Eddie Loyden (footballer)

Eddie Loyden
Personal information
Full name	Edward Loyden
Date of birth	22 December 1945 (age 76)
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Position(s)	Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1964–1965	Blackpool
1966–1967	Carlisle United
1967–1968	Chester
1968	Shrewsbury Town
1968–1970	Barnsley
1970–1972	Chester
1972–1974	Tranmere Rovers
1974	Highlands Park
1974–1978	Caroline Hill
Total
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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]

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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Personal information
Full name	Edward Loyden^[1]
Date of birth	(1945-12-22) 22 December 1945 (age 76)
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only