Geoffrey "Sammy" Lloyd (born 11 September 1951) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a second-row in the 1960s and 1970s.
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| Full name | Geoffrey Lloyd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 September 1951 Allerton Bywater, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Second-row, Loose forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He played at representative level for Great Britain (non-Test matches) and Yorkshire, and at club level for Castleford and Hull FC as a right-footed round the corner style (rather than toe-end style) goal-kicker.[4][5][6]
Background
editSammy Lloyd's birth was born in Allerton Bywater, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.[7]
Playing career
editCastleford
editLloyd played second-row, and scored three goals in Castleford's 12–4 victory over Leigh in the 1976 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1976-77 season at Hilton Park, Leigh on Tuesday 14 December 1976.[citation needed]
Lloyd played at second-row, and scored five goals in Castleford's 25–15 victory over Blackpool Borough in the 1976–77 Player's No.6 Trophy Final during the 1976-77 season at The Willows, Salford on Saturday 22 January 1977.[citation needed]
Lloyd played loose forward, and scored 5-goals in Castleford's 17–7 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1977 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1977–78 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 15 October 1977.[citation needed]
Hull
editIn 1978, Lloyd was transferred from Castleford to Hull FC for a transfer-fee of £12,000 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £106,900 in 2014).[8][9] In his first home game for the club, he converted 14 goals in a 61–10 victory over Oldham, equalling Jim Kennedy's club record for the most goals scored in a single match.[10] The record was subsequently also equalled by Matt Crowther, who is coincidentally Lloyd's nephew.[11]
Sammy Lloyd played second-row in Hull FC's 5–10 defeat by Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1980 Challenge Cup Final during the 1979–80 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 3 May 1980, in front of a crowd of 95,000. He also played second-row, and scored four goals in the 14–14 draw with Widnes in the 1982 Challenge Cup Final during the 1981–82 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 1 May 1982,[12] but was replaced by Lee Crooks in the replay.
Representative honours
editSammy Lloyd won caps for Yorkshire while at Castleford, playing second-row in the 12–12 draw with Cumberland at Whitehaven's stadium on 15 February 1977, and was a substitute in the 18–15 victory over Lancashire at Castleford's stadium on 1 March 1977.[citation needed]
Sammy Lloyd was selected for Great Britain's 1977 Rugby League World Cup squad, he played in a pre-tournament warm-up match, and sustained a knee injury, against New Zealand Māori, at Huntly, New Zealand, consequently he played in none of the World Cup matches, although he did later play in two midweek tour matches against club/county/region/state teams in Townsville, North Queensland and Gosford, New South Wales.[citation needed]
Genealogical information
editSammy Lloyd is the son of Samuel Lloyd and Mary (née Milner, marriage registered during third ¼ 1938 in Tadcaster district), and the younger brother of Malcolm, Melvyn and Nora Lloyd, and older brother of Christine M. Lloyd.
References
edit- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ "Player Summary: Sammy Lloyd". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ David Smart & Andrew Howard (1 July 2000) "Images of Sport - Castleford Rugby League - A Twentieth Century History". The History Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0752418957
- ^ "Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)". 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ Emery, David (1984). Who's Who in Rugby League. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-356-10435-5.
- ^ "Measuring Worth – Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "Lloyd on target". The Guardian. London. 11 September 1978. p. 22. ProQuest 186125097.
- ^ "Hull FC Honours". Hullwebs. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ Holden, Matt (12 November 2013). "The Posts Looked As Wide As The M62!". Hull FC. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ "A complete history of Hull FC's Challenge Cup finals". Hull Daily Mail. 22 August 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.