Lloyd McGrath

Position
Midfielder
Nationality
Place Of Birth
Birmingham
Date Of Birth
February 24, 1965
Age
60
Height (cm)
175
Games Played
258
-
Per Game
Games Started
244
0.9
Per Game
Minutes
21619
83.8
Per Game
Goals
5
0.02
Per Game
Assists
5
0.02
Per Game
Notes
Stats
Matches
Transfers
Gallery
Internationals

FA Cup winner 1987

Lloyd overcame enormous adversity to be a key part of City’s team at Wembley in 1987 and crossed the ball which Gary Mabbutt deflected into his own net for City’s extra-time winner. McGrath’s catalogue of injuries would have ended many careers and included a broken leg, three dislocated shoulders, fractured cheekbones and eye and knee problems. The Birmingham-born McGrath was capped at full-back for England Youth and made his first team debut as a central defender in City’s biggest defeat since the war, an 8-2 hammering at Southampton. Don Mackay recognised that the hard-tackling Lloyd was ideally suited as the midfield anchor man and once there he was first choice in that position for six seasons, when fit. He made an outstanding contribution in the 1986-87 season, even scoring three goals, and his marking job on Glenn Hoddle at Wembley earned him many plaudits. Injuries affected his appearances after that but he always relished the big challenge and generally came out on top in some fascinating clashes with Paul Gascoigne. In 1993 he was stretchered off at Hillsborough with ligament trouble and his City career was over. He joined Portsmouth but his appearances were limited. He now runs a sports club and bar in Allesley and lives in the city.

Red cards (2)
1989-90
28 October 1989 v Charlton Athletic A, dangerous foul on Paul Williams
1991-92
20 April 1992 v Leeds United A, deliberate handball

Premier League (England)
1993-1994
Coventry City
11
10
1
879′
1992-1993
Coventry City
25
20
5
1852′
4
36
30
6
2731′
4
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
Coca-Cola Cup (England)
1993-1994
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1992-1993
Coventry City
2
2
180′
1
3
3
0
270′
0
0
0
0 (0)
1
0
FA Cup (England)
1992-1993
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1991-1992
Coventry City
2
2
180′
1
1990-1991
Coventry City
2
2
135′
1989-1990
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1988-1989
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1987-1988
Coventry City
2
2
180′
1986-1987
Coventry City
4
4
394′
1
1985-1986
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1984-1985
Coventry City
2
2
180′
1
16
16
0
1429′
3
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
Football League First Division (England)
1991-1992
Coventry City
40
38
2
3408′
5
1
1 (0)
1990-1991
Coventry City
14
12
2
1148′
3
1
1989-1990
Coventry City
13
12
1
1037′
2
1
1988-1989
Coventry City
8
6
2
491′
1
1987-1988
Coventry City
17
17
1512′
2
1986-1987
Coventry City
30
30
2627′
6
3 (0)
1
1985-1986
Coventry City
32
32
2846′
5
1984-1985
Coventry City
23
22
1
2020′
2
1983-1984
Coventry City
1
1
65′
178
170
8
15154′
26
0
2
4 (0)
2
0
League Cup (England)
1991-1992
Coventry City
4
4
360′
1 (0)
2
1990-1991
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1989-1990
Coventry City
2
2
180′
1987-1988
Coventry City
3
3
200′
1986-1987
Coventry City
5
5
439′
1985-1986
Coventry City
4
4
344′
19
19
0
1613′
0
0
0
1 (0)
2
0
Full Members Cup (England)
1991-1992
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1
1988-1989
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1987-1988
Coventry City
2
2
97′
1985-1986
Coventry City
1
1
90′
5
5
0
367′
1
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
Charity Shield (England)
1987-1988
Coventry City
1
1
55′
1
1
0
55′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
Totals:
258
244
14
21619′
34
0
2
5 (0)
5
0
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
FA Carling Premiership 1993-1994
FA Carling Premiership 1993-1994
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
W 1:0
19`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
W 0:2
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
D 0:0
81`
Coventry City
Everton
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 5:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
D 1:1
59`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Oldham Athletic
A
D 3:3
90`
Coca-Cola Cup 1993-1994
Coca-Cola Cup 1993-1994
Coventry City
Oldham Athletic
A
L 2:0
90`
FA Premier League 1992-1993
FA Premier League 1992-1993
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
D 3:3
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
L 0:1
71`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 2:0
21`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
H
L 1:3
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
D 0:0
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
L 0:2
16`
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Everton
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 5:0
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
W 5:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
D 2:2
45`
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
L 1:2
38`
Coventry City
Everton
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Oldham Athletic
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Blackburn Rovers
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
L 0:1
26`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
A
W 1:2
15`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
W 0:2
FA Cup 1992-1993
FA Cup 1992-1993
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
L 1:0
90`
Coca-Cola Cup 1992-1993
Coca-Cola Cup 1992-1993
Coventry City
Scarborough
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Scarborough
H
W 2:0
90`
1
Barclays Football League First Division 1991-1992
Barclays Football League First Division 1991-1992
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
L 2:0
79`
Coventry City
Everton
H
L 0:1
82`
Coventry City
Notts County
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
L 0:1
76`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
L 4:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Oldham Athletic
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
D 0:0
14`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
A
W 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
L 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 1:0
7`
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Notts County
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Oldham Athletic
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
H
W 5:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
L 0:1
90`
FA Cup 1991-1992
FA Cup 1991-1992
Coventry City
Cambridge United
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Cambridge United
H
D 1:1
90`
Rumbelows Cup 1991-1992
Rumbelows Cup 1991-1992
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
L 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Rochdale
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Rochdale
H
W 4:0
90`
1
1
Zenith Data Systems Cup 1991-1992
Zenith Data Systems Cup 1991-1992
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
L 0:2
90`
Barclays Football League First Division 1990-1991
Barclays Football League First Division 1990-1991
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
W 1:0
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
L 2:0
70`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 3:0
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
L 2:1
53`
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
D 1:1
45`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Sunderland
A
D 0:0
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
L 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
D 2:2
80`
Coventry City
Everton
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 2:0
90`
FA Cup 1990-1991
FA Cup 1990-1991
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 2:0
45`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
D 1:1
90`
Rumbelows Cup 1990-1991
Rumbelows Cup 1990-1991
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
L 0:1
90`
Barclays Football League First Division 1989-1990
Barclays Football League First Division 1989-1990
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
L 1:6
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 1:0
52`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
L 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 2:0
13`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Charlton Athletic
A
D 1:1
72`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
L 1:4
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
L 0:2
90`
Littlewoods Challenge Cup 1989-1990
Littlewoods Challenge Cup 1989-1990
Coventry City
Sunderland
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
W 1:2
90`
FA Cup 1989-1990
FA Cup 1989-1990
Coventry City
Northampton Town
A
L 1:0
90`
Barclays Football League First Division 1988-1989
Barclays Football League First Division 1988-1989
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
D 1:1
81`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
L 1:2
83`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
W 1:2
45`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
W 5:0
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 2:1
3`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
W 2:1
9`
Simod Cup 1988-1989
Simod Cup 1988-1989
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
A
L 1:0
90`
FA Cup 1988-1989
FA Cup 1988-1989
Coventry City
Sutton United
A
L 2:1
90`
Simod Cup 1987-1988
Simod Cup 1987-1988
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
W 2:0
7`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
W 2:1
90`
Barclays Football League First Division 1987-1988
Barclays Football League First Division 1987-1988
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
D 3:3
72`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
L 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
L 2:3
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Watford
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Everton
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
W 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
L 1:4
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
W 2:1
90`
FA Cup 1987-1988
FA Cup 1987-1988
Coventry City
Watford
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Torquay United
H
W 2:0
90`
Littlewoods Challenge Cup 1987-1988
Littlewoods Challenge Cup 1987-1988
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
L 3:1
20`
Coventry City
Cambridge United
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Cambridge United
A
W 0:1
90`
FA Charity Shield 1987-1988
FA Charity Shield 1987-1988
Coventry City
Everton
H
L 0:1
55`
FA Cup 1986-1987
FA Cup 1986-1987
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
W 3:2
120`
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
W 3:2
120`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
W 1:3
64`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
W 0:1
90`
Today Football League First Division 1986-1987
Today Football League First Division 1986-1987
Coventry City
Southampton
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Watford
A
W 2:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
W 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
W 1:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
W 3:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 3:1
80`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
L 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
W 1:0
27`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Watford
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Charlton Athletic
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Everton
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
L 1:0
90`
Littlewoods Challenge Cup 1986-1987
Littlewoods Challenge Cup 1986-1987
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Oldham Athletic
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Rotherham United
A
W 0:1
79`
Coventry City
Rotherham United
H
W 3:2
90`
Canon League First Division 1985-1986
Canon League First Division 1985-1986
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 5:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
L 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
L 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Oxford United
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Watford
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
D 3:3
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 5:2
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 5:1
56`
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
W 0:2
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
L 2:3
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
D 1:1
90`
FA Cup 1985-1986
FA Cup 1985-1986
Coventry City
Watford
H
L 1:3
90`
Milk Cup 1985-1986
Milk Cup 1985-1986
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
L 3:2
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Chester City
H
W 7:2
74`
Coventry City
Chester City
A
W 1:2
90`
Full Members Cup 1985-1986
Full Members Cup 1985-1986
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
L 3:0
90`
Canon League First Division 1984-1985
Canon League First Division 1984-1985
Coventry City
Everton
H
W 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
D 0:0
60`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
L 0:2
70`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
L 4:2
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Sunderland
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Watford
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
W 4:0
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
L 6:2
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
W 1:0
90`
FA Cup 1984-1985
FA Cup 1984-1985
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
W 2:1
90`
Canon League First Division 1983-1984
Canon League First Division 1983-1984
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 8:2
65`
Club Out
Club In
Transfer Date
Fee
Club Out / Club In
Transfer Date / Fee
Coventry City
Sing Tao
Tue, 31 May, 1994
Free
Coventry City
Sing Tao
Tue, 31 May, 1994
Free
Trainee
Coventry City
Fri, 31 Dec, 1982
Trainee
Trainee
Coventry City
Fri, 31 Dec, 1982
Trainee

England U21, 1 cap
1985-86
12 March 1986 Denmark U21 v England U21, Copenhagen, UEFA U21 Championship 1986 qualifying, 0-1

England Youth, 4 caps, 1982