 Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Munguva yekudzingwa kwavo kubva kumakwikwi epamusoro, musi wa 10 Chivabvu 1980, West Ham yakarova Arsenal mufainari yeFA Cup, chikwata chokupedzisira kunze kwedare repamusoro kuita kudaro. Mumwaka wavo wekusimudzira wa1981, Lyall akatungamirawo maHammers kumafainari eLeague Cup kwavakaita 11 vachikwikwidza neLiverpool, vasati varasikirwa nekudzokorora 21, vachitungamira pakutanga kwemutambo. Vakasvikawo kumaquarter-fainari eEuropean Cup Winners Cup mugore rimwe chetero, vachirasikirwa nevakakunda Dinamo Tbilisi. 