| James Lyon |
 James Lyon was born on Sunday, 27th October, 2002, in Glasgow. The 5' 10 (11st 7lbs) midfielder was introduced to Ian McCall's Thistle late in 2019, having most recently been with Partick Thistle U-18. Aged 17, he made his debut appearance on Friday, 2nd October, 2020, in a 2-0 friendly defeat at home to Heart of Midlothian. He scored his first goal for the club on Friday, 24th June, 2022, in a 1-0 friendly win away to Kelty Hearts. He scored the last of his 4 goals on Saturday, 12th August, 2023, in a 2-1 defeat away to Airdrieonians in the SPFL Championship. He played his last game for the club on Saturday, 7th September, 2024, in a 3-1 defeat at home to Alloa Athletic in the Challenge Cup, having appeared for the Jags on 29 occasions. At August, 2026, his club-list included Partick Thistle, Stenhousemuir, East Fife, Kelty Hearts, East Kilbride and Edinburgh City. |
| James Lyon's Summary Totals |
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| League | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Competitive | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| All Games | 29 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 4 |
 A naturally gifted midfield playmaker, comfortable on the ball for one so young. He'd not long turned 17 when he first appeared in Ian McCall's team in October 2020, getting 12 minutes of a belated pre-season friendly against Hearts. Got a brief run-out in a League match at Forfar before the year was out. James got his name on our assist chart that term, providing for Joe Cardle in the end-of-season 3-2 defeat at Montrose. The youngster had done more than enough to warrant the two-year modern apprentice deal that was signed in May, 2021, and Ian McCall swithered as to whether or not to put the young player on the Championship platform, but opted instead for the loan deal with 4th tier Stenhousemuir. James scored a spectacular debut goal for the Warriors in a 2-1 League Cup win at Dumarton in July 2021. He made 22 appearances during the campaign, but there were no further goals. Upon his return to Thistle, in June, 2022, James scored his first goal for the club, the matchwinner in a 1-0 pre-season friendly win at Kelty. After featuring in 9 competitive matches at the beginning of the 2023-24 campaign, James was loaned out to East Fife in February 2024. On his return to Thistle, James made just 2 further appearances in the early autumn of 2024. Unable to nail down a place, James left Firhill by mutual consent in mid-January 2025. |
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