England Football Online
Players Index Page Last Updated
25 November 2022
 
 

Arthur Lockett

Stoke FC

 1 appearance, 0 goals

P 1 W 1 D 0 L 0 F 4: A 0
100% successful
1903

captain: none
minutes played: 90

Timeline
  Arthur Lockett
Birth 11 March 1877 in Alsagers Bank, Audley, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire [registered in Newcastle-under-Lyme, June 1877].
 

According to the 1881 census, Arthur is the fourth of five children to William and Hannah, living at Alsagers Bank in Audley. His father is a coal miner.
 

According to the 1891 census, Arthur, now a coal miner too, has two more sisters, but remains one of six children still at home at Alsagers Bank.
 

According to the 1901 census, Arthur, a 24 year-old professional footballer, is just one of two children still at home at Alsagers Bank with their parents..
Marriage to Bertha Gwilliam, on 22 July 1902 [registered in Newcastle-under-Lyme, September 1902]. Six Children,
 

According to the 1911 census, Arthur, 34, remains a professional footballer, now married to Bertha. They have five children, Arthur William, Richard Thomas, Eva Alice, Irene and Alice. They live at 51 Durban Road East in Watford.
 

According to the 1921 census, Arthur, now a coal mine hewer, is still married, and they have one more daughter, Lilian, and along with her five older siblings, they all live at 5 Wood Street in Maerdy in the Rhondda Valley.
  According to the 1939 register, Arthur, a general labourer, is stil married to Bertha, and they are one of three families living at 164 Lancaster Road in Kensington.
Death 5 March 1959 in Tooting, London, aged 81 years 359 days [registered as Arthur W. in Wandsworth, March 1959].
Death notes The original death date, as reported by Doug Lamming as 1957 is wrong, the death registration found in 1957 is that of an 82 year old. Thanks to Bob Pickett for finding the correct date in his own research.

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &

Playing Career
Club(s) Played for Alsagers Bank FC and Crewe Alexandra FC before he signed for Stoke FC on 1 May 1900. After 65 league appearances and seven goals, Aston Villa FC signed Lockett in April 1903 for £400 and another 45 league appearances followed, scoring five goals in the process. He then joined Preston North End FC in September 1905, scoring another five goals in 64 league appearances. He joined Watford FC in 1908 until 1912.
Club honours None
Individual honours Football League (one appearance)
Distinctions None
Height/Weight 5' 8", 11st. 7lbs [1903].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

England Career
Player number One of seven who became the 278th player (284) to appear for England.
Position(s) Outside-left
Only match No. 77, 14 February 1903, England 4 Ireland 0, a British Championship match at Molineux, Waterloo Road North, St. Peter's, Wolverhampton, aged 25 years 340 days.
Major tournaments British Championship 1902-03;
Team honours British Championship shared 1902-03;
Individual honours None
Distinctions Died a day after Tom Bromilow

Beyond England
Despite attracting sizable transfer fee's...very little is known about Lockett after his Watford days, may have died in Salford in 1938, or Barton in 1954, or Crewe in 1957.... - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.159.

 

Arthur Lockett - Career Statistics
Squads Apps comp. apps Mins. Goals goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
1 1 1 90 0 0 min 0 none none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.

 

Arthur Lockett - Match Record - All Matches - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home - British Championship 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 0 1 4.00 0.00 100.0 +1
All 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 0 1 4.00 0.00 100.0 +1

 

Arthur Lockett - Match Record - Tournament Matches
British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1902-03 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 0 1 4.00 0.00 100.0 +1
BC All 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 0 1 4.00 0.00 100.0 +1
All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 0 1 4.00 0.00 100.0 +1
All 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 0 1 4.00 0.00 100.0 +1

 

Arthur Lockett - Match History
 Club: Stoke F.C. - 1 full cap

F.A. International Select Committee - 1 full capx

Age 25
1 77 14 February 1903 - England 4 Ireland 0, Molineux, Wolverhampton BC HW Start ol

Notes

____________________

CG