Team I had lodged in Home Counties (4)
I believe the answer is:
side
'team' is the definition.
(both can mean a sports team)
'i had lodged in home counties' is the wordplay.
'i had' becomes 'I'd' (common contraction).
'lodged in' is an insertion indicator.
'home counties' becomes 'se' (Home Counties in the South East of England).
'id' going inside 'se' is 'SIDE'.
(Other definitions for side that I've seen before include "Dies for own team" , "perspective" , "Team - arrogance" , "Left or right, say" , "Position to the right or left of" .)