George Lockwood Biography

This article is about the Australian footballer. For the mayor of South Norwalk, Connecticut, see George Lockwood (politician).Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer

George Lockwood (born 6 December 1872, date of death unknown) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club and Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was originally from the Geelong area, but came to the VFL from the East Fremantle Football Club.

Family

The sons of Thomas Lockwood (1821-1876), and Charlotte Lockwood (1843-1884), née Chambers (later Mrs. William Moorhouse Hardman), George Lockwood and his twin brother Edward Lockwood (1872–1953) were born at Geelong on 6 December 1872.

Football

George and his twin brother "Teddy" were the first pair of twins to play VFL football. Their careers also mirrored each other's, with both starting at Geelong in 1899 and crossing to Collingwood in 1902. George Lockwood usually played in the back pocket and was a member of Collingwood premiership sides in 1902 and 1903.

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External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to George Lockwood.

• George Lockwood's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• George Lockwood, at Collingwood Forever