Stuart Lovell

Infobox Football biography
playername = Stuart Lovell


fullname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1972|1|9|df=yes
cityofbirth = Sydney
countryofbirth = Australia
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height = 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
position = Striker; Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs = Reading
years = 1990–1998
1998–2001
2001–2005
2005–2006
clubs = Reading
Hibernian
Livingston
Queen of the South
caps(goals) = 227 (58)
088 (17)
087 0(6)
038 0(1)
nationalyears = 2000
nationalteam = Australia
nationalcaps(goals) = 002 0(0)

Stuart "Archie" Lovell (born 9 January 1972 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian-born English professional footballer, who played as a striker early in his career, before reverting to a midfield role later in his career. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/1045791.stm Lovell indulges in title horseplay] , BBC Sport, 28 November 2000.]

Born in Australia, Lovell spent his childhood in Reading. [http://readingfc.kyocera.co.uk/index/reading_fc_facts/reading_legends/stuart_lovell.html Stuart Lovell] , Reading F.C.] He joined the local professional team and was part of the Reading team that narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premier League in the 1994–95 season. He infamously had a penalty kick saved in the playoff final against Bolton Wanderers when Reading were leading 2–0; they eventually lost 4–3 after extra time.

After damaging a cruciate ligament, Lovell moved to Scottish club Hibernian in 1998. Hibs were in the First Division at the time and he was part of the team who won promotion back to the Scottish Premier League by winning the First Division. He was capped twice by Australia and was a Hibs first team regular as they finished a creditable third in the SPL and reached the Scottish Cup Final during the 2000–01 season.

He was surprisingly released by Hibs at the end of that season to make way for record signing Ulises de la Cruz. Lovell signed for SPL newcomers Livingston, who he helped to finish third in their first season in the SPL. He was subsequently appointed Livingston's captain, and in this role he skippered the club to their only major trophy win to date, the Scottish League Cup in 2004. Ironically for Lovell, Livingston defeated Hibs 2–0 in the final.

Lovell retired after a brief spell with Dumfries club Queen of the South, where he also had a spell as caretaker manager. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/q/queen_of_the_south/4395342.stm Lovell takes over as Scott leaves] , BBC Sport, 1 November 2005.] He now works for Setanta Sports on their Scottish Premier League coverage [ [http://www.setanta.com/en/Blogs/A-to-Z-of-Bloggers/Stuart-Lovell/?facets/blog-space/great-britain-locale/stuart-lovell/ BLOGS: Stuart Lovell] , Setanta Sports.] and also writes a regular column for the "Edinburgh Evening News". [Lovell, Stuart. [http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/Euro-treats-all-round-as.4188267.jp Euro treats all round as tournament off to a flier] , "Edinburgh Evening News", June 16 2008.]

References

*cite book| last=Jeffrey | first=Jim | title=The Men Who Made Hibernian F.C. since 1946 | publisher=Tempus Publishing Ltd | year=2005 | isbn=0-7524-3091-2

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External links

*soccerbase|4614|Stuart Lovell

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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH=9 January 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH=Sydney, Australia
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