Matt Lock

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Matt Lock
Personal information
Full name Matthew John Lock [1]
Date of birth (1984-03-10) 10 March 1984 (age 40) [2]
Place of birth Barnstaple, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Canvey Island
Youth career
Exeter City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2003 Exeter City 3 (0)
2003–2004 Team Bath
2004–2005 Tiverton Town
→ Mansgotfield United (loan)
2005–2006 Team Bath
Mansgotfield United
Team Bath
2009–2011 Chelmsford City 66 (8)
2011–2012 Gloucester City 34 (2)
2011 → Cirencester Town (loan) 2 (1)
2012–2013 Bunbury Forum Force
2013–2014 Chelmsford City 29 (1)
2014 Dover Athletic 13 (0)
2015–2018 Maldon & Tiptree 82 (7)
2019 Bowers & Pitsea 5 (1)
2019 Coggeshall Town 7 (0)
2019– Canvey Island 5 (0)
Managerial career
2013 Bunbury Forum Force
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:03, 11 December 2019 (UTC)

Matthew John Lock (born 10 March 1984) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Canvey Island.

Career

Lock began his senior career at Exeter City, after coming through the club's youth academy. On 12 October 2002, Lock made his debut for the club in a 1–1 home draw against Rushden & Diamonds. Lock was released from Exeter at the end of the season, having made three Football League appearances. Following a period coaching in the United States, Lock played for non-league clubs Team Bath, Tiverton Town and Mansgotfield United. At Team Bath, Lock made over 100 appearances. [3]

In 2009, Lock signed for Chelmsford City, making 87 appearances for the club in all competitions over the course of two seasons. [4] In the summer of 2011, Lock joined Gloucester City, playing for the club 39 times. In June 2012, Australian club Bunbury Forum Force signed Lock. [5] During his time at Bunbury Forum Force, Lock also took up the position of manager. [6] During the 2013–14 season, Lock rejoined Chelmsford. The following season, Lock signed for Dover Athletic, making 13 league appearances. [4] In July 2015, Lock signed for Maldon & Tiptree. During his time at the club, Lock made 99 appearances in all competitions before retiring on 3 January 2018. [7]

In March 2019, Lock came out of retirement to sign for Bowers & Pitsea. [8] On 14 June 2019, Coggeshall Town announced the signing of Lock in a player-coach role. [9] In October 2019, Lock signed for Canvey Island in a player-coach capacity. [10] On August 8, 2022 Worcester City Women announced the appointment of Matt Lock as First Team Manager. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Matt Lock". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Matt Lock". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Lock, Matthew". The Grecian Archive. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Matt Lock". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  5. ↑ "Matt Lock leaves Gloucester City for Australia's Banbury Forum Force". BBC Sport. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "'Inept' Force lose season opener (pictures)". The West Australian. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  7. ↑ "Lock Calls Time". Maldon & Tiptree F.C. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  8. ↑ "Matt Lock adds experience to Bowers & Pitsea's midfield ahead of Bury Town trip". Basildon Echo. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  9. ↑ "Lock Arrives". Coggeshall Town F.C. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  10. ↑ "Matt Lock's arrival pleases Canvey Island chief Mark Bentley". Basildon Echo. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  11. ↑ "Matt Lock appointed First Team Manager".


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