Tributes have been paid to a former European Cup winner who started his career with Bristol Rovers after he died at the age of 75. Larry Lloyd was part of the Nottingham Forest team that won the European Cup two times in a row, in 1979 and 1980.
Lloyd started his career with his hometown club, Bristol Rovers, before he was snapped up by Liverpool legend Bill Shankly in 1969 for £50,000 in 1969. After leaving Liverpool he went on to play for various other English clubs as well as Forest, including Coventry City and Wigan Athletic.
Lloyd joined the Latics in a player-manager role in a move which started a brief coaching career. He guided them to promotion from the fourth tier before keeping them up the following year moving on to Notts County, where he spent a year in charge, as reports the Mirror.
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After moving away from coaching, Lloyd later became a pundit covering Nottingham Forest matches for local radio. He moved to Spain and became involved in amateur football before returning to England in 2021.
Paying tribute to Lloyd, Forest said: "We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Larry Lloyd. Part of the Miracle Men, Larry was an integral player in the Forest side that memorably won back-to-back European Cups in 1979 and 1980, making 218 appearances for the club in total. We send our condolences to Larry's friends and family at this truly sad time. Rest in peace, Larry.",
