Matt Lockwood

Matt Lockwood

Personal information
Full name	Matthew Dominic Lockwood
Date of birth	17 October 1976 (1976-10-17) (age 35)
Place of birth	Rochford, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Dundee
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1995–1996	Queens Park Rangers	0	(0)
1996–1998	Bristol Rovers	63	(1)
1998–2007	Leyton Orient	328	(50)
2007–2008	Nottingham Forest	11	(0)
2008–2010	Colchester United	6	(0)
2009	→ Barnet (loan)	12	(0)
2009	→ Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)	4	(0)
2010	→ Barnet (loan)	19	(2)
2010–	Dundee	42	(7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:40, 16 October 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Matthew Dominic "Matt" Lockwood (born 17 October 1976 in Rochford, England) is an English footballer, regarded as a set-piece specialist, who is currently player assistant manager at Dundee.

Club career

Early career

Lockwood began his career at Queens Park Rangers as a trainee in 1995 but made his first professional impact at Bristol Rovers where he made 58 appearances until the end of the 1997–98 season.

Leyton Orient

Having completed his contract, Lockwood moved on a free transfer to Leyton Orient where he became an integral part of the first team. During the 2001–02 season, Lockwood suffered a significant spleen injury.

In 2006, Lockwood was named as the 47th best player outside of the Premier League in a study by FourFourTwo magazine. The study named Lockwood as the best player at left back and the fourth best player in the League Two.

Lockwood was Leyton Orient's second leading goal scorer in the 2006–07 season which included an 11-minute hat-trick in a thrilling game at Brisbane Road vs Gillingham, securing a 3–3 draw after the Os had been 3–0 down with 13 minutes remaining. He scored 11 goals as left-back, although six came from the penalty spot and he was also the main free-kick specialist in the side. He was named in the PFA League One Team of the Year for 2006–07.^[1]

Nottingham Forest

In July 2007, Lockwood exercised a clause in his contract, signing for fellow League One club Nottingham Forest for an undisclosed fee. He signed a two-year contract with the club. Orient manager Martin Ling said "He's been very close to moving on in the past, and I think he felt this was too good an opportunity to turn down."^[2] Lockwood made his debut in the 0–0 draw at home to Bournemouth but a series of niggling injuries kept him sidelined for the first three months of the season.

In the 2007–08 campaign, Lockwood sat on the bench for the majority of the season, only featuring 11 times due to Julian Bennett winning the left-back position. However, he did help Forest gain automatic promotion finishing second in the league, as Forest were promoted from League One to the Championship.

Colchester United

He signed for Colchester United for an undisclosed fee in June 2008.^[3] He only made three appearances in the first half of the season.

Loan moves

Lockwood joined Barnet on loan in February 2009. On 30 October 2009, he signed a one month loan deal at Dagenham & Redbridge. He made his debut against Port Vale and completed his loan on 30 November 2009. Colchester announced subsequently that his contract would not be renewed when it expires at the end of the season. In January 2010 he joined Barnet on loan again for a month, and scored his first goal for the club against Morecambe on 23 January 2010.^[4] The loan period was subsequently extended to the end of the season.

Dundee

On 20 August 2010, Lockwood joined Dundee on a short-term deal. This was extended to a one year deal after two games.^[5]

In October 2010 following the club entering administration Lockwood was appointed as player assistant manager of Dundee.^[6] He scored his first goal for the club against Morton on 2 October 2010.^[7]

Honours

• League One runner-up with Nottingham Forest, 2008
• League Two promotion with Leyton Orient, 2006

References

1. ^ "Ronaldo secures PFA awards double". BBC Sport. 22 April 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6582201.stm. Retrieved 10 August 2008. 
2. ^ Forest capture Orient's Lockwood BBC Sport, 5 July 2007
3. ^ "Colchester complete Lockwood deal". BBC Sport. 3 June 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/colchester_united/7403184.stm. Retrieved 3 June 2008. 
4. ^ "Morecambe 2–1 Barnet". BBC Sport. 23 January 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/8450968.stm. Retrieved 19 February 2010. 
5. ^ "LOCKWOOD SIGNS". Dundee FC. 20 August 2010. http://www.thedees.co.uk/news_detail_iframe.asp?h=LOCKWOOD-SIGNS&newsid=1130. Retrieved 20 August 2010. 
6. ^ Dundee given 50–50 survival chance by administrator BBC Sport, 15 October 2010
7. ^ "Dundee 2–1 Morton". BBC. 2 October 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/9050051.stm. Retrieved 25 October 2010. 

External links

• Matthew Lockwood career stats at Soccerbase

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Name	Lockwood, Matt
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Date of birth	17 October 1976
Place of birth	Rochford, England
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