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Club career

Southampton

Isgrove was a member of Southampton's academy system; his first inclusion in the Southampton's first team came on 30 October 2012 in the fourth round of the 2012–13 League Cup against Leeds United, for which he was included on the bench. The midfielder came on as a substitute for winger Steve De Ridder in the 66th minute, seeing out the remainder of the 3–0 defeat. He made his first start for the club the following August in a 5–1 victory against Barnsley in the League Cup second round, setting up the opening goal. Isgrove made his league debut for Southampton in the first game of the 2014–15 season, playing the last 8 minutes of a 2–1 loss at

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in place of Steven Davis. On 17 March 2015, Southampton confirmed that Isgrove had signed a two-year contract extension until 2017. He was released by Southampton at the end of the 2016–17 season.

Peterborough United (loan)

On 13 March 2014, Isgrove joined League One club Peterborough United on a one-month loan, subsequently extended to the end of the season. Isgrove also played in the 2014 Football League Trophy Final, which Peterborough won 3–1 against Chesterfield on 30 March 2014 at

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. Isgrove returned to Southampton after his loan with Peterborough ended.

Sheffield Wednesday (loan)

On 18 March 2015, Isgrove signed an emergency loan deal with

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until the end of the season. Isgrove made eight appearances for Sheffield Wednesday, before he returned to Southampton.

Barnsley (loan)

On 24 October 2015, Isgrove completed a loan move to League One club Barnsley where he stayed until the end of the season. He helped Barnsley win the

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, beating Oxford United of League Two 3–2 in the

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at Wembley. Isgrove returned to Wembley for the

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in May. He scored his first goal for the club after 74 minutes as Barnsley beat

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3–1 to gain promotion to the Championship. He returned to Southampton at the end of the season, when his loan ended.

Barnsley

After Southampton released Isgrove at the end of the 2016–17 season, he signed a three-year contract with Championship club Barnsley. On 30 January 2019, Isgrove signed for League One

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on a loan deal until the end of the 2018–19 season He was released by Barnsley at the end of the 2018–19 season.

Swindon Town

On 30 July 2019, Isgrove joined League Two side Swindon Town on a one-year deal following a successful trial.

Bolton Wanderers

On 26 September 2020, Isgrove signed for newly relegated League Two side Bolton Wanderers on a one-year contract, joining former Swindon Teammate Eoin Doyle. He made his debut the same day, coming on as a 65th minute substitute for

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in a 0–2 home defeat against Newport County. On 5 December 2020 he scored his first Bolton goal when he scored Bolton's third goal in a 3–6 defeat against Port Vale. On 26 May 2021, he signed a new two-year contract. During the 2021–22 season, due to injury to

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and poor form by

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, Isgrove played multiple matches as a right-back. He was injured in November 2021, and after returning to fitness in March 2022 he was injured playing for the reserves and missed the rest of the season. On 2 April, Bolton won 4–0 against Plymouth Argyle in the 2023 EFL Trophy Final He missed the match through injury, though still received a medal as he had played in the earlier rounds. He continued to struggle with injury during the 2022–23 season, and on 23 May the club confirmed that Isgrove would be leaving at the end of his contract in June.

International career

In January 2013 Isgrove was selected for the Wales under-21 squad and made his debut in a 3–0 win against

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in a friendly match on 6 February 2013. Injuries saw Isgrove called up to the

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senior squad in October 2013, he remained on the bench in a 1–1 draw with

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. He made his senior international debut on 24 March 2016 as a 62nd-minute substitute in a friendly against

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, helping

to a 1–1 draw.

Career statistics

;Notes

Honours

Peterborough United *

: 2013–14 Barnsley *Football League Trophy: 2015–16 * Football League One play-offs: 2016 Swindon Town *

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: 2019–20 Bolton Wanderers *

third-place (promotion):

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Isgrove, Lloyd 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Yeovil English footballers Welsh footballers Wales men's international footballers Wales men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football midfielders Southampton F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Barnsley F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players English Football League players Premier League players English people of Welsh descent Footballers from Somerset