Everton legend Mike Lyons honoured amid dementia battle

Former Everton captain Mike Lyons couldn't attend his own tribute night as he battles dementia in Australia.

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What happened. Former Everton teammates gathered at a Liverpool pub to celebrate Mike Lyons, whose biography 'The Man Who Bled Blue' was released, but Lyons, living with dementia in Perth, could not attend.

• Lyons made 473 appearances for Everton over 12 years.
• He won no honours during his Everton career.
• His daughter Francesca calls him daily at the care home.

“He would have died for Everton.”

— Gordon Lee

Lyons' story may inspire Everton to win the League Cup, with a match against Preston upcoming.

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