Lloyd Saxton

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

Lloyd Saxton

Personal information
Full name	Lloyd John Saxton[1]
Date of birth	(1990-04-18) 18 April 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth	Alsager, Cheshire, England
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1997	Liverpool
1998–2005	Bolton Wanderers
2005–2006	Stoke City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2010	Plymouth Argyle	0	(0)
2010–2011	Bradford City	0	(0)
2011–2012	Vauxhall Motors	3	(0)
2012–2014	Ånge IF	68	(0)
2015–2021	GIF Sundsvall	10	(0)
2017	→ Levanger (loan)	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:31, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

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]