William Lyle (born 14 April 1984) is a Scottish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays for

Auchinleck Talbot Auchinleck Talbot Football Club is a Scottish football club based in Auchinleck, East Ayrshire. They currently play in the . The club is also a member of the Scottish Junior Football Association, and have won the Scottish Junior Cup on a reco ...

Playing career

A right sided full-back, Lyle joined Ayr United from school in July 2000 and made his first-team debut against

Falkirk Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow. Falkirk had a ...

in August 2002. The player later had a season each at Raith Rovers and

Stranraer Stranraer ( , in Scotland also ; gd, An t-Sròn Reamhar ), also known as The Toon, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located in the historical parish of Inch in the historic county of Wigtownshire. It lies on the shores of L ...

before signing for

Stenhousemuir Stenhousemuir (; gd, Featha Thaigh nan Clach) is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies within the Falkirk (council area), Falkirk council area of Scotland. The town is north-northwest of Falkirk and directly adjoins to Larbert in ...

in July 2007. Lyle remained at Ochilview Park for five seasons, eventually becoming club captain. After his release in 2012, he joined Junior side

with whom he had played at boys club level, years previously. Lyle signed on with ''Talbot'' for another season in June 2013. After 10 years with Auchinleck, Lyle signed for

Irvine Meadow Irvine Meadow XI Football Club is a Scottish football club, based in Irvine, North Ayrshire. They currently compete in the . The club's home ground is Meadow Park in central Irvine, and they play in royal blue strips. History Formed in 1897 ...

in early 2022.

International

Lyle was called up to the Scotland Junior international squad in October 2012 for their fixture against the Republic of Ireland.

Coaching

After retiring as a player, Lyle was appointed assistant manager of Kilbirnie Ladeside, alongside his former Meadow boss Colin Spence, in May 2023.

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* Living people 1984 births Scottish men's footballers Scottish Football League players Ayr United F.C. players Raith Rovers F.C. players Stranraer F.C. players Stenhousemuir F.C. players Auchinleck Talbot F.C. players Men's association football defenders Scottish Junior Football Association players {{Scotland-footy-defender-1980s-stub