Arthur Lloyd (Welsh footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Arthur Lloyd | ||
| Date of birth | March 1868 | ||
| Place of birth | Ystalyfera, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 10 January 1942 (aged 73)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Tickenham, England | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Rhyl | |||
| Ruthin | |||
| International career | |||
| 1891–1895 | Wales | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert Arthur Lloyd (March 1868 – 10 January 1942) was a Welsh footballer who played as a full back. He played twice for his country, in 1891 and 1895. He later became a priest in the Church of England.
Life and career[edit]
The son of a schoolteacher,[2] Lloyd was born in March 1868 in Ystalyfera, Glamorgan. When he was five, the family moved to Ruthin, Denbighshire. Lloyd attended Ruthin Grammar School, where he later taught.[3]
He was an athletic schoolboy, excelling in the high jump, and his speed earned him a place on the left wing in the school football team; only later did he settle in the full-back position. He played for amateur touring teams and for Rhyl, and it was while a Rhyl player that he was selected as reserve for Wales' match against Ireland in Belfast in February 1891.[3][4] When Seth Powell withdrew, Lloyd took his place at left back in a match that ended as a 7–2 win for the hosts.[5][6] He played once more for Wales, in March 1895 – by which time he was a Ruthin player – in a 2–2 draw with Scotland.[7][8]
Lloyd married Helen Speakman in 1900.[a] He studied for the priesthood at Trinity College Dublin, and in 1909 was ordained as a deacon and licensed to the curacy of St Matthew, Bootle.[7][11] His last clerical post was as rector of Hughley, Shropshire, after which he lived in retirement first in Gloucester and then in Tickenham, Somerset, where he died in January 1942.[12]
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Wills and Probate 1858–1996: Lloyd 1942". Probate Calendar. Probate Service. p. 267. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Marriage". The North Wales Times. 21 April 1900. p. 8.
- ^ a b Umpire (14 February 1891). "Sketches of well-known local footballers. No. 1.—Arthur Lloyd, Rhyl F. Club". Rhyl Record and Advertiser. p. 3.
- ^ In Touch (7 February 1891). "Football Notes. Honours for a Rhyl player". Wrexham Advertiser. p. 2.
- ^ "Wales v. Ireland". Wrexham Advertiser. 14 February 1891. p. 3.
- ^ "7 February 1891: Ireland 7–2 Wales". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ a b Edwards, Roger. "A History of Ruthin Town Football Club". Ruthin Local History Society. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ "23 March 1895: Wales 2–2 Scotland". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ "Robert Arthur Lloyd. Wales, Denbighshire, Parish Registers, 1538–1912". Retrieved 22 February 2019 – via FamilySearch.org.
- ^ "Marriages: Jun 1900. Volume: 11b. Page: 567". FreeBMD. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ "Church news. Ordination in Manchester". Manchester Courier. 20 December 1909. p. 10.
"Ruthin. Presentation". Denbighshire Free Press. 1 January 1910. p. 6. - ^ "Gloucester Day by Day". The Citizen. Gloucester. 16 January 1942. p. 4.
"Day by Day in the West". Western Daily Press. Bristol. 16 January 1942. p. 2.
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