Ryan Lloyd

Ryan Anthony Lloyd (born 1 February 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder; he is without a club after leaving Port Vale in June 2020..

Ryan Lloyd
Lloyd warming up for Port Vale before a match against Northampton Town on 20 April 2013.
Personal information
Full name Ryan Anthony Lloyd[1]
Date of birth (1994-02-01) 1 February 1994
Place of birth Newcastle-under-Lyme, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Playing position(s) Left-winger; central midfielder
Youth career
2002–2011 Port Vale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2017 Port Vale 17 (0)
2013 → Tamworth (loan) 6 (0)
2015–2016 → Chester (loan) 22 (0)
2016–2017 → Chester (loan) 41 (3)
2017–2019 Macclesfield Town 40 (4)
2019–2020 Port Vale 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 28 September 2019 (UTC)

He began his career at Port Vale, and helped the club to secure promotion out of League Two in 2012–13, and then played on loan at Tamworth in September 2013 and Chester in the 2015–16 and 2016–17 campaigns. He signed with Macclesfield Town in June 2017 on a two-year deal, and helped the club to win promotion to the English Football League as champions of the National League in 2017–18. He rejoined Port Vale for a one-year stay in June 2019.

Playing career

Port Vale

Born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Lloyd started his career in the youth ranks at Port Vale, starting in the club's under-nine side.[3] His debut came on 30 April 2011, as he came off the bench at Vale Park to replace Rob Taylor seventy minutes into a 7–2 win over Morecambe; Joe Davis also made his debut at the same time.[4] This came days before a week-long trial at Premier League side Fulham.[3] He was identified as a technically gifted player.[5] Still a youth team player in 2011–12, he made his second senior appearance in a 2–0 defeat at Whaddon Road on 19 November, replacing Doug Loft after Cheltenham Town had already made the game safe.[6] He agreed a new two-year deal with the club in June 2012.[7] He started the 2012–13 season on the bench, and assistant manager Mark Grew said his performances as a substitute "proved he's good enough" for a first team place, though he would only start a game due to suspensions or injuries to the highly impressive wing duo Ashley Vincent and Jennison Myrie-Williams.[8] Vale were promoted at the end of the season, with Lloyd largely restricted to reserve team football.

He joined Conference Premier club Tamworth on a one-month loan on 31 August 2013,[9] and made his "Lambs" debut later that day in a 3–0 defeat to Cambridge United at Abbey Stadium.[10] In total he made five starts and one substitute appearance during his spell at The Lamb Ground. At the end of the 2013–14 season he featured in Vale's Staffordshire Senior Cup final defeat to Rushall Olympic.[11] He signed a new one-year contract in June 2014.[12] He failed to make an appearance under new manager Rob Page in the 2014–15 season, but signed a new one-year contract in June 2015.[13]

He was tipped for a breakthrough season ahead of the 2015–16 campaign by youth team coach Mick Ede.[14] He joined National League club Chester on a one-month loan beginning on 24 November.[15] He found it difficult to adapt to the pace and physicality of the division, but impressed enough for Chester manager Steve Burr to extend his loan spell into until the end of the season.[16] Lloyd returned for a second loan spell at Chester in August 2016.[17] He scored his first goal in senior football on 27 August, in a 4–0 victory over Sutton United at the Deva Stadium.[18] Just two days later he scored again in a 3–1 defeat to Woking at Kingfield Stadium.[19] His performance in a 2–0 victory over Aldershot Town on 17 December was good enough to win him a place in the Non-League Team of the Week.[20] Chester manager Jon McCarthy intended to keep Lloyd beyond the expiry of his loan spell in January 2017, but admitted that other clubs had also expressed an interest in the player.[21] Divisional rivals Southport had a bid of £10,000 accepted by Port Vale chairman Norman Smurthwaite, but Lloyd rejected the move, and was allowed to rejoin Chester on loan for the remainder of the 2016–17 campaign.[22] He was released by new Port Vale manager Michael Brown in May 2017.[23] Lloyd said it was "frustrating being overlooked" and that "I feel like they always looked at me like I was still a young kid, I never got given an opportunity in the first team".[24]

Macclesfield Town

Lloyd signed a two-year contract with National League club Macclesfield Town in June 2017.[25] On 25 November, he scored from within his own half in a 1–1 draw at Maidenhead United.[26] He scored four goals in 29 appearances in 2017–18 as John Askey's "Silkmen" won promotion back to the English Football League as champions of the National League.[27] However he featured just 14 times in the 2018–19 season and was not retained by manager Sol Campbell.[28] He was a linked with a return to former club Port Vale, now managed by John Askey, who said "He has a feeling for the club, he lives locally, he has a good attitude and good ability. He'd be somebody I would be interested in."[29] Lloyd went on to become one of six players – the others being Shamir Mullings, Elliott Durrell, Rhys Taylor, Jamie Grimes and Keith Lowe – to issue the club with a winding-up petition over unpaid wages.[30]

Return to Port Vale

On 26 June 2019, following weeks of speculation, Lloyd rejoined Port Vale on a one-year deal.[31] His signing was criticised by Vale some fans as the club showing a lack of ambition.[32] He was released by Port Vale at the end of the 2019–20 season after making six league and six cup appearances.[33]

Style of play

Port Vale manager Rob Page described Lloyd as energetic and athletic, with good vision and timing; Lloyd is able to play in central midfield despite being a natural left-winger.[34] The Macclesfield Town website described him as "an exciting and tenacious midfielder, who has a clear natural talent and a fabulous eye for goal".[35]

Personal life

Lloyd is a keen angler and was featured in the Angling Times after catching a 44lb mirror carp named "Kev's Linear" from Oxfordshire's Linch Hill complex in 2014.[36]

Statistics
As of match played 7 January 2020
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale 2010–11[37] League Two 1000000010
2011–12[38] League Two 2000000020
2012–13[39] League Two 6000001[lower-alpha 1]070
2013–14[40] League One 3000000030
2014–15[41] League One 0000000000
2015–16[42] League One 5000000050
2016–17[43] EFL League One 0000000000
Total 170000010180
Tamworth (loan) 2013–14[40] Conference Premier 6000—0060
Chester (loan) 2015–16[44] National League 22000—4[lower-alpha 2]0260
2016–17[44] National League 41310—3[lower-alpha 3]0453
Total 633100070713
Macclesfield Town 2017–18[44] National League 27420—00294
2018–19[45] EFL League Two 130100000140
Total 404300000434
Port Vale 2019–20[46] League Two 6000105[lower-alpha 4]0120
Career total 132740101301507
  1. Appearance/s in Football League Trophy
  2. Three appearances in FA Trophy and one appearance in Cheshire Senior Cup
  3. Appearance/s in FA Trophy
  4. Appearance/s in EFL Trophy

Honours
Port Vale
Macclesfield Town
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