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Sammy Lloyd
Personal information
Full nameGeoffrey Lloyd
Born (1951-09-11) 11 September 1951 (age 72)
Allerton Bywater, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Playing information
PositionWing, Second-row, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1969–78 Castleford 225 44 741 2 1616
1978–83 Hull FC 121 20 366 1 793
Total 346 64 1107 3 2409
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1977–78 Yorkshire 3 0 7 0 14
Source: [1][2][3]

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.

He played at representative level for Great Britain (non-

round the corner style (rather than toe-end style) goal-kicker.[4][5][6]

In 1978, Lloyd was transferred from Castleford to Hull F.C. for a transfer-fee of £12,000 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £106,900 in 2014).[7][8] 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.[9] The record was subsequently also equalled by Matt Crowther, who is coincidentally Lloyd's nephew.[10]

Background

Sammy Lloyd's birth was born in Allerton Bywater, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.[11]

Playing career

Castleford

Lloyd played

1976 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1976-77 season at Hilton Park, Leigh on Tuesday 14 December 1976.[citation needed
]

Lloyd played at

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

1977 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1977–78 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 15 October 1977.[citation needed
]

Hull

Sammy Lloyd played

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

Sammy Lloyd won

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

Sammy 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

  1. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Player Summary: Sammy Lloyd". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  4. ISBN 978-0752418957
  5. ^ "Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)". 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Measuring Worth – Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  8. ProQuest 186125097
    .
  9. ^ "Hull FC Honours". Hullwebs. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ISBN 978-0-356-10435-5
    .
  12. ^ "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.

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