Lloyd Kerry (born 22 July 1988) is an English former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Sheffield United

Born in

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, Kerry began his career as a trainee with Sheffield United. He turned professional in August 2006, but did not make a first team appearance for the Blades. He joined

Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...

on loan in February 2007, making his league debut in the 1–0 defeat at home to

Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They were founded in 1908 as Hartle ...

on 17 February 2007. Kerry played seven times for Torquay, but returned to Sheffield United in April 2007 after a foot injury had ruled him out of the rest of the season. Kerry's next move was to his hometown club

, with whom he signed a one-month loan deal in mid February 2008 which later became a full season loan. He made his Spireites debut as a substitute the following day in a 2–0 defeat away to

Hereford United Hereford United Football Club was an association football club based in Hereford, England. They played at Edgar Street for their entire history. They were nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites', after their predominantly white kit, or 'The ...

. Despite a promising spell at Chesterfield where he played thirteen games and scored twice, Sheffield United chose to release him at the end of that season.

Chesterfield

After being released by the Blades he returned to

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and signed a two-year deal with

. In November 2009, he joined Alfreton Town on an initial one-month loan deal. The following March, Kerry joined

Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Harriers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team compete in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. Formed in ...

on loan with

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for the remainder of the season. At the end of that season, Kerry was released by John Sheridan along with 11 other players.

Hinckley United

After the end of his 2-year deal Kerry was released by

, and signed for Hinckley United.

Tamworth

On 19 July 2012 Kerry signed a one-year deal with

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side Tamworth along with

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and James Wren.

Harrogate Town

Having joined

Harrogate Town Harrogate Town A.F.C. is a professional association football club in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, which competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club is nicknamed the Sulphurites, due to the ...

on a two-year deal ahead of the 2014–15 season, Kerry found himself unable to hold down a permanent position in the side and was loaned out to

Hednesford Town Hednesford Town Football Club is a football club based in Hednesford, Staffordshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Keys Park. History The club was established in 1880 as a merger of the Red & Whites and Hill Top.

in January 2015. During the 2017–18 season, Kerry was a part of the side that won promotion to the

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for the first time, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 3–0 victory over

Brackley Town Brackley Town Football Club is a Association football, football club in Brackley, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of and play at St. James Park. The club won the FA Trophy in 2018. History Established in 1890, the club sp ...

. Following this promotion, Kerry was awarded with a new contract in October 2018. Kerry remained with the club as they continued to make history. In August 2020, Kerry played the duration of the National League Play-Off Final as Harrogate defeated Notts County 3–1 at

Wembley Stadium Wembley Stadium (branded as Wembley Stadium connected by EE for sponsorship reasons) is a football stadium in Wembley, London. It opened in 2007 on the site of the Wembley Stadium (1923), original Wembley Stadium, which was demolished from 200 ...

to secure promotion to the

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for the first time in the club's history. The club returned to Wembley in May 2021 to take part in the

2020 FA Trophy Final The 2020 FA Trophy Final was a football match between Concord Rangers and Harrogate Town on 3 May 2021 which Harrogate won 1–0 with a goal from Josh Falkingham. It was the final match of the 2019–20 FA Trophy, the 51st season of the FA Troph ...

which had been delayed due to the

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, a goal from

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enough to defeat

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and lift the

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. Kerry appeared on the opening day of the 2020–21 season as Harrogate's historic first ever match in the Football League saw them thrash Southend United 4–0 with Kerry himself grabbing the second goal. In September 2021, Kerry came off of the bench in a 2–0 defeat to

Port Vale Port Vale Football Club are a professional football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, which compete in . Vale are the only English Football League club not to be named after a place; their name being a reference to the valley o ...

to make his 200th appearance for the club. In April 2022, Kerry revealed that he would retire at the end of the 2021–22 season, staying on with the club and becoming Head of Recruitment.

Career statistics

Honours

Harrogate Town *

play-offs:

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: 2019–20

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kerry, Lloyd 1988 births Living people Footballers from Chesterfield English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Sheffield United F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Alfreton Town F.C. players Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players Hinckley United F.C. players Tamworth F.C. players Harrogate Town A.F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Hednesford Town F.C. players