Lloyd McGrath (born 24 February 1965) is an English retired professional footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 February 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1994 | Coventry City | 214 | (4) |
| 1994 | Sing Tao | ||
| 1994–1997 | Portsmouth | 18 | (0) |
| Total | 232 | (4) | |
| International career | |||
| 1982 | England Youth | 3 | (0) |
| 1986 | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
A hard-working midfielder, McGrath made his senior debut for Coventry City on 28 April 1984 in one of their heaviest defeats ever - an 8-2 Football League First Division defeat at Southampton. However, three years later he took part in the biggest success of their history so far - the 1987 FA Cup Final triumph over Tottenham Hotspur. He set up the winning goal with a cross that was deflected off the knee of Gary Mabbutt.
By the time of his departure to Hong Kong First Division League side Sing Tao at the end of the 1993-94 season, when the Sky Blues finished 11th in the FA Premier League, he had played 214 league games for the club and scored four goals.[2]
After unsuccessful 3 months in Hong Kong,[3] he played for Portsmouth for the rest of his professional career, retiring in 1997. He now has business interests in the north of Coventry as licensee of the Hawkes Mill Sports and Social Club.
References
edit- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 138. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ "Football photographic encyclopedia, footballer, world cup, champions league, football championship, olympic games & hero images by sporting-heroes.net".
- ^ "McGrath gets the boot by Sing Tao". South China Morning Post. 29 September 1994. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
External links
edit- Lloyd McGrath at Soccerbase
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