Joe Lyman
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| Full name | Joseph Lyman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joseph Lyman (birth unknown – death unknown), also known by the nickname of "Joe", was a professional rugby league footballer of the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s, and coach of the 1930s. He played at club level for Featherstone Rovers (were a "junior" club at the time, so no Heritage № is allocated), and Dewsbury (captain), as a loose forward/lock, i.e. number 13, during the era of contested scrums, and coached at club level for Batley.
Playing career
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Joe Lyman played loose forward/lock, and was captain in Dewsbury's 2–13 defeat by Wigan in the 1929 Challenge Cup Final during the 1928–29 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 4 May 1929, in front of a crowd of 41,000.[1]
Career records
Joe Lyman holds Dewsbury's "Most Career Appearances" record with 454 appearances, and "Most Career Tries" record with 144 tries.[2]
Coaching career
Club career
Joe Lyman was the coach of Batley from July 1931 to November 1934.
References
- ↑ "Historic Wigan RL Moments: 1929 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Dewsbury at greyhoundderby.com". greyhoundderby.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.