BLAIR LYONS
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BLAIR LYONS Born: 23rd September 1996 Former Clubs: Gleniffer Thistle, Upper Iowa United, Stirling University, Partick Thistle Home Kit Sponsor: PANITERS RESTAURANT @THE BLACK ABBOTT |
| Blair returned to Montrose in June 2021 on a season’s long loan from Partick Thistle. He marked his return with a goal in the opening day Premier Sports match against Brora Rangers. The talented youngster first arrived at Links Park in the summer of 2019 from Lowland League side University of Stirling, adapting naturally to the step up to League 1 with 7 goals in his first 27 appearances. His impact and ability understandably drew widespread attention in the January transfer window of 2020, and a substantial deal was struck with the then Championship side Partick Thistle, that included an immediate loan back for the reminder of the 2019/20 campaign. Blair went on to take his goal tally to 10 and his appearances to 32, lifting both the Clubs Young Player of the Year and Top Goalscorer awards, before the pandemic drew the season to an abrupt halt, sending him back to Firhill for what was to play out as an unprecedented summer, ending in relegation for the Jags. The shortened and stop start nature of the season just past proved difficult for the 24 year old to establish himself within Ian McCall’s plans. Studying for his Sports Science degree, Blair arrived at Stirling University in 2017, having returned from the States, where he completed a two year scholarship with Upper Iowa University. A product of both Aberdeen and Kilmarnock youth academies, the Glasgow born front man also had short spells with Hamilton and Queens Park before moving to the US | |
