Danny Lloyd (footballer)

Danny James Lloyd-McGoldrick (born 3 December 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tranmere Rovers. After beginning his career with Southport, he played for Colwyn Bay, Lincoln City, Tamworth and AFC Fylde.

Danny Lloyd

Personal information
Full name	Daniel James Lloyd-McGoldrick[1]
Date of birth	3 December 1991[2]
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Tranmere Rovers
Youth career
0000–2009	Southport
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	Southport	5	(0)
2009–2010	→ Chorley (loan)
2010	→ Skelmersdale United (loan)
2011–2012	Colwyn Bay	19	(5)
2012	Lincoln City	12	(3)
2012–2013	Colwyn Bay	16	(3)
2013	Tamworth	15	(2)
2013–2016	AFC Fylde[lower-alpha 1]	80	(20)
2016–2017	Stockport County	41	(22)
2017–2018	Peterborough United	31	(8)
2018–2020	Salford City	39	(5)
2020	→ Stockport County (loan)	8	(1)
2020–	Tranmere Rovers	11	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:37, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

In 2016, he joined Stockport County and enjoyed a prolific season in the National League North. His form attracted interest from several Football League clubs and he signed for Peterborough United, making his professional debut in August 2017, before moving to Salford City.

Career

Non-league

Born in Liverpool, Lloyd began his career with Southport, progressing through the club's youth ranks before being handed his senior debut on 8 September 2009 in a 4–2 victory over Stafford Rangers.[3] He later spent time on loan with Chorley and Skelmersdale United.[4][2]

He was released by Southport at the end of the 2010–11 season and joined Colwyn Bay. He moved to Lincoln City in January 2012,[5] scoring three times in twelve appearances, but was unable to agree an extension to his contract with manager David Holdsworth at the end of the season and subsequently rejoined Colwyn Bay.[6] His contract with Colwyn included a clause that he could cancel his stay at any time if he received an offer from a Conference Premier side. This clause was activated in January 2013 when Lloyd signed for Tamworth where he played until July 2013.[7]

Following his release from Tamworth, Lloyd signed for AFC Fylde,[2] helping the club gain promotion to the Conference North via the play-offs in his first season after finishing the season as the club's joint top goalscorer. He remained with Fylde for two further seasons before leaving in 2016 after becoming frustrated with his lack of appearances.[8] Lloyd later stated that he became disillusioned with football after leaving Fylde and came close to retiring.[9][10]

Peterborough United

At the end of the 2016–17 season, following the expiration of his Stockport contract, Lloyd signed for League One side Peterborough United on a three-year contract.[11] After joining the club, Lloyd left his job as a business development manager for waste management company Biffa where he sold bins.[9] He made his professional debut for the club on the opening day of the 2017–18 season as a substitute in place of Marcus Maddison during a 2–1 victory over Plymouth Argyle.[12]

He scored his first goal for the club in an EFL Cup match against Northampton Town on 3 October 2017.[13] He scored his first league goal one month later in a 2–2 draw with AFC Wimbledon and,[14] in the club's following match, he scored a hat-trick in a 5–0 victory over Tranmere Rovers in the FA Cup.[15] However, after struggling to establish himself in the first-team, Lloyd was placed on the transfer list after talks were held between his agent and the club.[16]

Salford City

In July 2018, he joined National League side Salford City on a three-year deal.[17] He made his debut in the opening match of the 2018–19 season on 4 August as Salford drew 1–1 at home to Leyton Orient.[18] He scored his first goal for the club on 27 August when he scored a penalty in a 3–1 victory against Barrow.[19] On 1 September, he was sent off for two bookable offences in the first half of a 0–0 draw with Dagenham & Redbridge.[20] During the season he played 35 times for the club (including five appearances in cup games), scoring three times.[21] On 7 September 2019, he scored what would be his final goals for Salford when he bagged a brace against Morecambe.[22]

In January 2020 he rejoined former club Stockport County on loan until the end of the season.[23] He made his second début for the club in a 2–0 defeat to Hartlepool United on 25 January.[24] He scored one goal in his second spell, scoring the opening goal of a 1–1 with Woking on 22 February.[25]

Ahead of the 2020–21 season it was announced that he had left Salford City by mutual consent.[26]

Tranmere Rovers

On 10 November 2020, Lloyd joined League Two side Tranmere Rovers on a short-term contract.[27] He made his debut on 11 November 2020 in an EFL Trophy tie against Wigan Athletic.[28] His first goal followed in the same competition in a 2-1 win over Manchester City U21s on 8 December 2020.[29]

Career statistics

As of end of 2019–20 season

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Southport	2009–10[4]	Conference North	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
	2010–11[30]	Conference Premier	4	0	0	0	—		0	0	4	0
	Total		5	0	0	0	—		0	0	5	0
Colwyn Bay	2011–12[31]	Conference North	19	5	1	0	—		3[lower-alpha 2]	0	23	5
Lincoln City	2011–12[32]	Conference Premier	12	3	—		—		—		12	3
Colwyn Bay	2012–13[33][34]	Conference North	16	3	3	1	—		1[lower-alpha 2]	0	20	4
Tamworth	2012–13[35]	Conference Premier	15	2	—		—		—		15	2
AFC Fylde	2014–15[33][36]	Conference North	40	15	4	1	—		6[lower-alpha 3]	2	50	18
	2015–16[33][37]	National League North	40	5	4	2	—		8[lower-alpha 4]	4	52	11
	Total		80	20	8	3	—		14	6	102	29
Stockport County	2016–17[33][38]	National League North	41	22	4	4	—		4[lower-alpha 2]	3	49	29
Peterborough United	2017–18[39]	League One	27	8	4	3	1	0	5[lower-alpha 5]	2	37	13
Salford City	2018–19[40]	National League	30	3	3	0	—		2[lower-alpha 6]	0	35	3
	2019–20[41]	League Two	9	2	0	0	1	0	4[lower-alpha 5]	1	14	3
	Total		39	5	3	0	1	0	6	1	49	6
Stockport County (loan)	2019–20[41]	National League	8	1	—		—		0	0	8	1
Career total			262	69	23	11	2	0	33	12	320	92

1. The AFC Fylde appearances and goals only cover the 2014–15 to 2015–16 seasons.
2. Appearances in FA Trophy
3. Two appearances in Conference North play-offs, four appearances and two goals in FA Trophy
4. Three appearances in National League North play-offs, five appearances and four goals in FA Trophy
5. Appearances in EFL Trophy
6. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
2. "Danny Lloyd-McGoldrick". 11vs11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
3. "Southport 4–2 Stafford Rangers". Port Online. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
4. "Daniel Lloyd-McGoldrick". Port Online. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
5. "Lincoln boss David Holdsworth praises Danny Lloyd impact". BBC Sport. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
6. "Danny Lloyd Rejoins Colwyn Bay". The non-league paper. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
7. Steve Whitney (5 July 2015). "Fylde Move for Lloyd-McGoldrick". Non-league Pitch Hero. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
8. "The right time to leave – Lloyd". AFC Fylde. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
9. Matt Badcock (14 May 2017). "Danny: It's bin unforgettable". The Football League Paper. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
10. Matt Badcock (13 April 2017). "Danny Lloyd Big Interview: Amidst a dark place emerges Stockport County's shining light". The non-league paper. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
11. "Danny Lloyd: Peterborough United sign Stockport County forward". BBC Sport. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
12. "Portsmouth 2–1 Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
13. Alan Swann (3 October 2017). "Peterborough United 1, Northampton Town 1 (Northampton won 4–2 on penalties): Posh lose a shoot-out with neighbours". Peterborough Today. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
14. "AFC Wimbledon 2–2 Peterborough United". BBC Sport. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
15. "Tranmere Rovers 0–5 Peterborough United". BBC Sport. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
16. Alan Swann (20 December 2017). "Lloyd and Miller could be sacrificed and Chettle is on his way from Peterborough United". Peterborough Today. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
17. "DANNY LLOYD MOVES TO SALFORD CITY". Salford City. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
18. "Salford City 1–1 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
19. "Salford City 3-1 Barrow: Adam Rooney scores his sixth goal of the season as Salford came from behind to beat Barrow 3-1 in the National League". BBC Sport. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
20. "Dagenham & Redbridge 0-0 Salford City: Salford settle for a point from their trip to rock-bottom Dagenham after playing for over half the match with ten men". BBC Sport. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
21. "Danny Lloyd".
22. "Morecambe 2-2 Salford: City miss two pens in dramatic draw". Sky Sports. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
23. "Danny Lloyd has joined Stockport County on loan until the end of the season". Twitter. Salford City. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
24. "Hartlepool United 2-0 Stockport County: Hartlepool extend their unbeaten run to four matches with an entertaining 2-0 win over Stockport". BBC Sport. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
25. "Woking 1-1 Stockport County: Woking and Stockport draw 1-1 in Saturday's National League contest at the Laithwaite Community Stadium". BBC Sport. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
26. "Danny Lloyd has left the Club by mutual consent". Twitter. Salford City. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
27. Garnett, Richard (11 November 2020). "Tranmere sign midfielder Danny Lloyd". Wirral Globe. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
28. "Tranmere 2-2 Wigan". Sky Sports. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
29. "Report: Tranmere 2-1 Man City U21s". tranmererovers.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
30. "Games played by Danny Lloyd in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
31. Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2012). Non-League Club Directory 2013. Tony Williams Publications. ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0.
32. "Games played by Danny Lloyd in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
33. Danny Lloyd at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
34. For cup matches not covered by Soccerway: "FA Cup win ends Bay's torrid run". North Wales Pioneer. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
    "Newby remains positive after early Bay lead slips". Daily Post. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
    "Massive game for Colwyn Bay FC against bottom side". Daily Post. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
    "Boston United 3-1 Colwyn Baye". Boston United F.C. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
35. "Games played by Danny Lloyd in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
36. For cup matches not covered by Soccerway: "FULL REPORT VS BRADFORD PARK AVE". AFC Fylde. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
    "FULL REPORT VS BUXTON". AFC Fylde. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
    "AFC Fylde vs Hednesford Town". AFC Fylde. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
37. For cup matches not covered by Soccerway: "MATCH REPORT: AFC FYLDE 9-0 COLESHILL TOWN". AFC Fylde. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
    "MATCH REPORT – AFC FYLDE 1-0 STOCKPORT". AFC Fylde. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
    "FA Trophy: Warrington Town 0 AFC Fylde 2". Lytham St Annes Express. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
38. For cup matches not covered by Soccerway: "Hyde Soundly Beaten in FA Cup Tie – County 2-0 Hyde". Everything Hatters. 17 September 2016. Archived from the original on 19 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
    Evans, Gareth (17 September 2016). "On the whistle report: County 2–0 Hyde United". Stockport County F.C. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
    Evans, Gareth (27 November 2016). "Stockport County 2, Bradford Park Avenue 0: Hatters into FA Trophy first round". South Manchester News. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
39. "Games played by Danny Lloyd in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
40. "Games played by Danny Lloyd in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
41. "Games played by Danny Lloyd in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2020.

External links

• Danny Lloyd at Soccerbase