Lloyd McGrath (born 24 February 1965) is an English retired professional footballer. A hard-working midfielder, McGrath made his senior debut for

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on 28 April 1984 in one of their heaviest defeats ever - an 8-2

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defeat at

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. However, three years later he took part in the biggest success of their history so far - the 1987 FA Cup Final triumph over

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. He set up the winning goal with a cross that was deflected off the knee of

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. By the time of his departure to

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side Sing Tao at the end of the 1993-94 season, when the Sky Blues finished 11th in the

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, he had played 214 league games for the club and scored four goals. After unsuccessful 3 months in Hong Kong, he played for

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for the rest of his professional career, retiring in 1997. He now has business interests in the north of Coventry as licensee of the Hawkes Mill Sports and Social Club.

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* 1965 births Living people Footballers from Birmingham, West Midlands English men's footballers Coventry City F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players English Football League players Premier League players England men's under-21 international footballers Sing Tao SC players Men's association football midfielders {{England-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub