Eddie Loyden (footballer)
Edward Loyden is a footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Blackpool, Chester, Shrewsbury Town, Barnsley and Tranmere Rovers.[2][3] As a Tranmere player, he is remembered for scoring the goal that defeated Arsenal at Highbury in October 1973.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edward Loyden[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 December 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1965 | Blackpool | 2 | (0) |
| 1966–1967 | Carlisle United | 0 | (0) |
| 1967–1968 | Chester | 37 | (22) |
| 1968 | Shrewsbury Town | 12 | (2) |
| 1968–1970 | Barnsley | 65 | (23) |
| 1970–1972 | Chester | 62 | (26) |
| 1972–1974 | Tranmere Rovers | 61 | (22) |
| 1974 | Highlands Park | ||
| 1974–1978 | Caroline Hill | ||
| Total | 239 | (95) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
References
- "Eddie Loyden". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- Brown, Neil (2 September 2012). "Eddie Loyden". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- Upton, Gilbert; Wilson, Steve (November 1997). "Players' Data". Tranmere Rovers 1921–1997: A Complete Record. pp. 101–108. ISBN 978-0-9518648-2-1.
- Hilton, Nick (2 October 2013). "Heroes of Highbury: 40 years on, Moore memories of Tranmere beating Arsenal". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
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