Barry David Lloyd is an English

England

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 former football

Football (soccer)

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 player and manager. He is best remembered for his time as Brighton

Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.

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 manager between January 1987 and December 1993.

Lloyd joined Chelsea

Chelsea F.C.

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 as an apprentice, but rarely featured in the first team and moved across west London

London

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 to join Fulham

Fulham F.C.

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 in 1969. He stayed with Fulham for eight years, making over 250 appearances for the club. He played out his career with short spells at Hereford United

Hereford United F.C.

Hereford United Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Founded in 1924, they are competing in Football League Two in the 2011–12 season. Hereford have played at Edgar Street for their entire history and are nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites',...

 and Brentford

Brentford F.C.

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, and then moved into management as player-manager of Yeovil Town

Yeovil Town F.C.

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. He later took over at Worthing

Worthing F.C.

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, guiding the club to promotion to the Isthmian Premier League

Isthmian League

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 and then two runners-up placings in that division.

When Lloyd was appointed Brighton manager in January 1987, the club were heading for relegation from the Second Division

Football League Second Division

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, less than four years after appearing in an FA Cup final. He was unable to keep them up, but guided them to promotion at the first attempt in May 1988 when the finished runners-up in the Third Division

Football League Third Division

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. Two tricky seasons followed, during which time Brighton re-established themselves in the Second Division and stayed clear of relegation. They reached the Second Division playoff final in 1991, but lost 3-1 to Notts County

Notts County F.C.

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 and were soon faced with the double threat of relegation and a financial crisis. With debts mounting high, they finished second from bottom in the Second Division in 1992 and began the following season in the new Division Two following the creation of the Premier League. Lloyd guided Brighton to a stable ninth place finish in 1993, but he resigned the following December to make way for Liam Brady

Liam Brady

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Lloyd took over again as Worthing manager in 2001, managing the club until July 2003 when he was replaced by Alan Pook.

Lloyd returned to Brighton in September 2007 in the role of chief scout.