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Dean Lyness
Personal information
Full name Dean James Lyness[1]
Date of birth (1991-07-20) 20 July 1991 (age 32)[2]
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Hamilton Academical
Number 30
Youth career
Warley Boys
Halesowen Town
2000–2008 Birmingham City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Birmingham City 0 (0)
2009–2011 Heart of Midlothian 0 (0)
2011 → East Fife (loan) 0 (0)
2011–2012 Kidderminster Harriers 6 (0)
2012–2016 Burton Albion 37 (0)
2015–2016 → Blackpool (loan) 7 (0)
2016 → Blackpool (loan) 2 (0)
2016–2017 Blackpool 13 (0)
2017–2018 Nuneaton Town 27 (0)
2018–2019 St Mirren 4 (0)
2019 Raith Rovers 8 (0)
2019–2022 St Mirren 8 (0)
2022–2023 Airdrieonians 10 (0)
2023 St Patrick's Athletic 31 (0)
2024– Hamilton Academical 11 (0)
International career
2007 England U17 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:09, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

Dean James Lyness (born 20 July 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish League One club Hamilton Academical.

Lyness began his career as a youngster with

the Football League. After two spells on loan to Blackpool and a season with the club on a permanent basis, Lyness spent the 2017–18 season with Nuneaton Town of the National League North
.

He returned to the

Raith Rovers
before rejoining St Mirren. Over the next three seasons, he was the regular backup goalkeeper but made only seven first-team appearances, and signed for Airdrieonians in October 2022.

In international football, Lyness was

capped four times for England at under-17 level
.

Career

Lyness was born in

Championship matches against Coventry City and Crystal Palace when regular substitute Doyle was struggling with a back problem.[4] He kept goal as Birmingham reached the semifinal of the FA Youth Cup, and his third and last appearance in the first-team matchday squad came when Maik Taylor was suspended for the visit to Watford. Taylor described him as a "level-headed lad, gets his head down, works extremely hard", and was "sure he will definitely have a good career ahead of him if he keeps progressing."[7] A few days later, Lyness was one of several youngsters told their future lay elsewhere.[8]

Heart of Midlothian

Lyness joined

Scottish League Second Division club East Fife on loan, to gain experience[14] but, as at Birmingham and Hearts previously, he appeared on the first-team substitutes' bench but never on the field.[15][16] He was released by Hearts at the end of the season,[17]
and returned to the Midlands.

Kidderminster Harriers

Lyness signed a one-year contract with

Conference North club Corby Town,[20][21] but when Lewis's injury was confirmed as serious,[19] Kidderminster brought in the more "streetwise" goalkeeper Tony Breeden, who went straight into the starting eleven for the Conference win against Tamworth.[22] A hip injury prevented Lyness replacing the cup-tied Breeden for FA Trophy matches against Vauxhall Motors,[23] but he came back in for the next two rounds, and saved a penalty, albeit in a losing cause, against Luton Town.[20][24] Hopes that his performance might earn him selection in the Conference team were in vain, as Breeden retained the starting place for the remainder of the season.[25]

Burton Albion

Lyness signed a new contract with Kidderminster at the end of the season,

Joe Murphy, he was unable to reciprocate, and Murphy's successful kick put Coventry through to the next round.[28][29]

He made his Football League debut on 23 October 2012, again as a substitute, replacing the injured

Dagenham & Redbridge, he conceded a first-half penalty, which he then saved by turning it onto the post, but was unable to stop the shot from the rebound; Burton won 3–2.[31] He kept his place until mid-January, when a positional error left him unable to deal with a looped shot from Adebayo Akinfenwa that gave Northampton Town a win.[32] Although Rowett was unwilling to blame Lyness,[33] he selected Tomlinson for the next match,[34] and Lyness regained a starting place only after a 7–1 defeat to Port Vale in April looked like derailing Burton's promotion chances.[35] He played three matches – two wins and one loss – before Tomlinson came back in for the last match of the regular season and the playoff semi-final defeat to Bradford City
.

Loanee

Plymouth Argyle, and kept his third consecutive clean sheet.[38][39]

On 12 November 2015, Lyness joined fellow

League One side Blackpool on loan until 2 January 2016.[40] He rejoined the club for a second loan spell in February 2016.[41]

Blackpool

On 31 August 2016, Lyness returned to Blackpool on a one-year deal following his release from Burton Albion.[42] He played 15 matches in all competitions before leaving the club when his contract expired.[43]

Nuneaton Town

On 8 August 2017, Lyness joined

Nuneaton Town on a permanent deal.[44]
He left Nuneaton at the end of the 2017/18 season.

St Mirren

Lyness signed a short-term contract with Scottish Premiership club St Mirren in September 2018.[45] He was released by St Mirren in January 2019, as the contract was not renewed.

Raith Rovers

On 16 January 2019, Lyness signed for Scottish League One side, Raith Rovers until the end of the season.[46] He made 12 appearances, and left the club at the end of his contract.[47]

St Mirren (2nd spell)

Lyness returned to St Mirren on a two-year deal in June 2019, after leaving the club less than a year before.[48] On 22 December 2021 Lyness was brought into the match day XI against Celtic following a spread of covid amongst the St Mirren Squad which forced 11 players to be deemed unavailable. Lyness produced a man of the match performance that will live long in the memory of saints fans. On 6 October 2022 it was announced that Lyness and St Mirren had again parted company.[49]

Airdrieonians

Lyness signed for Scottish League One club Airdrieonians on 8 October 2022 on a short-term deal.[50] Lyness departed the club in January 2023 upon the end of his contract, after making 11 appearances in all competitions for the club.[51]

St Patrick's Athletic

In March 2023, Lyness signed for

2023 FAI Cup Final, in a 3–1 win over Bohemians in front of a record breaking FAI Cup Final crowd of 43,881 at the Aviva Stadium.[56]

Hamilton Academical

On 26 January 2024, Lyness returned to his family in Scotland, signing for Scottish League One club Hamilton Academical until the end of the season.[57] Lyness made 15 appearances for the club in all competitions by the end of the season, as they finished in second place and earned promotion to the Scottish Championship via the play-offs.[58]

International career

Lyness was capped four times by

European Under-17 Championships.[64]

Club statistics

As of match played 18 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Birmingham City 2008–09[65] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Heart of Midlothian 2009–10[66] Scottish Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010–11[13] Scottish Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
East Fife (loan) 2010–11[16]
Scottish Second Division
 0 0 — — — 0 0
Kidderminster Harriers
 2011–12[20]
Conference National
 6 0 2 0 — 2[c] 0 10 0
Burton Albion 2012–13[67] League Two 15 0 2 0 0 0 1[d] 0 18 0
2013–14[39] League Two 21 0 4 0 1 0 4[e] 0 30 0
2014–15[68] League Two 1 0 1 0 0 0 1[d] 0 3 0
2015–16[69] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 37 0 7 0 1 0 6 0 51 0
Blackpool (loan) 2015–16[69] League One 7 0 — — — 7 0
Blackpool (loan) 2015–16[69] League One 2 0 — — — 2 0
Blackpool 2016–17[70] League Two 13 0 0 0 0 0 2[f] 0 15 0
Total 22 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 24 0
Nuneaton Town
 2017–18[71] National League North 27 0 2 0 — 5[g] 0 34 0
St Mirren 2018–19[72] Scottish Premiership 4 0 — 0 0 — 4 0
Raith Rovers 2018–19[72] Scottish League One 8 0 0 0 — 4[h] 0 12 0
St Mirren 2019–20[73] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2020–21[74] Scottish Premiership 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
2021–22[75] Scottish Premiership 6 0 0 0 1 0 — 7 0
Total 8 0 0 0 1 0 — 9 0
St Mirren U21 2019–20[73] — — — — 4[i] 0 4 0
Airdrieonians 2022–23[76] Scottish League One 10 0 1 0 — — 11 0
St Patrick's Athletic 2023[77] LOI Premier Division 31 0 5 0 — 2[j] 0 38 0
Hamilton Academical 2023–24[77] Scottish League One 11 0 — — 4[h] 0 15 0
Career total 164 0 17 0 2 0 29 0 212 0
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup and FAI Cup
  2. ^ Includes Football League Cup / EFL Cup and Scottish League Cup
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  4. ^
    Football League Trophy
  5. League Two play-offs
  6. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  7. ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy, three in Birmingham Senior Cup
  8. ^ a b Appearances in Scottish Championship play-offs
  9. ^ Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
  10. UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Club

Blackpool
St Patrick's Athletic

Individual

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