Player profile
Frank Lock
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Birthdate: 12 March 1922 Birthplace: London, England Date of death: 17 March 1985 Other clubs: Finchley, Charlton Athletic (1945-53), Watford (1955-57), Cambridge United (1957-59), Clacton Town (1959-60) Bought from: Charlton Athletic Signed for LFC: £7,500, 25.12.1953 |
Liverpool debut: 26.12.1953 Last appearance: 23.04.1955 Contract expiry: June 1955 Win ratio: 33.33% W:14 D:8 L:20 Total games/goals opposite LFC: 10 / 1 LFC league games/goals: 41 / 0 Total LFC games/goals: 42 / 0 |
Player profile
A two-footed elegant player who played either at right or left-back. London-born Lock had played over 200 times for Charlton Athletic when he signed for Liverpool on Christmas Day 1953 along with teammate John Evans. It was an attempt to bolster an increasingly fragile defence as the club nose-dived towards relegation to the Second Division. Lock’s arrival came too late to stop that slide, but at least he had the satisfaction of helping his colleagues to keep a clean sheet on his debut against West Bromwich Albion at Anfield on Boxing Day, the goalless draw halting a run of three successive defeats in which fifteen goals had been conceded! Lock made the line-up at full-back for the first 18 matches of the following season but then lost his place along with fellow full-back Tom McNulty to Ronnie Moran and Ray Lambert. Liverpool attempted unsuccessfully as it turned out to make an immediate return to the top division and Lock was transferred to Watford in the Third Division in the summer of 1955.Appearances per season
| Season | League | FA | LC | Europe | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 1953-1954 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 1954-1955 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
| Total | Opponent |
|---|---|
| 4 | Middlesbrough |
| 2 | Derby |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle |
| 2 | Bristol Rovers |
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers |
| 2 | Doncaster Rovers |
| 1 | Notts County |
| 1 | Cardiff City |
| 1 | Hull City |
| 1 | Sheffield United |
| 1 | WBA |
| 1 | Burnley |
| 1 | Arsenal |
| 1 | Birmingham City |
| 1 | Fulham |
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| 1 | Tottenham |
| 1 | Charlton Athletic |
| 1 | Rotherham United |
| 1 | Luton Town |
| 1 | Bury |
| 1 | Preston North End |
| 1 | Chelsea |
| 1 | Blackpool |
| 1 | Manchester City |
| 1 | Blackburn Rovers |
| 1 | West Ham United |
| 1 | Nottingham Forest |
| 1 | Swansea City |
| 1 | Stoke City |
| 1 | Sunderland |
| 1 | Aston Villa |
| 1 | Lincoln City |
| 1 | Huddersfield Town |
Milestone Appearances
| # | Date | Against | Stadium | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26.12.1953 | WBA | Anfield | League |
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Other Clubs
| Club | Season | Club rank | League apps | League goals | Total apps | Total goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finchley | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| Charlton Athletic | 1946-1947 | England First Division | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Charlton Athletic | 1947-1948 | England First Division | 39 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Charlton Athletic | 1948-1949 | England First Division | 40 | 1 | 41 | 1 |
| Charlton Athletic | 1949-1950 | England First Division | 25 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Charlton Athletic | 1950-1951 | England First Division | 42 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Charlton Athletic | 1951-1952 | England First Division | 41 | 2 | 42 | 2 |
| Charlton Athletic | 1952-1953 | England First Division | 22 | 4 | 23 | 4 |
| Charlton Athletic | 1953-1954 | England First Division | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Watford | 1955-1956 | England Third Division South | 34 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Watford | 1956-1957 | England Third Division South | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Cambridge United | 1957-1959 | Eastern CL / Southern League SE | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Clacton Town | 1959-1960 | Southern League 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total | 264 | 9 | 274 | 9 | ||