Background
Lynex was born in West Bromwich.
Lynex was born in West Bromwich.
He attended Churchfields School and played junior football for Sandwell Rangers before joining West Bromwich Albion in 1974 as an apprentice.
He played as a winger. In July of the same year, without having appeared for Albion"s first team, Lynex tried his luck in Ireland. After a trial with Sligo Rovers he followed Giles to
He made his Rovers debut on 28 August 1977 away to Dundalk.
During his time at Milltown he played a major role in the 1978 FAI Cup victory, brought down for the penalty which was the only goal of the game. He left Rovers in December 1978, and after a trial at Queens Park Rangers he joined in April 1979.
After three years with Birmingham, Lynex moved to, where he is remembered for his prolific scoring for a winger as well as for creating chances for Gary Lineker and Alan Smith. He reached double figures of goals scored in three of his five full seasons at the club
He also occasionally appeared as a stand-in goalkeeper, in the days when the Football League only allowed one substitute to be selected, and teams rarely chose a goalkeeper as a substitute.
After a loan spell at one former club, he went on to join another,, and later played for Cardiff City, where he was nicknamed "Lethal Lynex" by the fans. He played his last Football League game in 1990 and then moved into non-league football with Telford United and Trafford Park before turning out in local football with Mitchells and Butlers and Ansells. After retiring as a football player he went into the licensed trade.
