22 Facts About Derek Lyle

Derek Lyle was born on 13 February 1981 and is a Scottish former footballer who played as a striker.

Derek Lyle had loan spells with East Stirlingshire, Stirling Albion, Dunfermline Athletic and the Doonhamers.

Derek Lyle scored 6 goals in 13 league appearances that led him to signing a contract with Queens straight after his loan spell ended.

Derek Lyle scored 16 goals in 97 league appearances during this first spell at Palmerston.

Derek Lyle top scored for the Dens Park team in his first season there with 12 league and 3 cup goals.

Derek Lyle featured less frequently though in the second half of his second season there after signing a pre-contract agreement with fellow promotion contenders, Hamilton Academical.

Derek Lyle scored 21 goals in 59 league appearances in two seasons at Dens Park.

Derek Lyle joined Hamilton Academical in July 2008 after his new club secured promotion to the SPL, after finishing above Dundee, Derek Lyle's previous club.

Derek Lyle signed a short-term contract extension in August 2010 and made his first-team return later that month.

Derek Lyle scored one goal in 31 league appearances during his first spell at New Douglas Park.

Derek Lyle was released when his contract expired at the end of that season.

Derek Lyle then returned to New Douglas Park in July 2011 on a half-season contract and departed the club when his contract expired in January 2012, having scored one goal in 9 league appearances.

Derek Lyle then signed for the remainder of that season for Cowdenbeath and scored one goal in 18 league appearances.

Derek Lyle was part of the Division Two and Challenge Cup double-winning team and is the only player in the club's history to obtain four senior winners' medals.

Derek Lyle has won two Second Division titles and has won two Challenge Cups.

Derek Lyle finished his Queens career three goals short of Bobby Black's total of 120 goals and is currently the fourth highest all-time goalscorer for the Doonhamers with 117 goals.

Derek Lyle had a Texas scramble testimonial golf day at the Dumfries and Galloway Golf Club on 17 September 2017, as part of his testimonial year.

Derek Lyle had two testimonial dinners, one at the Cairndale Hotel, Dumfries on 3 March 2018 and the other at Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow on 14 April 2018.

Derek Lyle departed scoring 117 goals from 365 competitive matches for Queens.

On 29 June 2018, Derek Lyle signed a one-year contract with Scottish League Two club Peterhead.

On 24 June 2019, Derek Lyle signed an extension to his contract with the Blue Toon until May 2020.

Derek Lyle is the first player to have scored a goal in the top five tiers of Scottish Football.