Joseph Lyman ( – 1976) was a professional

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footballer who played in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s, and

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ed in the 1930s. He played at club level for

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(who were a "junior" club at the time), and

Dewsbury Dewsbury is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Calder, West Yorkshire, River Calder and on an arm of the Calder and Hebble Navigation waterway. It is to the west of Wakefield, ...

(

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from the 1925–26 season). A

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-kicker, he initially played in the backs, and later as a

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including , and coached at club level for

Batley Batley is a market town in the Kirklees district, in West Yorkshire, England, south-west of Leeds, north-west of Wakefield and Dewsbury, south-east of Bradford and north-east of Huddersfield, in the Heavy Woollen District. In 2011, the popu ...

and

Playing career

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Joe Lyman played , and was

's 2–13 defeat by

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in the 1929 Challenge Cup Final during the 1928–29 season at

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on Saturday 4 May 1929, in front of a crowd of 41,000.

Career records

Joe Lyman holds

's "Most Career Appearances" record with 454 appearances, and "Most Career Tries" record with 144 tries.

Coaching career

Club career

Joe Lyman was the coach of

from July 1931 to November 1934.

Genealogical information

Joe Lyman was the brother of the rugby league footballer who played for

; Jim Lyman.

References

External links

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