Lloyd John Saxton (born 18 April 1990) is a former English 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. He was released by Argyle in May 2010 without making a first team appearance. Saxton spent the 2010–11 season at Bradford City but failed to make an appearance. Saxton then played for non-league Vauxhall Motors before moving to Sweden to play for Ånge IF. Saxton joined GIF Sundsvall in February 2015. He made his Allsvenskan debut on 7 June 2015 in a 1–1 draw with Kalmar FF. In January 2021, it was announced that after five years, Saxton would be leaving Sundsvall.

Lloyd Saxton

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

Lloyd Saxton

Personal life

In October 2018, Saxton became a Swedish citizen.

Lloyd Saxton

References

External links

1990 births

Living people

English men's footballers

Swedish men's footballers

Allsvenskan players

Liverpool F.C. players

Bolton Wanderers F.C. players

Stoke City F.C. players

Plymouth Argyle F.C. players

Bradford City A.F.C. players

Vauxhall Motors F.C. players

Ånge IF players

GIF Sundsvall players

People from Alsager

Men's association football goalkeepers

English expatriate men's footballers

Naturalized citizens of Sweden

English expatriate sportspeople in Sweden

Superettan players

Division 2 (Swedish football) players

Division 3 (Swedish football) players

Footballers from Cheshire