Lloyd McGrath
Lloyd McGrath (born 24 February 1965) is an English retired professional footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 February 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1994 | Coventry City | 214 | (4) |
| 1994 | Sing Tao | ? | (1) |
| 1994–1997 | Portsmouth | 18 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1986 | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
A hard-working midfielder, McGrath made his senior debut for Coventry City on 28 April 1984 in one of their heaviest defeats ever - an 8-2 Football League First Division defeat at Southampton. However, three years later he took part in the biggest success of their history so far - the 1987 FA Cup Final triumph over Tottenham Hotspur. He set up the winning goal with a cross that was deflected off the knee of Gary Mabbutt.
By the time of his departure to Portsmouth at the end of the 1993-94 season, when the Sky Blues finished 11th in the FA Premier League, he had played 214 league games for the club and scored four goals.[1]
He played for Pompey for the rest of his professional career, retiring in 1997. He now has business interests in the north of Coventry as licensee of the Hawkesmill Social Club.
