Lloyd Saxton
# Lloyd Saxton

Lloyd John Saxton (born 18 April 1990) is a former English footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

## Career

Saxton was born in Alsager and played in the academies at Liverpool, Bolton Wanderers and Stoke City before turning professional with Plymouth Argyle in 2008. He was released by Argyle in May 2010 without making a first team appearance. Saxton spent the 2010–11 season at Bradford City but failed to make an appearance. Saxton then played for non-league Vauxhall Motors before moving to Sweden to play for Ånge IF. Saxton joined GIF Sundsvall in February 2015. He made his Allsvenskan debut on 7 June 2015 in a 1–1 draw with Kalmar FF. In January 2021, it was announced that after five years, Saxton would be leaving Sundsvall.

On April 1 2021, Saxton announced on his social media that he had retired from football despite having several offers from teams in Sweden.

## Personal life

In October 2018, Saxton became a Swedish citizen.

