Sammy Lloyd

Sammy Lloyd
Personal information
Full name Geoffrey Lloyd
Born unknown
Playing information
Position Wing, Second-row, Loose forward

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1969–78 Castleford 225 44 741 2 1616
1978–83 Hull FC 121 20 366 1 793
Total 346 64 1107 3 2409
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Yorkshire
Source: [1][2]

Geoffrey Lloyd (birth unknown), also known by the nickname of "Sammy" , is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for Yorkshire, and at club level for Castleford and Hull FC, as a wing, or second-row, i.e. number 2 or 5, or 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.[3][4]

In 1978, Lloyd joined Hull FC for a fee of £12,000 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £106,900 in 2014).[5][6] In his first home game for the club, he converted 14 goals in a 61–10 win against Oldham, equalling Jim Kennedy's club record for the most goals scored in a single match.[7] The record was subsequently also equalled by Matt Crowther, who is coincidently Lloyd's nephew.[8]

Playing career

County honours

Sammy Lloyd won caps for Yorkshire while at Castleford playing left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in the 12-12 draw with Cumberland at Whitehaven's stadium on 15 February 1977, and was an interchange/substitute, i.e. number 14, in the 18-15 victory over Lancashire at Castleford's stadium on 1 March 1977.[9]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Sammy Lloyd played right-second-row, i.e. number 12, in Hull FC's 5-10 defeat by Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1980 Challenge Cup Final during the 1979–80 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 3 May 1980, in front of a crowd of 95,000, played right-second-row, i.e. number 12 (Lee Crooks played in the replay), and scored 4-conversions in the 14-14 draw with Widnes in the 1982 Challenge Cup Final during the 1981–82 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 1 May 1982, in front of a crowd of 92,147.[10]

County Cup Final appearances

Sammy Lloyd played loose forward/lock, and scored 5-conversions in Castleford's 17-7 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1977 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1977–78 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 15 October 1977.

BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances

Sammy Lloyd played right-second-row, i.e. number 12, and scored 3-conversions in Castleford's 12-4 victory over Leigh in the 1976 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1976-77 season at Hilton Park, Leigh on Tuesday 14 December 1976.

Player's No.6 Trophy Final appearances

Sammy Lloyd played right-second-row, i.e. number 12, and scored 5-conversions in Castleford's 25-15 victory over Blackpool Borough in the 1976–77 Player's No.6 Trophy Final during the 1976-77 season at The Willows, Salford on Saturday 22 January 1977.

References

  1. ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  3. ↑ David Smart & Andrew Howard (1 July 2000) "Images of Sport - Castleford Rugby League - A Twentieth Century History". The History Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0752418957
  4. ↑ "Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk ℅ web.archive.org. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Measuring Worth – Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Lloyd on target". The Guardian. London. 11 September 1978. p. 22. (Subscription required (help)).
  7. ↑ "Hull FC Honours". Hullwebs. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  8. ↑ Holden, Matt (12 November 2013). "The Posts Looked As Wide As The M62!". Hull FC. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk ℅ web.archive.org. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on May 6, 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  10. ↑ "A complete history of Hull FC's Challenge Cup finals". Hull Daily Mail. 22 August 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
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