David Lloyd (born June 1872) was an English

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who played for

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, Thames Ironworks, the club that went on to become

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and

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. Lloyd was a career soldier in Third

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and played for the Third Grenadier Guards football team winning the first of his four footballing medals in the 1896–97 season when the Guards won the London League championship. Described as "dominant in the air in any position", he scored frequently with his head. In his second season as a player, he joined

and won the

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, scoring twice in the 5–1 final victory over

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. He played for Thames Ironworks during the 1898–99 season, the club's only season in the Southern League Division Two. This season the management committee for the club agreed to accept professionalism within the club believing professional players would attract a larger crowd and greater revenue. Lloyd was such a player joining 18 new players for the season, the majority of whom were professionals, signed against the anti-professionalism stance of the club's benefactor,

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who was preoccupied in dealing with the aftermath of the HMS ''Albion'' launching disaster. Lloyd played the first two League games as a full-back, but soon moved into attack and scored a

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on his debut as a

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, against

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. Thames Ironworks won the Southern League Division Two, giving Lloyd his third medal. A prolific goal-scorer, he scored six goals in 11 appearances in the Thames and Medway Combination, and 14 goals in 13 appearances in the Southern League, including the Irons' goal in the test match against Sheppey United at the end of the season. In the end, that result didn't matter as Division One was enlarged for the 1899–1900 season. He ended the 1898-99 season as top scorer for Thames Ironworks, but moved on before the new season. Lloyd joined

in 1899 and in two seasons scored 24 goals in 43 matches. He was their top scorer for the 1899–1900 season. He managed to fill most positions during his time at the club, even once playing in goal, against

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in April 1901. Following the outbreak of the

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, Lloyd returned to the army in 1900 and saw active service in South Africa. He returned to Fulham for the 1902–03 season and played as a defender. In November 1902, Lloyd was suspended for 28 days after punching Jimmy Murray during the club's

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game against

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. He managed 12 goals in 31 appearances in his first season and he again won the Southern League Division Two, his fourth medal. The following season Fulham filled their side with fully professional players. Lloyd continued to play but made just three

appearances, scoring two goals. In August 1904 he signed for amateur club,

Honours

: 1897–98

References

External links

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at ''westhamstats.info'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Lloyd, David 1872 births Military personnel from the London Borough of Hackney Year of death missing Footballers from the London Borough of Hackney People from Hackney, London English men's footballers Men's association football forwards 3rd Grenadier Guards F.C. players Brentford F.C. players Thames Ironworks F.C. players Fulham F.C. players Willesden F.C. players Date of death unknown Southern Football League players British Army personnel of the Second Boer War Grenadier Guards soldiers