Gary Locke (Scottish footballer)

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Personal information
Gary Locke
Full name	Gary Locke
Date of birth	16 June 1975 (1975-06-16) (age 32)
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club	Kilmarnock
Number	8
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1992–2001 2001–2002 2002–	Hearts Bradford City Kilmarnock	153 (5) 038 (2) 111 (1)
National team²
1996–1997	Scotland U-21s	010 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:33, 1 June 2008 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 01:25, 13 March 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Gary Locke (born 16 June 1975 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional footballer playing for Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premier League.

Locke, a midfielder went to school in Bonnyrigg and started his career at his favourite club, Hearts, and has also played for Bradford City.

Locke picked up 10 caps for Scotland U21s while at Hearts. He was club captain when Hearts won the 1998 Scottish Cup but did not play in the final due to injury. Injuries have been a major problem throughout Locke's career.

Current Kilmarnock manager Jim Jefferies obviously rates Locke as a player, having managed him at three different clubs. Locke is currently club captain at Kilmarnock.

Gary Locke has received the Pyramid Snooker Club award for most unlucky player (Gordon Duff trophy) for the last three years only Craig Napier has won more.

[edit] External links

Gary Locke career stats at Soccerbase
Appearances at londonhearts.com

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Kilmarnock F.C. – current squad

1 Combe • 2 Fowler • 3 Hay • 4 Lilley • 5 Wright • 6 Ford • 8 Locke • 10 Wales • 11 Invincibile • 12 Johnston • 13 Harpur • 14 Morgan • 15 Murray • 16 Dodds • 17 Gibson • 18 Di Giacomo • 20 Fernández • 21 O'Leary • 23 Hamill • 24 Bryson • 25 Adams • 27 Clancy • 29 Flannigan • 30 Corrigan • 34 Taouil • 36 Rascle • Russell • Skelton • Manager: Jefferies

Persondata
NAME	Locke, Gary
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Scottish footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	June 16, 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH	Edinburgh, Scotland
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH