Alfred Jeffrey Lloyd (29 July 191424 June 1997) was a former international speedway rider who qualified for the Speedway World Championship finals three times.Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. He earned five international caps for the England national speedway team.

Career Lloyd took up speedway in 1936, first riding at Wembley before gaining further experience at Birmingham, before signing with Bristol Bulldogs. When speedway resumed in 1945 he returned, and was one of the top riders in the Northern League in 1946.Storey, Basil (1948), The Story of Speedway, WDS, p. 9 He joined the Newcastle Diamonds in 1946, and finished the season averaging over ten points per match in the Northern League.

In 1947, it was expected that Lloyd would be signed by a higher division team but he started the season with the Diamonds. A few weeks into the season, the New Cross Rangers signed Lloyd for a transfer fee of 1,000 (at the time the highest transfer fee in British speedway), with Ken Le Breton transferring in the opposite direction.

By then end of the next season, Lloyd had won the National League championshipJacobs, N. (2008) Out of the Frying Pan, The History Press LTD and was performing well for New Cross for several years.

Lloyd was selected to represent England in the test series against Australia in the 1948 Ashes series.Foster, P. (2005) History of the Speedway Ashes, The History Press Ltd.

1950 saw Lloyd start the season with the Rangers but midway through the season he was transferred to the Harringay Racers, a move that was not popular with the New Cross fans. Whilst with the Racers, he qualified for the Speedway World Championship final three times and was a member of the team that won the National Trophy in 1952.Jacobs, Norman (2001). Speedway in London. Stroud: Tempus Publishing

When the Racers closed down at the end of 1954, Lloyd retired.

Family Lloyd's two brothers Wally and Johnny were both professional speedway riders.Chaplin, John (1983) "John Chaplin's 'Fireside Stories'", Speedway Star, 3 December 1983, p. 27

World final appearances 1951 – London, Wembley Stadium: 11th (6 pts) 1952 – London, Wembley Stadium: 8th (7 pts) 1953 – London, Wembley Stadium: 7th (8 pts)

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