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Billy
Locker |
Long Eaton Rangers
FC
uncapped
1889 |
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Timeline |
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William Locker |
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Birth |
Friday, 16 February 1866 in Long Eaton, Nottinghamshire
[registered in Shardlow, March 1866] |
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According to the
1871 census, William is the middle child of three to William and Mary (née
Hallam). They live on The Marshes in Long Eaton. His father is a lace
maker. |
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According to the
1881 census, William is the oldest of the three children still at home
with their parents, now at 18 Regent Street in Long Eaton. William, too,
is in the lace trade with his father.. |
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According to the
1891 census, William, a lacemaker, is living with Walter & Elizabeth
Buswell, his sister, and their two children, at 20 Park Street in Long
Eaton. |
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According to the
1901 census, William, still a lacemaker, is living at home with his
widowed mother at 20 Park Street. |
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According to the
1911 census, William is a lacemaker living on his own at 20 Park Street in
Long Eaton. |
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According to the
1939 register, William remains unmarried, is still a lacemaker, and still
lives at 20 Park Street. |
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Death |
Friday, 15 August 1952 at Kingsway Hospital in Derby, Derbyshire, aged 86 years
181 days
[registered in Derby, September 1952]. |
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Probate |
"LOCKER
William of 20 Park Street Long Eaton
Derbyshire died 15
August 1952 at Kingsway Hospital Derby Probate
Nottingham 2 October to
James William Locker company director and Ethel Mary Breedon (wife of
Isaac Charles Breedon).
Effects £2591 16s. 9d."
[2019 equivalent: £75,113]. |
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Source |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Appeared to have
began his footballing career with Long
Eaton Rangers FC. He spent the 1889-90 season with Notts County FC and Stoke FC, before leaving to join Notts
Olympic FC, then onto Derby County FC. Without playing any first class
games, he returned to Notts County FC in June 1890. Joined Loughborough FC
in 1891 and back to Long Eaton Rangers FC shortly after. |
League honours
22 appearances, 12 goals |
Stoke FC 1889 one appearance
debut:
11 November 1889 Stoke FC 1 Preston North End FC 2.
Notts County FC 1890-91 21
appearances, twelve goals
debut: 6 September 1890 Bolton Wanderers FC 4 Notts County FC
2
last: 14 March 1891 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 Notts County FC 7 . |
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Club honours |
FA Cup runners-up 1890-91 (6 apps); |
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Distinctions |
Played first-class cricket with Derbyshire CC. |
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Height/Weight |
not known |
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England Career |
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Position(s) |
Inside-left |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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None |
