Lloyd Iceton

Osborne Lloyd Iceton (30 March 1920 – June 1994) was an English footballer who played as an outside left for Preston North End, Carlisle United and Tranmere Rovers.^[1][2]

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Full name	Osborne Lloyd Iceton
Date of birth	(1920-03-30)30 March 1920
Place of birth	Workington, England
Date of death	July 1994 (aged 74)
Position(s)	Outside left
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1938–1946	Preston North End
1940	→ Liverpool	0	(0)
1945	→ Leeds United	0	(0)
1944–1945	→ Nottingham Forest	0	(0)
1945–1946	→ Notts County	0	(0)
1946–1950	Carlisle United	77	(18)
1950–1955	Tranmere Rovers	140	(18)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Born in Workington, Iceton signed for Preston North End in May 1938 but did not represent them before the Second World War.^[3] During the war, he played as a wartime guest player for Liverpool, Leeds United, Nottingham Forest and Notts County.^[3] In October 1946, Iceton joined Carlisle United where he was renowned for his powerful shooting;^[4] in 2009, he was voted Carlisle's 96th best ever player.^[5]

In June 1950, Iceton moved to Tranmere Rovers. He made a total of 153 appearances – 140 in the English Football League – scoring 22 goals, before retiring in 1955.^[1][3] Iceton died in June 1994, and his remains were scattered on the Prenton Park pitch.^[6]

1. ^ ^{a b} Upton, Gilbert; Wilson, Steve (November 1997). "Players' Data". Tranmere Rovers 1921–1997: A Complete Record. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-9518648-2-1.
2. ^ Brown, Neil. "Tranmere Rovers: 1946/47 – 2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
3. ^ ^{a b c} "Iceton: Osborne Lloyd (Lloyd)". Leeds United F.C. History. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
4. ^ "Disaster if Carlisle United go down", Cumbria and Westmorland Herald, 22 November 2003, retrieved 24 October 2012
5. ^ "Carlisle Utd's top 100 players", Times & Star, 19 October 2009, archived from the original on 5 May 2013, retrieved 24 October 2012
6. ^ "Tranmere Rovers Football Club". Retrieved 24 October 2012.

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