Finlay Lockett

Finlay Lockett (born Finlay Hurford-Lockett,[1] 10 April 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers.

Finlay Lockett
Personal information
Birth name Finlay Hurford-Lockett[1]
Date of birth (2003-04-10) 10 April 2003
Place of birth Marple, England
Position(s) Winger, centre-forward
Club information
Current team
 Bolton Wanderers
Number 44
Youth career
Burnley
Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Bolton Wanderers 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:00, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

Career

At 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]

Personal life

On 6 October 2020 it was revealed his name had been shortened from "Finlay Hurford-Lockett" to "Finlay Lockett".[11]

Career statistics
As of match played 16 October 2020.[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bolton Wanderers 2019–20[13] League One 2000100030
2020–21[14] League Two 1000001[lower-alpha 1]020
2021–22[15] League One 0000000000
Career total 3000101050
Notes
  1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. "Burnley signs 'Mini Lionel Messi' from Marple - aged just 8". Manchester Evening News. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  3. "Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Coventry City". BBC Sport. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  4. Bolton Wanderers F.C. (24 August 2019). Bolton Wanderers matchday programme. Bolton, United Kingdom.
  5. BWFC.co.uk: "Wanderers Academy confirms scholar intake"
  6. the Bolton News: "Bolton Wanderers' promising striker undergoes knee operation, confirms agent"
  7. 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"
  8. BWFC: "Wanderers Quartet Sign First Professional Contracts"
  9. The Bolton News "Finlay Lockett returns as Bolton Wanderers Reserves suffer narrow defeat against Huddersfield Town"
  10. "Wanderers Confirm Departures". Bolton Wanderers - Official Site. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  11. BWFC.co.uk "Report: Shrewsbury Town 2-1 Bolton Wanderers"
  12. Finlay Lockett at Soccerbase
  13. "Games played by Finlay Lockett in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  14. "Games played by Finlay Lockett in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  15. "Games played by Finlay Lockett in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 July 2021.


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