[3] He made his West Ham debut on 9 April 1997 in a 0–0 draw with Middlesbrough; his first goal coming on 3 December 1997 in a 4–1 defeat of Crystal Palace.

[3] He made 227 competitive appearances, scoring 13 goals,[3] became club captain and was a member of the West Ham team which won the Intertoto Cup in 1999.

[5] Whilst at QPR he was named captain on occasions and his experience helped Rangers move away from the relegation zone.

After leaving Gillingham, Lomas took up a coaching role at Norwich City before managing St Neots Town.

[12] In November 2011, Lomas signed a 2+1⁄2-year deal to manage Scottish Premier League side St Johnstone following the departure of Derek McInnes to English Championship team Bristol City.

[15] Initially there was confusion about who their opponents would be, because of an appeal to CAS by Turkish club, Besiktas, who had been banned from this season's European competition by UEFA.

[17] Despite a slow start to the 2012–13 season after many changes to the squad – 12 players were out of contract during the summer – St Johnstone had an excellent September, drawing with Dundee United and winning the next four matches, the first against Celtic, ending Ross County's 40-game unbeaten run and beating rivals Dundee, as well as reaching the quarter finals of the Scottish League Cup.

[20] In October 2012, Lomas' name began to be linked with vacant manager's positions in English clubs; first at Bournemouth,[21] then Burnley,[22] Fleetwood,[23] Doncaster Rovers[24] and Coventry City.

[25] On 5 June 2013, Millwall made an official approach to speak with Lomas about the vacant managerial position.