Sammy Lloyd
Geoffrey Lloyd (born 11 September 1951), also known by the nickname of "Sammy" (after his father Samuel "Sammy" Lloyd), is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a second-row in the 1960s and 1970s.
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| Full name | Geoffrey Lloyd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 September 1951 Barkston Ash district, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Second-row, Loose forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He played at representative level for Great Britain (non-Test matches) and Yorkshire, and at club level for Castleford and Hull FC as a right-footed round the corner style (rather than toe-end style) goal-kicker.
In 1978, Lloyd was transferred from Castleford to Hull F.C. for a transfer-fee of £12,000 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £106,900 in 2014). In his first home game for the club, he converted 14 goals in a 61–10 victory over Oldham, equalling Jim Kennedy's club record for the most goals scored in a single match. The record was subsequently also equalled by Matt Crowther, who is coincidentally Lloyd's nephew.