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{{Short description|English footballer (1948–2024)}}
{{Sources|date=March 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2023}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Larry Lloyd
| image = 
| full_name = Laurence Valentine Lloyd
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1948|10|6}}
| birth_place = [[Bristol]], England 
| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|3|28|1948|10|6|df=y}}
| death_place = 
| height =
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = Henbury Old Boys
| years1 = 1967–1969
| clubs1 = [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]]
| caps1 = 43
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 1969–1974
| clubs2 = [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
| caps2 = 150
| goals2 = 4
| years3 = 1974–1976
| clubs3 = [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]
| caps3 = 50
| goals3 = 5
| years4 = 1976–1981
| clubs4 = [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]
| caps4 = 148
| goals4 = 6
| years5 = 1981–1983
| clubs5 = [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]]
| caps5 = 52
| goals5 = 2
| totalcaps = 443
| totalgoals = 18
| nationalyears1 = 1967 | nationalteam1 = [[England national under-18 football team|England Youth]] | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 1970–1972
| nationalteam2 = [[England national under-21 football team|England U23]]
| nationalcaps2 = 8
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 1971–1980
| nationalteam3 = [[England national football team|England]]
| nationalcaps3 = 4
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 1979
| nationalteam4 = [[League of Ireland XI]]
| nationalcaps4 = 1
| nationalgoals4 = 2
| manageryears1 = 1981–1983
| managerclubs1 = [[Wigan Athletic A.F.C.|Wigan Athletic]]
| manageryears2 = 1983–1984
| managerclubs2 = [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]]
}}

'''Laurence Valentine Lloyd''' (6 October 1948 – 28 March 2024) was an English professional [[association football|football]] player and coach.

A [[defender (association football)|defender]], he won domestic and European honours for both [[Bill Shankly]]'s [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] and [[Brian Clough]]'s [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] in the 1970s. He was also an England international.

==Playing career==

===Early years===
Lloyd started playing local football with Henbury Old Boys before being signed by [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]]. He made his debut on 10 August 1968 at [[Eastville Stadium|Eastville]] in a 1–1 draw against [[Watford F.C.|Watford]].<ref name="BRFC">{{cite web | title=Larry Lloyd | website=Bristol Rovers | date=28 March 2024 | url=https://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/20242/march/larry-lloyd--1948---2024/ | access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref>

===Liverpool===
Rovers accepted a [[£]]50,000 bid for Lloyd on 22 April 1969 with manager Bill Shankly looking for a long-term successor to ageing skipper and defender [[Ron Yeats]]. Lloyd broke into the team later that year, making his debut on 27 September in a league game at [[The Hawthorns]]. Liverpool drew 2–2  with [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Liverpool played on Saturday 27 September 1969 | website=LFChistory | date=27 September 1969 | url=https://www.lfchistory.net/SeasonArchive/Game/525 | access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref> By the following year Lloyd was a regular as Shankly underwent a major rebuilding of the side, finding more new players of Lloyd's age.

Lloyd partnered one of the players who survived the Shankly cull, captain [[Tommy Smith (footballer born 1945)|Tommy Smith]]. The pair were at the heart of the defence that took Liverpool to the 1971 [[FA Cup]] final, losing 2–1 after extra time to newly crowned league champions [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]].

Sir [[Alf Ramsey]] gave Lloyd his international debut on 19 May 1971 in a [[British Home Championship]] match against [[Wales national football team|Wales]]. The game was played at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]] and finished 0–0. Lloyd's club teammates [[Chris Lawler]], [[Emlyn Hughes]] and Smith all started the game.

1972 saw Lloyd score his first goal for the Reds. It came in the 3–0 league win over [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] at [[Anfield]] on 26 February. His goal was the first of the 3 and came in the 37th minute. [[Kevin Keegan]] (53rd) and [[Bobby Graham (footballer)|Bobby Graham]] (65th) completed the scoring.

Liverpool won the League and [[UEFA Cup]] double in 1973. Lloyd did not miss a single minute of the 54 matches played in the whole season. He scored in the first leg of the UEFA Cup final helping Liverpool to a 3–2 aggregate victory over Borussia Mönchengladbach.<ref name=BRFC/> The following year he suffered an injury losing his place to the young [[Phil Thompson]] and missed out on victory in the [[FA Cup]] final against [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]].

Shankly quit that summer. successor [[Bob Paisley]] preferred Thompson and Lloyd transferred to [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]].

===Coventry City===
On 15 August 1974, Coventry under manager, [[Gordon Milne]], paid a club record transfer fee for Lloyd. His form suffered after he was injured and he moved on to Nottingham Forest in December 1976. He had played 54 games for Coventry, scoring six goals.<ref name="CCFC">{{cite web | title=NEWS: RIP Larry Lloyd | website=Coventry City | date=28 March 2024 | url=https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2024/march/news-rip-larry-lloyd/ | access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref>

===Nottingham Forest===
In 1976 [[Brian Clough]], acting on [[Peter Taylor (footballer, born 1928)| Peter Taylor]]'s  advice, snapped up Lloyd for £60,000 after an initial loan period. Forest were chasing promotion to the top flight in English football. He made his Forest debut on 2 October in a league match against [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]]. Forest lost 1–0 away at [[Boothferry Park]]. It did not prevent Lloyd going on to win promotion with Forest that season. They won the League title the next season, and also won the League Cup final, against Lloyd's former club, Liverpool.

In 1979, Lloyd and Forest won the European Cup and retained the League Cup.

In the [[1979-80 in English football|1979–80]] League Cup they reached the final for the third season running but lost to [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]].

In June 1979, Lloyd represented the [[League of Ireland XI]] as a guest player in a tour of Asia,<ref>[http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1979/0623/Pg004.html#Ar00406] {{dead link|date=July 2016}}</ref> scoring twice in a 4–1 win over [[Singapore national football team|Singapore]].<ref>[http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1979/0626/Pg003.html#Ar00312] {{dead link|date=July 2016}}</ref>

In 1980, Forest retained their European crown.

==International career==
Lloyd made four appearances for [[England national football team|England]] in an international career which spanned over eight years. He made his debut on 19 May 1971 under the managership of [[Alf Ramsey]] in a [[British Home Championship|Home Championship]] game against [[Wales national football team|Wales]] which ended in a 0–0 draw. He made two further appearances, against [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] and [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] in 1971 and 1972 but was not picked again until 17 May 1980. Now under the managership of [[Ron Greenwood]], Lloyd was picked to play against Wales again in the Home Championship. This was his last international appearance as England lost 4–1 to Wales at the [[Racecourse Ground]] in [[Wrexham]].<ref>{{cite web | title=876 Larry Lloyd (1971 | website=englandstats.com | date=29 March 2024| url=https://www.englandstats.com/player.php?pid=876 | access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
===Wigan Athletic===
Lloyd left Forest for [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] in March 1981, where he was player-manager taking over from [[Ian McNeill]]. In [[1981-82 in English football|1981–82]], he guided them to promotion from the [[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]], in only their fourth season as a [[Football League]] team. The following season, Lloyd oversaw their survival in the [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]].

===Notts County===
Lloyd's success as Wigan attracted the attention of [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]], who were looking for a new first team manager after [[Jimmy Sirrel]] "moved upstairs". However, after Lloyd's only season at [[Meadow Lane]] he left the club after relegation ended their three-year stay in the First Division, being sacked on 21 October 1984.

== Personal life ==
Up until 2000 Lloyd was a regular and outspoken pundit for [[Nottingham]]-based local radio, firstly on [[GEM AM]] and latterly on [[Century 106]], covering Forest matches. He lived in Spain for many years, where he had a number of bars and dealt in property sales. He was involved in football as manager of amateur side Real Marbella. 

In 2001 after falling on hard times, Lloyd took the decision to sell his European competition medals raising £12,000 from a sale at [[Christie's]]. He regretted selling the medals which he claimed was forced on him by his financial position.<ref name="LFChistory">{{cite web | title=Liverpool career stats for Larry Lloyd | website=LFChistory | date=6 October 1948 | url=https://www.lfchistory.net/players/player/profile/363 | access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref>

In 2008 Lloyd's autobiography titled "Hard Man, Hard Game" was published.<ref name=BRFC/>

In 2021, he returned to the UK to live in Nottinghamshire. Lloyd died on 28 March 2024, at the age of 75.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 March 2024 |title=Larry Lloyd, former Nottingham Forest and Liverpool defender, dies aged 75 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/mar/28/larry-lloyd-former-nottingham-forest-and-liverpool-defender-dies-aged-75 |access-date=28 March 2024 |website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Larry Lloyd obituary, fearsome defender and one of the 'Miracle Men' at Nottingham Forest |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/article/larry-lloyd-obituary-footballer-with-fiercesome-reputation-as-a-hard-man-lq9w0sgrx |access-date=29 March 2024 |work=[[The Times]] |date=29 March 2024}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref name="auto">{{ENFA}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|FA Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|Europe
!colspan="2"|Other{{efn|Includes [[FA Charity Shield]], [[Anglo-Scottish Cup]], [[UEFA Super Cup|European Super Cup]] and [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]].}}
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
||[[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]]
|[[The Football League 1968-69|1968–69]]
|[[Football League Third Division|Third Division]]
|43||1||7||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||51||1
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|[[The Football League 1969-70|1969–70]]
|[[Football League First Division|First Division]]
|8||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||9||0
|-
|[[The Football League 1970-71|1970–71]]
|First Division
|40||0||7||0||3||0||10||0||colspan="2"|—||60||0
|-
|[[The Football League 1971-72|1971–72]]
|First Division
|33||1||2||0||3||0||4||0||1||0||43||1
|-
|[[The Football League 1972-73|1972–73]]
|First Division
|42||2||4||0||8||0||12||1||colspan="2"|—||66||3
|-
|[[The Football League 1973-74|1973–74]]
|First Division
|27||1||3||0||6||0||4||0||0||0||40||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!150!!4!!16!!0!!20!!0!!31!!1!!1!!0!!218!!5
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]
|[[The Football League 1974-75|1974–75]]
|First Division
|34||5||3||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||38||6
|-
|[[The Football League 1975-76|1975–76]]
|First Division
|11||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||0
|-
|[[The Football League 1976-77|1976–77]]
|First Division
|5||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||5||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!50!!5!!3!!1!!1!!0!!colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—!!54!!6
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]
|[[The Football League 1976-77|1976–77]]
|[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]
|26||3||5||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||3||0||34||3
|-
|[[The Football League 1977-78|1977–78]]
|First Division
|26||0||2||0||6||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||34||1
|-
|[[The Football League 1978-79|1978–79]]
|First Division
|36||0||3||1||6||1||9||1||1||1||55||4
|-
|[[The Football League 1979-80|1979–80]]
|First Division
|42||3||2||0||9||1||9||0||2||0||64||4
|-
|[[The Football League 1980-81|1980–81]]
|First Division
|18||0||2||0||2||0||2||0||3||0||27||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!148!!6!!14!!1!!23!!3!!20!!1!!9!!1!!214!!12
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Wigan Athletic A.F.C.|Wigan Athletic]]
|[[The Football League 1980-81|1980–81]]
|[[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]]
|9||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||9||0
|-
|[[The Football League 1981-82|1981–82]]
|Fourth Division
|36||2||0||0||4||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||40||4
|-
|[[The Football League 1982-83|1982–83]]
|Third Division
|7||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||8||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!52!!2!!0!!0!!5!!2!!colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—!!57!!4
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!443!!18!!40!!2!!50!!5!!51!!2!!10!!1!!599!!28
|}

{{notelist}}

==Managerial statistics==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan=2|Team<ref name="auto"/>
!rowspan=2|From
!rowspan=2|To
!colspan=5|Record
|-
!{{abbr|P|Matches played}}!!{{abbr|W|Matches won}}!!{{abbr|D|Matches drawn}}!!{{abbr|L|Matches lost}}!!{{abbr|Win %|Win percentage}}
|-
|align=left|[[Wigan Athletic A.F.C.|Wigan Athletic]]
|align=left|3 March 1981
|align=left|4 April 1983
{{WDL|107|47|27|33|decimals=1}}
|-
|align=left|[[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]]
|align=left|7 July 1983
|align=left|21 October 1984
{{WDL|66|19|15|32|decimals=1}}
|-
!colspan="3"|Total
{{WDLtot|173|66|42|65|decimals=1}}
|}

==Honours==
'''Liverpool'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolfc.com/history/honours |title=Liverpool FC |publisher=Liverpool FC |access-date=21 July 2016}}</ref>
*[[Football League First Division]]: [[1972–73 Football League|1972–73]]<ref name=BRFC/>
*[[UEFA Cup]]: [[1972–73 UEFA Cup|1972–73]]<ref name=BRFC/>
*[[FA Cup]] runner-up: [[1970–71 FA Cup|1970–71]]<ref name=BRFC/>

'''Nottingham Forest'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/club/history/honours.aspx |title=Honours |website=Nottinghamforest.co.uk |date=23 July 2015 |access-date=21 July 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922192427/http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/club/history/honours.aspx |archive-date=22 September 2012}}</ref>
*Football League First Division: [[1977–78 Football League|1977–78]]<ref name=BRFC/>
*[[Football League Cup]]: [[1977–78 Football League Cup|1977–78]], [[1978–79 Football League Cup|1978–79]]<ref name=BRFC/>
*[[FA Charity Shield]]: [[1978 FA Charity Shield|1978]]
*[[European Cup]]: [[1978–79 European Cup|1978–79]], [[1979–80 European Cup|1979–80]]<ref name=BRFC/>
*[[UEFA Super Cup|European Super Cup]]: [[1979 UEFA Super Cup|1979]]
*[[Anglo-Scottish Cup]]: [[1976–77 Football League|1976–77]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.liverpoolfc.com/info/larry-lloyd Profile] at the Liverpool F.C. website
* {{UEFA player}}
* [http://www.thisisanfield.com/columnists/2007/06/forgotten-heroes-larry-lloyd/ Thisisanfield.com Forgotten Heroes]
* [http://www.lfchistory.net/player_profile.asp?player_id=363 Player profile at LFChistory.net]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080529052458/http://www.bridportred.co.uk/Players/Players%20L.htm Former Forest players letter L at bridportred.co.uk]
* {{Soccerbase (manager)|893|Larry Lloyd}}

{{Nottingham Forest F.C. Player of the Year}}
{{Wigan Athletic F.C. managers}}
{{Notts County F.C. managers}}

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