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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 67)
Place of birth Coleshill, Warwickshire, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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]

References

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  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.
  • Ian Thomas, Owen Thomas, Alan Hodgson, John Ward (2007). 99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. ISBN 978-0955728105.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)