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William Locker

William Locker

English footballer and cricketer

For the Royal Navy officer, see William Locker (Royal Navy officer).

William Locker (16 February 1866 – 15 August 1952) was an English footballer and cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1894 and 1903 and football for Stoke, Derby County and Notts County.[1] He was one of nineteen sportsmen to achieve the Derbyshire Double of playing cricket for Derbyshire and football for Derby County.

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Locker was born in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, the son of William Locker and his wife Mary. His father was a lace maker and at the age of 15 Locker was a lace threader.[2]

Football career

Locker played association football for Stoke, Derby County and Notts County.[1] His only appearance for Stoke came in a 2–1 defeat at home to Preston North End in November 1889.[1] Whilst with Notts County, he achieved 12 goals in the 1890/91 season,[3] and played in the 1891 FA Cup final on the losing side.[1]

Cricket career

Locker made his first appearances for Derbyshire in the 1894 season. He next played for them in one match in the 1899 season which was his County Championship debut – an innings defeat by Worcestershire. He played fully for Derbyshire in the 1901 season. He played one match in the 1902 season and one in the 1903 season. He was a right-handed batsman who played 30 innings in 16 matches with a top score of 76 and an average of 17.03. During his time with Derbyshire, he was an upper-middle order batsman.[4]

Locker died in California, Derby aged 86.

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Honors

Notts County

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0952415100.
  2. [2]
    British Census 1881
  3. [3]
    IFFHS 1890//91 Season
  4. [4]
    William Locker at Cricket Archive
  5. [5]
    William Locker at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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