The son of a schoolteacher, 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. When
Seth Powell withdrew, Lloyd took his place at left back in a match that ended as a 7–2 win for the hosts. He played once more for Wales, in March 1895by which time he was a
Ruthin playerin a 2–2 draw with
Scotland. Lloyd married Helen Speakman in 1900. 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. 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. ==Notes==