William Locker

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William Locker

Personal information
Full name	William Locker
Date of birth	16 February 1866
Place of birth	Long Eaton, England
Date of death	15 August 1952
Place of death	California, Derby, England
Playing position	Inside-left
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
–	Long Eaton Rangers
1889	Stoke	1	(0)
–	Long Eaton Rangers
1890–1891	Notts County	21	(12)
1892	Derby County	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Personal information
Batting style	Right-handed batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1894–1903	Derbyshire
First-class debut	10 May 1894 Derbyshire v Surrey
Last First-class	21 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
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings	4/-
Source: [1], February 2012

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. He was one of nineteen sportsment to achieve the Derby sporting double.

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.

Football career

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

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.

Locker died in California, Derby aged 86.

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke	1889–90	1	0	0	0	1	0
Notts County	1890–91	21	12	6	2	27	14
Career Total		22	12	6	2	28	14

Honours

Notts County

• FA Cup finalists: 1891

See also

• List of English cricket and football players