Lloyd John Saxton (born 18 April 1990) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Saxton was born in Alsager and played in the academies at Liverpool, Bolton Wanderers and Stoke City before turning professional with Plymouth Argyle in 2008.[2] He was released by Argyle in May 2010 without making a first team appearance.[3] Saxton spent the 2010–11 season at Bradford City but failed to make an appearance.[4] Saxton then played for non-league Vauxhall Motors before moving to Sweden to play for Ånge IF.[5] Saxton joined GIF Sundsvall in February 2015.[6] He made his Allsvenskan debut on 7 June 2015 in a 1–1 draw with Kalmar FF.[7] In January 2021, it was announced that after five years, Saxton would be leaving Sundsvall.[8]

On April 1, 2021, Saxton announced on his social media that he had retired from football despite having several offers from teams in Sweden.[9]

Personal life

In October 2018, Saxton became a Swedish citizen.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Lloyd Saxton statistics". Lagstatistik.se. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Argyle sign three young prospects". BBC Sport. 12 May 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Plymouth Argyle release McNamee, Folly and Saxton". BBC Sport. 3 May 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Bradford City sign Oliver, Threlfall and Saxton". BBC Sport. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Lloyd Saxton tränar med GIF Sundsvall - igen". fotbolltransfers.com. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Lloyd Saxton får kontrakt med GIF Sundsvall". GIF Sundsvall. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  7. ^ "GIF SUNDSVALL 1-1 KALMAR FF". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Lloyd Saxton bekräftar - lämnar GIF Sundsvall". fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). 16 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Lloyd Saxton avslutar karriären: "Mycket viktigare än min fotbollskarriär" (in Swedish). Sundvalls Tidning. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  10. ^ @lloydysaxton (20 October 2018). "I'm now a Swedish Citizen" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 January 2021 – via Twitter.
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