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Kevin Lock
Personal information
Full name Kevin Joseph Lock [1]
Date of birth (1953-12-27) 27 December 1953 (age 69)
Place of birth Plaistow, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2]
Position(s) Central defender, midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1971–1978 West Ham United 132 (2)
1978–1985 Fulham 210 (27)
1985–1986 Southend United 10 (0)
International career
England Youth
1973–1976 England U23 4 (0)
Managerial career
1997 Brentford (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kevin Lock (born 27 December 1953) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender in the Football League, most notably for Fulham and West Ham United.

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Club career

Lock was born in Plaistow, Essex. He began his career with First Division club West Ham United as a ground staff boy in 1969. [3] He made his debut against Sheffield United on 29 February 1972. [4] After the departure of Bobby Moore in 1974, he broke into the team and was given Moore's number 6 shirt. [5] Lock was a part of the team which emerged victorious in the 1975 FA Cup Final and had made 165 appearances and scored two goals by the time he departed Upton Park in May 1978. [1] [4] He dropped down to the Second Division to join Fulham for a £60,000 fee and made 233 appearances and scored 27 goals in seven seasons at Craven Cottage. [3] [6] Lock ended his career with Fourth Division club Southend United, [1] after being signed by manager Bobby Moore on a free transfer. He made 11 appearances for the club, [7] alongside another former Hammer, Frank Lampard. [5]

International career

Lock was capped by England at Youth and U23 level. [3] [8] He was named in the senior squad for a Euro 1976 qualifier versus Portugal on 19 November 1975, but remained an unused substitute during the 1–1 draw. [3] [9]

Coaching career

Lock began his coaching career in the Southend United youth system and remained with the club after the appointment of David Webb as manager in 1986. [10] He followed Webb to Chelsea as first team coach in 1993 and then to Brentford later that year. [10] Lock served the Bees as caretaker manager during the 1997–98 pre-season and managed the team to a 3–0 defeat versus Millwall on the opening day of the regular season. [11] [12] After the appointment of Eddie May as manager, he moved to the role of Football Coordinator and departed Griffin Park in May 1998. [12] It was his final job in football. [13]

Personal life

On Saturday 21 February 1981, Lock was the best man at Fulham teammate Tony Mahoney's wedding in Grays and the pair played for Fulham later that day. [14] After leaving football in 1998, Lock entered the pub trade. [3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Ham United 1971–72 [4] First Division 30000030
1972–73 [4] 1811000191
1973–74 [4] 11000201 [lower-alpha 1] 0140
1974–75 [4] 4208030530
1975–76 [4] 26010504 [lower-alpha 2] 03 [lower-alpha 3] 0390
1976–77 [4] 2602020300
1977–78 [4] 612020101
Total132212013040401652
Fulham 1978–79 [6] Second Division 3933020443
1979–80 [6] 3850020405
1980–81 [6] Third Division 2956010365
1981–82 [6] 2550000255
1982–83 [6] Second Division3420030372
1983–84 [6] 1520030182
1984–85 [6] 3051020335
Total2102710013023327
Southend United 1985–86 [7] Fourth Division 10000001 [lower-alpha 4] 0110
Career total35229220260405040929
  1. Appearance in Watney Cup
  2. Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  3. 2 appearances in Anglo-Italian Cup, 1 appearance in FA Charity Shield
  4. Appearance in Football League Trophy

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecordRef
PWDLWin %
Brentford (caretaker)5 August 199712 August 19971001000.0 [11]
Total1001000.0

Honours

West Ham United

Fulham

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