Finlay Lockett (born Finlay Hurford-Lockett,[1] 10 April 2003) is an English professional footballer who last played for Bolton Wanderers.
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] On 14 June, he signed a new contract.[11]
On 26 August 2022, Lockett joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Atherton Collieries on a short-term loan agreement alongside his fellow young Trotter Arran Pettifer.[12] He made his debut a day later as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat against Matlock Town.[13] On 26 September, their loans were extended for another month.[14] On 14 October, he was recalled from his loan.[15] On 25 May 2023, he signed a new one-year deal with the option for an extra year.[16]
In March 2024, Lockett joined National League North club Southport on loan until the end of the season.[17] On 22 May, the club confirmed that he would be leaving at the end of his contract on 30 June.[18]
On 6 October 2020 it was revealed his name had been shortened from "Finlay Hurford-Lockett" to "Finlay Lockett".[19]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bolton Wanderers | 2019–20[21] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020–21[22] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[23] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[24] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[25] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Atherton Collieries (loan) | 2022–23[26] | Northern Premier League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Southport (loan) | 2023–24[27] | National League North | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
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