{"id":571827,"date":"2020-11-10T15:31:04","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T20:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=571827"},"modified":"2020-12-21T20:02:41","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T01:02:41","slug":"tranmere-rovers-sign-midfielder-danny-lloyd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/11\/10\/tranmere-rovers-sign-midfielder-danny-lloyd\/","title":{"rendered":"Tranmere Rovers Sign Midfielder Danny Lloyd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/21123465\/Danny-Lloyd\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Danny Lloyd<\/a> has joined <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=Tranmere+Rovers\" target=\"_self\">Tranmere Rovers<\/a> on a short-term contract, the club have confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Lloyd, 28, joins to add fresh competition for places at the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/league-football\/league12\/\" target=\"_self\">League Two<\/a> side.<\/p>\n<h2>Tranmere Rovers Add Danny Lloyd to Ranks<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udcdd <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TRFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TRFC<\/a> are pleased to announce the signing of Danny Lloyd on a short term contract!<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to Prenton Park, Danny! \ud83d\udc4a<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TRFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TRFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SWA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SWA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tranmere Rovers FC (@TranmereRovers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TranmereRovers\/status\/1326143774930694144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 10, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Career So Far<\/h3>\n<p>Lloyd, who is from Liverpool, and started out at Southport has had his fair share of clubs. He has been without one since the summer when his contract at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=Salford+City\" target=\"_self\">Salford City<\/a> was ended by mutual consent. Before that, he had been on loan at Stockport County.<\/p>\n<p>The midfielder has amassed a wealth of experience across the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/league-football\/\" target=\"_self\">football league<\/a> and below. His most successful spell in the football league came with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=Peterborough+United\" target=\"_self\">Peterborough United<\/a> in 2017\/18. As part of The Posh, Lloyd delivered an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/danny-lloyd\/leistungsdaten\/spieler\/169568\/plus\/0?saison=2017\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">impressive 13 goals<\/a> and seven assists in his 41 appearances for the club, including an <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=FA+Cup\" target=\"_self\">FA Cup<\/a> hat-trick against none other than Tranmere Rovers.<\/p>\n<p>He also provided an assist in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/spielbericht\/index\/spielbericht\/2984200\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3-1 win<\/a> over <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/premier-league\/aston-villa\/\" target=\"_self\">Aston Villa<\/a> at Villa Park in that FA Cup campaign that saw them <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/spielbericht\/index\/spielbericht\/2990425\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">finally eliminated<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/premier-league\/leicester\/\" target=\"_self\">Leicester City<\/a> in the fourth round.<\/p>\n<p>Lloyd is as versatile as they come having featured <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/danny-lloyd\/leistungsdaten\/spieler\/169568\/plus\/0?saison=2017\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">across the front line<\/a> that season.<\/p>\n<p>Recently he has featured <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/danny-lloyd\/leistungsdaten\/spieler\/169568\/plus\/0?saison=2019\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">most out wide<\/a> for Salford City and Stockport County. He played a small part for Salford in the opening half of last season, before his move to Stockport on loan in January, where he finished the season before it was ended by the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Really pleased to get this done, can\u2019t wait to get going and play some football for a top club \ud83d\ude0e \ud83e\udd0d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/123ORsXrAw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/123ORsXrAw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Danny Lloyd (@dannylloyd1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dannylloyd1\/status\/1326146351621697536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 10, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/h3>\n<h3>Tranmere&#8217;s Current Situation<\/h3>\n<p>Tranmere Rovers find themselves in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/league-two\/table\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">17th place<\/a> in the League Two table, having been relegated from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/league-football\/league12\/\" target=\"_self\">League One<\/a> last season. They&#8217;ve only managed to produce seven goals, which only three teams in the league have come up with fewer &#8211; all of which sit in the bottom four. The Merseyside based club will hope the 28-year-old can help contribute to a greater output and see them rise up the table.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"pFLfVea6S8FYWg5g618k9Q\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1167925109\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'pFLfVea6S8FYWg5g618k9Q',sig:'lzQoNQFCzcaLD42V6SRzSkdC9oBX-avP5ZjLk7eWVQk=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1167925109',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Danny Lloyd has joined Tranmere Rovers on a short-term contract, the club have confirmed. Lloyd, 28, joins to add fresh competition for places at the League Two side. Tranmere Rovers Add Danny Lloyd to Ranks \ud83d\udcdd #TRFC are pleased to announce the signing of Danny Lloyd on a short term contract! 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