John Lockton Explained

John Lockton
Fullname:John Henry Lockton[1]
Birth Date:22 May 1892
Birth Place:Peckham, England
Death Place:Thornton Heath, England
Batting:Right-handed
Matches1:32
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Runs1:409
Bat Avg1:16.36
100S/50S1:0/1
Top Score1:77
Deliveries1:4,991
Wickets1:78
Bowl Avg1:26.55
Fivefor1:1
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:5/80
Catches/Stumpings1:26/–
Source:https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/john-lockton-16625 CricInfo
Date:3 February
Year:2023

John Henry Lockton (22 May 1892 – 29 June 1972) was an English cricketer and footballer. He played 32 first-class cricket matches for Surrey between 1919 and 1926 and played as an inside left in the Football League for Nottingham Forest.[2]

Personal life

Lockton was educated at Dulwich College and served in the British Armed Forces during the First World War.[3] He taught at St Dunstan's College in Catford for 38 years before retiring in 1952.[4]

Football career statistics

Position:Inside left
Clubs1:London University
Years2:–1913
Clubs2:Ilford
Years3:1914–1915
Clubs3:Nottingham Forest
Caps3:20
Goals3:2
Clubs4:Casuals
Clubs5:Nunhead
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SeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nottingham Forest1913–14[5] Second Division12100121
1914–158121102
Career total20221223

Notes and References

  1. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . 2012 . Tony Brown . 978-1905891610 . Third edition, with revisions . Toton, Nottingham . 177.
  2. Web site: John Lockton . 13 March 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  3. Web site: Nottingham Forest football players served in the First World War . 18 July 2019 . Football and the First World War . en.
  4. M. B. Alexander, "J. H. Lockton", The Cricketer, September 1972, p. 33.
  5. Web site: Johnnie Lockton . 18 July 2019 . The City Ground.