Sammy Lloyd
{{short description|GB international rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Sammy Lloyd
|fullname = Geoffrey Lloyd
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|09|11|df=y}}
|birth_place = Allerton Bywater, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
|death_date =
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|position = {{rlp|WG|SR|LF}}
|club1 = Castleford
|year1start = 1969
|year1end = 78
|appearances1 = 225
|tries1 = 44
|goals1 = 741
|fieldgoals1 = 2
|points1 = 1616
|club2 = Hull FC
|year2start = 1978
|year2end = 83
|appearances2 = 121
|tries2 = 20
|goals2 = 366
|fieldgoals2 = 1
|points2 = 793
|teamA = Yorkshire
|yearAstart = 1977
|yearAend = 78
|appearancesA = 3
|triesA = 0
|goalsA = 7
|fieldgoalsA = 0
|pointsA = 14
|retired = yes
|source = {{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/sammy-lloyd/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2013|accessdate=1 January 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/coaches/sammy-lloyd/summary.html|title=Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2013|accessdate=1 January 2014}}{{Rugby league records |id=18984 |title=Sammy Lloyd |access-date=17 August 2023}}
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Geoffrey "Sammy" Lloyd (born 11 September 1951) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a {{rlp|sr}} in the 1960s and 1970s.
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.David Smart & Andrew Howard (1 July 2000) "Images of Sport - Castleford Rugby League - A Twentieth Century History". The History Press Ltd. {{ISBN|978-0752418957}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/alltime.php|title=Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)|date=31 December 2014|accessdate=1 January 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216084010/http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/alltime.php|archivedate=16 February 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/playerprofile.php?pid=527|title=Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk|date=31 December 2014|accessdate=1 January 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216084416/http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/playerprofile.php?pid=527|archivedate=16 February 2012}}
Background
Sammy Lloyd's birth was born in Allerton Bywater, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.{{cite book |last1=Emery |first1=David |title=Who's Who in Rugby League |url=https://archive.org/details/whoswhoinrugbyle0000unse |date=1984 |publisher=Queen Anne Press |location=London |isbn=978-0-356-10435-5 |page=77}}
Playing career
=Castleford=
Lloyd played {{rlp|sr}}, 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|date=January 2020}}
Lloyd played at {{rlp|sr}}, 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|date=January 2020}}
Lloyd played {{rlp|lf}}, 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|date=January 2020}}
=Hull=
In 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).{{cite web|url=http://www.measuringworth.com/ukcompare/|title=Measuring Worth – Relative Value of UK Pounds|publisher=Measuring Worth|date=31 December 2014|accessdate=1 January 2015}}{{cite news|title=Lloyd on target|work=The Guardian|date=11 September 1978|location=London|page=22|id={{ProQuest|186125097}}}} 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.{{cite web|title=Hull FC Honours|url=http://www.hullwebs.co.uk/content/m-21c/sport/FC/Honours.htm|website=Hullwebs|accessdate=29 June 2014}} The record was subsequently also equalled by Matt Crowther, who is coincidentally Lloyd's nephew.{{cite web|last1=Holden|first1=Matt|title=The Posts Looked As Wide As The M62!|url=http://www.hullfc.com/article/31557/the-posts-looked-as-wide-as-the-m62|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112155602/http://www.hullfc.com/article/31557/the-posts-looked-as-wide-as-the-m62|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 November 2013|publisher=Hull FC|accessdate=29 June 2014|date=12 November 2013}}
Sammy Lloyd played {{rlp|sr}} 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 {{rlp|sr}}, 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,{{cite news|url=http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/complete-history-hull-fc-s-challenge-cup-finals/story-19692285-detail/story.html|title=A complete history of Hull FC's Challenge Cup finals|newspaper=Hull Daily Mail|date=22 August 2013|accessdate=1 January 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203223748/http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/complete-history-Hull-FC-s-Challenge-Cup-finals/story-19692285-detail/story.html|archivedate=3 February 2014}} but was replaced by Lee Crooks in the replay.
=Representative honours=
Sammy Lloyd won caps for Yorkshire while at Castleford, playing {{rlp|sr}} 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|date=January 2020}}
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|date=January 2020}}
References
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External links
- [http://archive.castigersheritage.com/?s=true&c=Geoff%20Lloyd Geoff Lloyd Memory Box Search at archive.castigersheritage.com]
- [http://archive.castigersheritage.com/?s=true&c=Sammy%20Lloyd Sammy Lloyd Memory Box Search at archive.castigersheritage.com]
{{Hull F.C. - 1982 Challenge Cup Final winners}}
{{Great Britain squad – 1977 World Cup}}
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Category:Castleford Tigers players
Category:English rugby league players
Category:Great Britain national rugby league team players
Category:People from Allerton Bywater
Category:Rugby league players from Leeds
Category:Rugby league second-rows