Combination

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Honours Nuneaton Borough Birmingham Senior Cup: 1949