Finlay Lockett (born Finlay Hurford-Lockett,[1] 10 April 2003) is an English professional footballer who last played for Bolton Wanderers.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth name | Finlay Hurford-Lockett[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 April 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Marple, England | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, centre-forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Burnley | |||
| Bolton Wanderers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2024 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Atherton Collieries (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Southport (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:15, 23 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editAt the age of 8, Lockett was signed as a youth player by Burnley after being scouted at Brazilian Soccer Schools, Tameside.[2] On 10 August 2019, Lockett made his Bolton Wanderers debut as a second-half substitute in a 0–0 draw at home to Coventry City, in which Bolton fielded their youngest ever team, due to financial difficulties.[3]
As of 2019, Lockett is the second youngest ever player to play a first team game for Bolton aged 16 years and 122 days, with only former England international Ray Parry having been younger at the age of his debut.[4] He returned to the U-18 for the 20–21 season.[5] He scored 19 goals and got 18 assists for the U-18 in the 2020–21 season, however on the final day of the season he injured his ACL which could see him miss the entire 2021–22 season.[6] On 16 June he announced he had signed his first professional contract[7] signing until June 2022.[8] He returned from injury for the reserves on 29 March 2022[9] and on 2 May Bolton announced they had activated an option clause in his contract to extend it to an unspecified date.[10] On 14 June, he signed a new contract.[11]
On 26 August 2022, Lockett joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Atherton Collieries on a short-term loan agreement alongside his fellow young Trotter Arran Pettifer.[12] He made his debut a day later as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat against Matlock Town.[13] On 26 September, their loans were extended for another month.[14] On 14 October, he was recalled from his loan.[15] On 25 May 2023, he signed a new one-year deal with the option for an extra year.[16]
In March 2024, Lockett joined National League North club Southport on loan until the end of the season.[17] On 22 May, the club confirmed that he would be leaving at the end of his contract on 30 June.[18]
Personal life
editOn 6 October 2020 it was revealed his name had been shortened from "Finlay Hurford-Lockett" to "Finlay Lockett".[19]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 13 April 2024[20]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bolton Wanderers | 2019–20[21] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020–21[22] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[23] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[24] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[25] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Atherton Collieries (loan) | 2022–23[26] | Northern Premier League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Southport (loan) | 2023–24[27] | National League North | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
- Notes
- ^ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
References
edit- ^ a b "Notification of shirt numbers" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "Burnley signs 'Mini Lionel Messi' from Marple - aged just 8". Manchester Evening News. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Coventry City". BBC Sport. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ Bolton Wanderers F.C. (24 August 2019). Bolton Wanderers matchday programme. Bolton, United Kingdom.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ BWFC.co.uk: "Wanderers Academy confirms scholar intake"
- ^ the Bolton News: "Bolton Wanderers' promising striker undergoes knee operation, confirms agent" [dead link]
- ^ flockett10: "Successful surgery✅Going to miss the feeling of being out on the pitch for 9-12months! Happy to sign my first professional contract @officialbwfc the hard work continues"
- ^ BWFC: "Wanderers Quartet Sign First Professional Contracts"
- ^ The Bolton News "Finlay Lockett returns as Bolton Wanderers Reserves suffer narrow defeat against Huddersfield Town"
- ^ "Wanderers Confirm Departures". Bolton Wanderers - Official Site. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ Bolton Wanderers: "Tutte Signs Up For New 'B' Role. Player-coach position for midfielder as Senior, Hutchinson and Lockett agree deals."
- ^ "Squad Update: 26th August 2022". athertoncollieries.co.uk. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ Football Web Pages: "Northern Premier League - Premier Division – Atherton Collieries 0 - 1 Matlock Town"
- ^ The Bolton News: "Bolton Wanderers B pair Finlay Lockett and Arran Pettifer extend Atherton Collieries loans"
- ^ Bolton Wanderers B Team and Academy (@BWFCBandAcademy): " B Team forward Finlay Lockett has been recalled from his loan spell at Atherton Collieries."
- ^ "B Team Announce Retained List". Bolton Wanderers FC. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ "Loan Signing Finlay Lockett". southportfc.net. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "RETAINED LIST CONFIRMED". bwfc.co.uk. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ BWFC.co.uk "Report: Shrewsbury Town 2-1 Bolton Wanderers"
- ^ Finlay Lockett at Soccerbase
- ^ "Games played by Finlay Lockett in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Finlay Lockett in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Finlay Lockett in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Finlay Lockett in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Finlay Lockett in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ Football Web Pages: "Atherton Collieries – Appearances – Finlay Lockett"
- ^ "England - F. Hurford-Lockett - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.