| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlton Lloyd Palmer[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 December 1965[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Rowley Regis, England[1] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chelsea | |||
| West Bromwich Albion | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1989 | West Bromwich Albion | 121 | (4) |
| 1989–1994 | Sheffield Wednesday | 205 | (14) |
| 1994–1997 | Leeds United | 103 | (5) |
| 1997–1999 | Southampton | 45 | (3) |
| 1999 | Nottingham Forest | 16 | (1) |
| 1999–2001 | Coventry City | 30 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | → Watford (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Stockport County | 43 | (4) |
| 2004 | Dublin City | 3 | (0) |
| 2005 | Mansfield Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Staveley Miners Welfare | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | Grantham Town | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 594 | (32) | |
| International career | |||
| 1989 | England U21 | 4 | (1) |
| 1989 | England B | 5 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | England | 18 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001–2003 | Stockport County (player-manager) | ||
| 2004–2005 | Mansfield Town | ||
| 2021 | Grantham Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Carlton Lloyd Palmer (born 5 December 1965) is an English football manager, former footballer and football television pundit whose last management role was as manager of Grantham Town.
As a player, he was a midfielder from 1984 to 2005, playing in the Premier League for Sheffield Wednesday, Leeds United, Southampton, Nottingham Forest and Coventry City. He also played for West Bromwich Albion, Watford and Dublin City. He was capped 18 times by England and was part of the squad at UEFA Euro 1992.
He went into management in 2001 when he was appointed player-manager of Stockport County, later holding the same position at Mansfield Town from 2004 to 2005. In 2021 he had a brief return to management with a spell at non-league Grantham Town.