Barry David Lloyd (19 February 1949 – September 2024) was an English professional footballer and manager. As a player, he most notably played as a midfielder in the Football League for Fulham, for whom he was captain and made over 280 appearances for the club. He also played League football for Brentford, Hereford United and Chelsea. After his retirement as a player, Lloyd managed Brighton & Hove Albion and non-League clubs Worthing and Yeovil Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Barry David Lloyd[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Hillingdon, England | ||
| Date of death | September 2024 (aged 75)[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Arsenal | |||
| –1966 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1968 | Chelsea | 10 | (0) |
| 1968–1976 | Fulham | 257 | (29) |
| 1976–1977 | Hereford United | 14 | (0) |
| 1977–1978 | Brentford | 31 | (4) |
| 1978 | Houston Hurricane | 11 | (0) |
| Total | 323 | (33) | |
| International career | |||
| England Youth | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1978–1981 | Yeovil Town | ||
| 1981–1986 | Worthing | ||
| 1987–1993 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| 2001–2003 | Worthing | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editA midfielder, Lloyd began his senior career at First Division club Chelsea.[4] He failed to break into the first team before joining Fulham in December 1968, in a player-exchange deal which saw John Dempsey move to Chelsea for a £70,000 fee.[4][5] Lloyd made 286 appearances and scored 30 goals during 7+1⁄2 seasons at Craven Cottage and captained the club to promotion from the Third Division in the 1970–71 season.[6][7] He was an unused substitute during the 2–0 1975 FA Cup Final defeat to West Ham United.[7] Lloyd wound down his career with spells at Hereford United, Brentford and Houston Hurricane, before retiring in 1978.[4]
Managerial career
editYeovil Town
editLloyd began his management career at Southern League Premier Division club Yeovil Town in August 1978.[2] During the 1978–79 season, he oversaw a mid-table finish and won the Somerset Premier Cup.[2] The Glovers were transferred to the new Alliance Premier League for the 1979–80 season and with the club's league form mixed,[2] he was sacked in January 1981.[8]
Worthing
editLloyd joined Isthmian League Second Division club Worthing in 1981 and won a double-promotion in his first two seasons in charge,[4] with top-spot finishes in the Second and First Divisions respectively elevating the club to the Premier Division for the 1983–84 season.[9] The team finished runners-up in 1983–84 and 1984–85, but failed to achieve promotion to the Alliance Premier League before Lloyd's departure at the end of the 1985–86 season.[9][10]
Brighton & Hove Albion
editLloyd returned to the Football League when he joined Second Division club Brighton & Hove Albion as assistant to manager Alan Mullery in 1986.[7] After Mullery was sacked in January 1987,[11] Lloyd was promoted into the role, but he could not prevent Brighton's relegation to the Third Division at the end of the 1986–87 season.[7][12] In his first full season as manager, Lloyd won immediate promotion back to the Second Division with a runners-up finish,[12] largely thanks to 32-goal forward Garry Nelson.[13] Two successful battles against relegation followed, before Lloyd guided the club to the 1991 Second Division play-off final, which was lost 3–1 to Notts County.[12] One year later, Albion suffered relegation back to the third-tier and the club was in a financial crisis after years of over-spending.[12][13] A 9th-place finish followed at the end of the 1992–93 season and Lloyd resigned in December 1993.[4][12]
Return to Worthing
editLloyd rejoined Worthing, then in the Isthmian League First Division, as caretaker manager in November 2001 and he was appointed to the role full-time in December.[9][14][15] He achieved two mid-tables finishes before being sacked in July 2003.[9][16]
Other roles
editLloyd began taking his coaching badges while a 17-year-old at Chelsea.[4] From 1993 to 2001 and 2001 to 2007 he worked for various clubs in differing roles,[17][18][19] before returning to Brighton & Hove Albion as chief scout in September 2007.[20]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chelsea | 1966–67[21] | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1967–68[21] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1968–69[21] | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Fulham | 1968–69[6] | Second Division | 15 | 3 | — | — | 15 | 3 | ||
| 1969–70[6] | Third Division | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 7 | |
| 1970–71[6] | Third Division | 46 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 53 | 9 | |
| 1971–72[6] | Second Division | 42 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 3 | |
| 1972–73[6] | Second Division | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 2 | |
| 1973–74[6] | Second Division | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 2 | |
| 1974–75[6] | Second Division | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| 1975–76[6] | Second Division | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 | |
| Total | 257 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 286 | 30 | ||
| Hereford United | 1976–77[22] | Second Division | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Brentford | 1977–78[23] | Fourth Division | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 4 |
| Houston Hurricane | 1978[3] | North American Soccer League | 11 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 323 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 357 | 34 | ||
Honours
editAs a player
editFulham
- Football League Third Division second-place promotion: 1970–71[6][24]
Brentford
- Football League Fourth Division fourth-place promotion: 1977–78[23][25]
As a manager
editBrighton & Hove Albion
Worthing
- Isthmian League First Division: 1982–83[26]
- Isthmian League Second Division: 1981–82[26]
Yeovil Town
- Somerset Premier Cup: 1978–79[27]
References
edit- ^ "Barry Lloyd". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Rest in Peace Barry Lloyd 1949–2024". Yeovil Town F.C. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Barry Lloyd". NASL. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f "Where Are They Now?". www.fulhamfc.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Where Are They Now?". www.fulhamfc.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Barry David Lloyd". Fulhamweb. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Memory Lane". Fulham Football Club. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Yeovil Town Story Part 37". www.ciderspace.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d Worthing F.C. at the Football Club History Database
- ^ "Death of ex-Rebels boss and chairman Lelliott". www.worthingherald.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Yestermania: 10 Years Ago; Aldridge The New Rush And Mullery Is Sacked By Brighton". Free Online Library. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. at the Football Club History Database
- ^ a b c "Brighton & Hove Albion – History". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Ryman League: Lloyd returns to Rebels". The Argus. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Lloyd takes Worthing job". The Argus. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Football: Rebels in a muddle". The Argus. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "County League: Lloyd joins United backroom set-up". The Argus. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "County League: Harwood rules out move for Lloyd". The Argus. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Barry Lloyd back at Albion". The Argus. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Lloyd bags Brighton scouting role". BBC Sport. 17 September 2007. Retrieved 17 September 2007.
- ^ a b c "Barry Lloyd". 11v11.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Lloyd, Barry". The Unofficial Hereford United Online Archive. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 394. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ Fulham F.C. at the Football Club History Database
- ^ Brentford F.C. at the Football Club History Database
- ^ a b Hodgkins, Leila. "Worthing Fc | Clubs". The Non-League Club Directory. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Honours and Records". Yeovil Town. Retrieved 22 January 2018.