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 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.British Census 1881
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,IFFHS 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.William Locker at Cricket Archive
Locker died in California, Derby aged 86.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsStoke1889–90The Football League100010Notts County1890–91The Football League21126227141891–92The Football League001010Career total2212722914
Honors Notts County FA Cup finalists: 1891
See also List of English cricket and football players
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