Lloyd Maitland

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Lloyd Maitland
Personal information
Full name Lloyd Curtis Maitland
Date of birth (1957-03-21) 21 March 1957 (age 66)
Place of birth Coleshill, Warwickshire, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1974–1977 Huddersfield Town 39 (2)
1977–1979 Darlington 71 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lloyd Curtis Maitland (born 21 March 1957 in Coleshill, Warwickshire) is a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and Darlington.

Born in England, Maitland is of Jamaican descent. [1] A winger, was the first black player to play for Huddersfield Town's first team in 1975. [2] He also played in Town's FA Youth Cup Final team versus Tottenham Hotspur in 1974. [3]

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References

  1. "English footballers of J'can heritage chronicled in new book". jamaica-gleaner.com. 6 August 2020.
  2. "CELEBRATE TOWN'S BLACK HISTORY!". www.htafc.com.
  3. "spurs v huddersfield town youth match reports". archive.mehstg.com.