Kevin Lock
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kevin Joseph Lock[1] | ||
Date of birth | 27 December 1953 | ||
Place of birth | Plaistow, England | ||
Position(s) | Central defender, midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1971–1978 | West Ham United | 132 | (2) |
1978–1985 | Fulham | 210 | (27) |
1985–1986 | Southend United | 10 | (0) |
International career | |||
England Youth | |||
1973–1976 | England U23 | 4 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1997 | Brentford (caretaker) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Kevin Lock (born 27 December 1953 in Plaistow, Essex) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender in the Football League, most notably for Fulham and West Ham United.
Club career
Lock began his career with First Division club West Ham United as a ground staff boy in 1969.[2] He made his debut against Sheffield United on 29 February 1972.[3] After the departure of Bobby Moore in 1974, he broke into the team and was given Moore's number 6 shirt.[4] Lock was a part of the team which emerged victorious in the 1975 FA Cup Final and had made 165 appearances and scored two goals by the time he departed Upton Park in May 1978.[1][3] He dropped down to the Second Division to join Fulham for a £60,000 fee and made 233 appearances and scored 27 goals in seven seasons at Craven Cottage.[2][5] Lock ended his career with Fourth Division club Southend United,[1] after being signed by manager Bobby Moore on a free transfer. He made 11 appearances for the club,[6] alongside another former Hammer, Frank Lampard.[4]
International career
Lock was capped by England at Youth and U23 level.[2][7] He was named in the squad for a Euro 1976 qualifying match versus Portugal on 19 November 1975, but remained an unused substitute during the 1–1 draw.[2][8]
Coaching career
Lock began his coaching career in the Southend United youth system and remained with the club after the appointment of David Webb as manager in 1986.[9] He followed Webb to Chelsea as first team coach in 1993 and then to Brentford later that year.[9] Lock served the Bees as caretaker manager during the 1997–98 pre-season and after the appointment of Eddie May as manager shortly before the beginning of the regular season, he moved to the role of Football Coordinator and departed Griffin Park in May 1998.[10] It was his final job in football.[11]
Personal life
After leaving football in 1998, Lock entered the pub trade.[2]
Honours
- Football League Third Division third-place promotion: 1981–82[5]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
West Ham United | 1971–72[3] | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
1972–73[3] | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
1973–74[3] | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
1974–75[3] | 42 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 53 | 0 | ||||
1975–76[3] | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
1976–77[3] | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
1977–78[3] | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
Total | 132 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 165 | 2 | ||
Fulham | 1978–79[5] | Second Division | 39 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 3 | ||
1979–80[5] | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 5 | ||||
1980–81[5] | Third Division | 29 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 5 | |||
1981–82[5] | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 5 | ||||
1982–83[5] | Second Division | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 2 | |||
1983–84[5] | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||||
1984–85[5] | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 5 | ||||
Total | 210 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 233 | 27 | ||||
Southend United | 1985–86[6] | Fourth Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
Career total | 352 | 29 | 22 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 409 | 29 |
- ^ Appearance in Watney Cup.
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
- ^ 2 appearances in Anglo-Italian Cup, 1 appearance in FA Charity Shield.
- ^ Appearance in Football League Trophy.
References
- ^ a b c "Kevin Lock". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Sharratt, Ben; Blows, Kirk (7 December 2012). Claret and Blue Blood: Pumping Life into West Ham United. Random House. ISBN 9781780577647.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Kevin Lock". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ a b Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. p. 128. ISBN 1-903135-50-8.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Kevin Joseph Lock". Fulhamweb. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ a b "SUFCdb | Player Profile". www.sufcdb.co.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "England – U-23 International Results- Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ^ "England Match No. 496 – Portugal – 19 November 1975 – Match Summary and Report". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Where are they now ? November 2002". 30 September 2012. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
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- ^ "Memory Lane | Fulham Football Club". www.fulhamfc.com. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- 1953 births
- Living people
- People from Plaistow, Newham
- English footballers
- Association football central defenders
- West Ham United F.C. players
- Fulham F.C. players
- Southend United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- England under-23 international footballers
- Footballers from the London Borough of Newham
- Brentford F.C. non-playing staff
- Sportspeople from Essex
- English football managers
- English Football League managers
- Southend United F.C. non-playing staff
- Chelsea F.C. non-playing staff
- Association football midfielders
- English football defender, 1950s birth stubs