[4] Lyons progressed to become the club physiotherapist in the 1970s and took caretaker charge for one match in September 1976 after the departure of John Docherty.
[5] Lyons was awarded a testimonial for his service in May 1984 and at age 63, he played the final 15 minutes of the match against Chelsea.
[4] He earned £8,000 from the match (equivalent to £32,500 in 2025),[6] was given a gold watch and was presented with a Canon League Loyalty Award by Brentford chairman Martin Lange.
[7] After leaving league football, Lyons settled in Ealing and purchased a newsagents, which he ran with his wife Iris.
[4] Lyons suffered from health problems in later life, including bladder cancer, a stroke and having a triple heart bypass operation.