William Locker Explained

William Locker
Fullname:William Locker
Birth Date:16 February 1866
Birth Place:Long Eaton, England
Death Place:California, Derby, England
Position:Inside left
Years1:1885–1888
Years2:1888–1889
Clubs2:Notts County
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:1889
Clubs3:Stoke
Caps3:1
Goals3:0
Years4:1889
Clubs4:Notts Olympic
Years5:1889–1890
Clubs5:Derby County
Caps5:0
Goals5:0
Years6:1890–1892
Clubs6:Notts County
Caps6:21
Goals6:12
Years7:1891
Clubs7:Loughborough
Years8:1892
Batting:Right-handed
Type1:FC
Debutdate1:10 May
Debutyear1:1894
Debutfor1:Derbyshire
Debutagainst1:Surrey
Lastdate1:21 May
Lastyear1:1903
Lastfor1:Derbyshire
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:16
Runs1:511
Bat Avg1:17.03
100S/50S1:0/2
Top Score1:76
Hidedeliveries:true
Catches/Stumpings1:4/–
Date:February
Year:2012
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Players/31/31040/31040.html CricketArchive

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.

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.

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke1889–90The Football League100010
Notts County1890–91The Football League2112622714
1891–92The Football League001010
Career Total2212722914

Honors

Notts County

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Matthews, Tony. The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. 1994. Lion Press. 0952415100.
  2. British Census 1881
  3. http://www.iffhs.de/?d85f94e8378cf047b0f02e9d857285fdcdc3bfcdc0aec70aeedb4a388610 IFFHS 1890//91 Season
  4. https://cricketarchive.com/Players/31/31040/31040.html William Locker at Cricket Archive