Widnes Lyon started his professional rugby league career with
Widnes, joining the club from amateur side
Wigan St Patricks in September 1983. He made his debut for the club on
Boxing Day in 1983, starting at in place of the injured
Mick Burke.
Warrington Lyon signed for
Warrington in August 1987. The transfer fee was set at £12,500 by an independent tribunal after the two clubs failed to agree a fee. Lyon played (replaced by
interchange/
substitute Paul Darbyshire on 34-minutes) in
Warrington's 24–16 victory over
Oldham in the
1989 Lancashire Cup Final during the
1989–90 season at
Knowsley Road,
St. Helens on Saturday 14 October 1989. He also played and scored a
try in Warrington's 14–36 defeat by
Wigan in the
1990 Challenge Cup Final at
Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 28 April 1990, in front of a crowd of 77,729. Lyon played , and scored four
conversions in
Warrington's 12–2 victory over
Bradford Northern in the
1990–91 Regal Trophy Final during the
1990–91 season at
Headingley,
Leeds on Saturday 12 January 1991.
St Helens In September 1992, Lyon was signed by
St Helens for an estimated fee of £90,000. Lyon played in St Helens' 10–4 victory over
Wigan in the
1992–93 Premiership Final during the
1992–93 season at
Old Trafford, Manchester on Sunday 16 May 1993.
Representative career Lyon was selected for the
1990 Great Britain Lions tour to
Papua New Guinea and
New Zealand. He also represented
Lancashire in the 1991 War of the Roses.
Rugby union Lyon switched to rugby union in 1996 when the game went professional playing for
Orrell as a
centre until 1999. He Captained the side in the first year of the professional premiership and lead them to Lancashire Cup glory. He was selected to play for The North of England v NZ All Blacks. ==Coaching career==