William Locker

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.

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

William Locker
Personal information
Full name William Locker[1]
Date of birth (1866-02-16)16 February 1866[1]
Place of birth Long Eaton, England[1]
Date of death 15 August 1952(1952-08-15) (aged 86)[1]
Place of death California, Derby, England[1]
Position(s) Inside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1885–1888 Long Eaton Rangers
1888–1889 Notts County 0 (0)
1889 Stoke 1 (0)
1889 Notts Olympic
1889–1890 Derby County 0 (0)
1890–1892 Notts County 21 (12)
1891 Loughborough
1892 Long Eaton Rangers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1894–1903Derbyshire
FC debut10 May 1894 Derbyshire v Surrey
Last FC21 May 1903 Derbyshire v MCC
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 16
Runs scored 511
Batting average 17.03
100s/50s 0/2
Top score 76
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: CricketArchive, February 2012

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
Club Season League FA Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke 1889–90[1] The Football League 100010
Notts County 1890–91[5] The Football League 2112622714
1891–92[5] The Football League 001010
Career Total 2212722914

Honours
Notts County

See also

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