Gary Locke (Scottish footballer)

Gary Locke

Personal information
Full name	Gary Locke
Date of birth	(1975-06-16) 16 June 1975
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Height
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Kilmarnock
Youth career
1991–1992	Whitehill Welfare
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–2001	Heart of Midlothian	153	(5)
2001–2002	Bradford City	38	(2)
2002–2009	Kilmarnock	111	(1)
Total		302	(8)
International career
1996–1997	Scotland U21	10	(0)
Managerial career
2013–2014	Heart of Midlothian
2015–	Kilmarnock
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gary Locke (born 16 June 1975 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional football player and manager.

Playing career

Locke, a midfielder, went to Lasswade Primary and High School in Bonnyrigg and started his career at Hearts before joining Bradford City in January 2001 who were at the time in the Premier League. Locke finished his career at Kilmarnock where he scored once against Dunfermline.

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

Locke played under manager Jim Jefferies at all of his clubs. He retired aged 34, at the end of the 2008/09 season.

Coaching career

After retiring as a player, Locke was in line to join the Kilmarnock coaching staff, but the collapse of Setanta led to reduced TV income for SPL clubs and Kilmarnock decided they could not offer Locke a position.

After Jim Jefferies was appointed Hearts manager for the second time in January 2010, Locke was appointed First Team Coach. He was placed in caretaker charge of the team after the departure of John McGlynn in February 2013. He was subsequently appointed on a permanent basis, on a contract until the end of the 2013–14 season. In March 2013 Locke's Hearts lost 3–2 to St Mirren in the Scottish League Cup Final. Hearts entered administration in June 2013, which meant that the club were placed under a transfer embargo and were deducted 15 points in the 2013–14 Scottish Premiership season. On 11 August 2013, Locke won the first Edinburgh derby in the new Scottish Premiership with a 76-minute header from striker Callum Paterson at Tynecastle Stadium. Hearts were relegated to the Scottish Championship at the end of the season and new owner Ann Budge decided not to retain Locke.

In June 2014, Locke returned to Kilmarnock as assistant manager. He was put in caretaker charge of the team after Allan Johnston left Kilmarnock in February 2015. Locke was then appointed on a permanent basis in April 2015.

Managerial statistics

As of match played 9 January 2016

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
P	W	D	L	Win%
Heart of Midlothian		February 2013	May 2014	51	14	10	27	27.45
Kilmarnock		February 2015	Present	40	10	10	20	25.00
Total				91	24	20	47	26.37

• Stats include caretaker spells before official appointments at Heart of Midlothian and Kilmarnock.

External links

• Gary Locke career statistics at Soccerbase
• Appearances at londonhearts.com