Lloyd Macklin
 Lloyd Macklin playing for Whitehawk 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lloyd Joshua Macklin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 August 1991[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Camberley,England[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Swindon Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Swindon Town | 11 | (0) |
| 2010 | →Torquay United(loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Torquay United | 30 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | →Salisbury City(loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2013 | Farnborough | 6 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Chippenham Town | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Basingstoke Town | 62 | (8) |
| 2016 | Hayes & Yeading | 16 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | Metropolitan Police | 14 | (4) |
| 2017 | Welling United | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Metropolitan Police | 6 | (5) |
| 2018 | Whitehawk | 8 | (3) |
| Total | 170 | (25) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lloyd Joshua Macklin(born 2 August 1991) is an English formerfootballerwho played in the Football League withSwindon TownandTorquay United.
Career
[edit]Macklin went on a pre-season tour of Austria withSwindon Townin the summer of 2007 when he was only 15 years old. He came through the ranks at Swindon and made a senior appearance in the home pre-season friendly withBristol City.He then became the youngest ever player to represent Swindon at first team level, when he came on as asubstituteagainstBrentfordin theFootball League Trophyin September 2007. He went on to feature for the youth and reserve teams as the 2007-08 campaign was played out, and continued working his way up through 2008–09. He made a couple of first team appearances towards the end of 2008–09.[3]
On 19 February 2010, he joinedTorquay Unitedon loan for a month before joining on a permanent basis on 30 June 2010 as a free agent, following Swindon Town's failure to offer him a new contract. In October 2010, Macklin signed a contract extension that kept him at Plainmoor for a further two-years, until 2013. Macklin scored his first senior hat-trick for Torquay and in professional football againstCheltenham Townin theFootball League Trophyon 30 August 2011, in a 4–3 defeat.[4]At the end of the 2012–13 season, Macklin was one of seven players who did not feature in managerAlan Knill's plans and as a result was released.
Macklin signed forFarnboroughin October 2013, before joiningChippenham Townin December.[5]He was released by the Bluebirds a month later, after missing training.[6]
After a successful 2014-2015 pre-season withBasingstoke Town,Macklin signed for them ready for the start of the new campaign. After two seasons at the Camrose, he joinedHayes & Yeadingin May 2016[7]before signing forMetropolitan Policein October 2016, scoring on his debut againstGrays Athletic. [8]
Macklin signed forWelling Unitedjust after the start of the 2017–2018 season, but returned toMetropolitan Policein October 2017 after making just five appearances. [9]
Macklin signed for Brighton-basedNational League SouthsideWhitehawkin March 2018 [10]but announced his retirement at the end of the 2017–18 season.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 13 December 2017
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Swindon Town | 2007–08[12] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008–09[13] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10[14] | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Swindon total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Torquay United(loan) | 2009–10[14] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Torquay United | 2010–11[15] | League Two | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2011–12[16] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13[17] | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Torquay total | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 1 | ||
| Salisbury City(loan) | 2011–12[18] | Conference South | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| Farnborough | 2013–14[19] | Conference South | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| Chippenham Town | 2013–14[19] | SFL - Premier Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Basingstoke Town | 2014–15[19] | Conference South | 34 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 6[e] | 1 | 44 | 7 | |
| 2015–16[19] | National League South | 28 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 5[f] | 1 | 37 | 5 | ||
| Basingstoke total | 62 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 81 | 12 | ||
| Metropolitan Police | 2016–17 | Isthmian Premier Division | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Welling United | 2017–18[18] | National League South | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 126 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 158 | 15 | ||
- ^abAppearances in theFootball League Trophy
- ^One appearance in theFootball League Trophyand one in theLeague Two play-offs
- ^Appearance in theFA Trophy
- ^Appearance in theHampshire Senior Cup
- ^One appearance in theHampshire Senior Cup;three appearances and a goal in theFA Trophy;two appearances in theConference South play-offs
- ^Four appearances and a goal in theHampshire Senior Cup;one appearance in theFA Trophy
References
[edit]- ^"Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13"(PDF).The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 89. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2 August 2014.
- ^ab"Lloyd Macklin".Barry Hugman's Footballers.Retrieved13 May2018.
- ^Official STFC Profile
- ^"This is South Devon".Archived fromthe originalon 2 April 2012.Retrieved31 August2011.
- ^"CHIPPENHAM TOWN: Collier hoping for the best of Macklin".
- ^"CHIPPENHAM TOWN: Macklin let go by Bluebirds".
- ^"Macklin Signs for Hayes & Yeading".26 May 2016.
- ^"Match Overview: Metropolitan Police 3 - 1 Grays Athletic: 1st XI".
- ^"Lloyd Macklin".www.wellingunited.com.Archived fromthe originalon 23 August 2017.
- ^"Macklin Joins The Hawks - Whitehawk FC".whitehawkfc.com.Archived fromthe originalon 9 March 2018.
- ^"It hasn't been a easy decision..."Instagram. 24 May 2018.Retrieved24 May2018.
- ^"Games played by Lloyd Macklin in 2007/2008".Soccerbase.Centurycomm.Retrieved16 December2017.
- ^"Games played by Lloyd Macklin in 2008/2009".Soccerbase.Centurycomm.Retrieved16 December2017.
- ^ab"Games played by Lloyd Macklin in 2009/2010".Soccerbase.Centurycomm.Retrieved16 December2017.
- ^"Games played by Lloyd Macklin in 2010/2011".Soccerbase.Centurycomm.Retrieved16 December2017.
- ^"Games played by Lloyd Macklin in 2011/2012".Soccerbase.Centurycomm.Retrieved16 December2017.
- ^"Games played by Lloyd Macklin in 2012/2013".Soccerbase.Centurycomm.Retrieved16 December2017.
- ^abLloyd Macklinat Soccerway. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^abcd"Lloyd Maclin".Aylesbury United F.C.Retrieved16 December2017.
External links
[edit]
- 1991 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Swindon Town F.C. players
- Torquay United F.C. players
- Salisbury City F.C. players
- Farnborough F.C. players
- Basingstoke Town F.C. players
- Whitehawk F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football forwards
- Sportspeople from Camberley
- Footballers from Surrey