Tyler Lyttle (born 12 November 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for National League North club Brackley Town.
 Lyttle in January 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tyler Lyttle [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 November 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brackley Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | |||
| 2014–2015 | Bristol Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Nuneaton Town (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Truro City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2017 | Stafford Rangers | ||
| 2017 | Hednesford Town | ||
| 2017–2018 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 9 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Rushall Olympic | 83 | (8) |
| 2022–2023 | Stourbridge | 25 | (7) |
| 2023– | Brackley Town | 38 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:26, 14 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Playing career
editBristol Rovers
editAfter failing to make the breakthrough at Wolverhampton Wanderers, Lyttle joined Bristol Rovers in 2014.[2] After receiving the Youth Team Player of the Year award, he signed his first professional deal on 19 June 2015.[3]
On 29 August 2015 Lyttle made his professional debut, starting in a 0–2 away loss against Leyton Orient.[4]
In December 2015, Lyttle was loaned to National League North side Nuneaton Town on an initial month long loan deal,[5] which was extended to the end of the season the following month.[6] He remained at Liberty Way until April 2016 when he was recalled by Rovers.[7]
Stafford Rangers
editLyttle departed Bristol Rovers for Stafford Rangers on 10 March 2017.[8]
Hednesford Town
editLyttle signed for Hednesford Town on 4 September 2017.[9]
Sutton Coldfield Town
editAfter just over a month with Hednesford Town, Lyttle moved on and signed for Sutton Coldfield Town on 7 October 2017.[10]
Rushall Olympic
edit
Tyler signed for Southern League Premier Central side Rushall Olympic on 25 July 2018.[11]
On 3 June 2022, Rushall Olympic confirmed that Lyttle had re-signed, and would make the 2022–23 season his fifth campaign with the club.[12]
Stourbridge
editIn September 2022, Lyttle joined Rushall Olympic's league rivals Stourbridge.[13]
Brackley Town
editIn June 2023, Lyttle joined National League North club Brackley Town following a successful season with Stourbridge.[14] Following defeat in the play-off final, Lyttle signed a new contract in May 2024.[15]
Personal life
editTyler is the son of former Swansea City, Nottingham Forest and West Brom defender, Des Lyttle. He coached Tyler's U18 side to an ESFA National Cup win, after his release from Wolves, at the Thomas Telford Academy in Shropshire.[16] Father and son also recently competed against each other in the Great Donnington Run for charity.[17]
References
edit- ^ "Retained List 2015-16" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "Bristol Rovers' Marcus Stewart full of praise for teenager Tyler Lyttle". Bristol Post. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Academy scholars given professional contracts". Bristol Rovers' official website. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Leyton Orient 2–0 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "TYLER LYTTLE GOES OUT ON LOAN". Bristol Rovers FC. 23 December 2015.
- ^ "LOAN DEALS FOR LUCAS AND LYTTLE". Bristol Rovers FC. 15 January 2016.
- ^ "Loanee Recalled". Nuneaton Town FC. 5 April 2016.
- ^ Two in, two out as Stafford Rangers make double signing, 10 March 2017
- ^ "TWO IN – ONE OUT AT KEYS PARK". HednesfordTownFC.com. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "THREE IN – TWO OUT". HednesfordTownFC.com. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ "NEW SIGNING: BIG SIGNING AS LYTTLE JOINS". ROFC.co.uk. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "PICS POWER HOUR: BIG NEWS AS LYTTLE PENS NEW DEAL". ROFC.co.uk. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "NEW SIGNING! Tyler Lyttle joins the Glassboys from Rushall Olympic". www.stourbridgefc.com. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "NEW SIGNING: Tyler Lyttle joins Brackley Town". www.brackleytownfc.com. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "NEWS: Morgan Roberts, Tyler Lyttle and Zak Lilly remain at Brackley Town". www.brackleytowfc.com. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "Where are they now? Des Lyttle". Birmingham Mail. 8 June 2014.
- ^ "No Lyttle amount of pride is on the line". Shropshire Star. 19 July 2016.
External links
edit- Tyler Lyttle at Soccerbase
- Tyler Lyttle at Soccerway
