William Locker (16 February 1866 – 15 August 1952) was an English

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and

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er. He played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1894 and 1903 and football for

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, 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.

Football career

Locker played association football for

, Derby County and Notts County. His only appearance for Stoke came in a 2–1 defeat at home to

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in November 1889. Whilst with Notts County he achieved 12 goals in the 1890/91 season and played in the

1891 FA Cup final The 1891 FA Cup Final was contested by Blackburn Rovers and Notts County at the Kennington Oval. Blackburn won 3–1, their second consecutive FA Cup Final victory, with goals by Geordie Dewar, Jack Southworth and William Townley. James Oswald s ...

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
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aged 86.

Career statistics

Honours

; Notts County * FA Cup finalists:

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Locker, William 1866 births 1952 deaths People from Long Eaton Footballers from Derbyshire Cricketers from Derbyshire English cricketers Derbyshire cricketers English men's footballers Men's association football inside forwards Long Eaton Rangers F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players Notts County F.C. players Derby County F.C. players English Football League players

Football career

Cricket career

Career statistics

Honours

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