Matt Lockwood
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Dominic Lockwood | ||
| Date of birth | 17 October 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Southend-on-Sea, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1995 | Southend United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | Queens Park Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | Bristol Rovers | 63 | (1) |
| 1998–2007 | Leyton Orient | 328 | (50) |
| 2007–2008 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Colchester United | 6 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Barnet (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Barnet (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2010–2014 | Dundee | 107 | (9) |
| 2014 | Sutton United | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 559 | (62) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Matthew Dominic "Matt" Lockwood (born 17 October 1976) is an English former footballer who last played for Sutton United as a player-coach. Lockwood was known for his strong left foot and free-kick taking abilities.
Born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, Lockwood was a trainee with hometown club Southend United before signing a professional contract with Queens Park Rangers on 2 May 1995. Lockwood was part of the highly successful QPR reserve team that won the Avon Combination league in the 95/96 season. Unlucky not to break into the first team, he impressed teammate Ian Holloway enough throughout the season for Holloway to make Lockwood one of his first signings when he was appointed Player/Manager at Bristol Rovers. Holloway saw something in Lockwood that no other manager had at this point in his career. Holloway converted Lockwood from a central midfielder to a left back and Lockwood admits that Holloway had the biggest influence on his professional career. Lockwood made his first professional impact at Bristol Rovers where he made 76 appearances until the end of the 1997–98 season.
Having completed his contract at Bristol Rovers, Lockwood moved on a free transfer to Leyton Orient where he became an integral part of the first team. In two seasons, Lockwood was named PFA Team of the Year in 1999–00 season and 2000–01 season. These performances attracted the attention of many Premier League clubs. Unfortunately Leyton Orients asking price for the young full back was slightly on the high side and although they received offers in the region of £500,000, they did not accept.
The following couple of seasons then saw his performances attract the attention of Clubs in the Championship, like Millwall,West Bromwich Albion and Crystal Palace. This led the club to offer him an improved contract after again pricing the full back out of a move away from The Matchroom Stadium. Lockwood signed an improved two-year deal at the end of the season.
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