John Lockton
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | John Henry Lockton[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 May 1892 Peckham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 June 1972 (aged 80)[2] Thornton Heath, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1919–1926 | Surrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 3 February 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Henry Lockton (22 May 1892 – 29 June 1972) was an English cricketer and footballer. He played 32 first-class cricket matches for Surrey between 1919 and 1926 and played as an inside left in the Football League for Nottingham Forest.[1][2][3]
Personal life
[edit]Lockton was educated at Dulwich College and served in the British Armed Forces during the First World War.[4] He was gassed during the course of his service.[5] Lockton taught at St Dunstan's College in Catford for 38 years before retiring in 1952.[6]
Football career statistics
[edit]| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Inside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1911 | London University | ||
| 1912–1913 | Ilford | ||
| 1913–1915 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | (2) |
| Casuals | |||
| Nunhead | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nottingham Forest | 1913–14[7] | Second Division | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 1914–15[7] | Second Division | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | |
| Career total | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 3 | ||
References
[edit]- 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 177. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- 1 2 "John Lockton". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ↑ "Lockton Johnnie The Casuals 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- ↑ "Nottingham Forest football players served in the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ↑ "Remembrance Day: Palace's involvement in the Great War". www.cpfc.co.uk. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- ↑ M. B. Alexander, "J. H. Lockton", The Cricketer, September 1972, p. 33.
- 1 2 "Johnnie Lockton". The City Ground. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
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