At the age of 15, in December 1910, Guernsey-born Edward Loveridge arrived in Sydney with his family. In 1913 and 1914 he represented Annandale in their junior teams. In 1915 he was promoted to the first grade team. On 26 May 1915, ‘Freebooter’ in the Sydney Sportsman opined, “In Loveridge, Annandale have secured something good in the way of a centre forward. Although a last season’s Nurse Cup player, the lad is not in any way dismayed at being called upon to do battle against the big men, his work being fast, tricky, and dangerous to custodians. But Loveridge is handicapped by his tack of height, an active big man having no difficulty in smothering his play, if the ball is kept a trifle high.”
Two months later at the age of 20 (he gave his age as 21) he enlisted. His height was measured at 5 foot 2 and a half inches. Private Loveridge was wounded with shellshock in France in July 1916 which necessitated a transfer to England to recover. He was again wounded slightly in September 1917. After the war he resumed with Annandale but in deeper positions as a half or a back and became one of the best players in the state. In August 1920 Loveridge played for NSW in their 4-0 win over Queensland. “Volunteer” in Sydney’s Referee noted, “to Loveridge goes the honor of being the best back on the field. The Annandale half is of the solidly-built type, and a remarkably clever player. His strong suit is tackling, and I doubt if a better one has come into the game since Percy Timms helped Pyrmont to add lustre to the game many years ago.”
In 1921 he moved to the Pyrmont club and remained a prominent NSW player. In July 1922 he represented NSW against Australia in a 1-1 draw in front of 6000 people at Wentworth Oval. In May 1923 he represented NSW in their 2-2 draw against the visiting New Zealand team in front of a record crowd of 12,000 people at Wentworth Oval. Earlier in January that same year he married Mabel Watkins. He died in Tamworth, NSW, in 1952, aged 57.