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Richard lockwood in the doorway of the dawn
Richard "Dicky"/"Dickie" Evison Lockwood (11 November 1867 in Crigglestone – 10 November 1915 in Leeds) was a rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1880s, 1890s, and 1900s, playing representative level rugby union (RU) for England from 1887 to 1894, and was captain in January and February 1894, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Dewsbury, and Heckmondwike, as a Three-quarter, and playing club level rugby league (RL) for Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 33), as a Forward, e.g. Front row, Back row, or Lock. Prior to 3 September 1898, Dewsbury was a rugby union club, and prior to the 1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Heckmondwike was also a rugby union club.
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- Richard lockwood in the doorway of the dawn
- Richard lockwood much love for you
- Biography
- Rugby union
- Rugby league
- Drop goals field goals
- References
Richard lockwood much love for you
Biography
Dicky Lockwood was born on 11 November 1867 in Crigglestone. Dicky Lockwood's marriage was registered during January→March 1889 in Dewsbury district. Dicky Lockwood was the Landlord of The Queen Hotel, Westgate, Heckmondwike.
Rugby union
Lockwood made his international début on Saturday 8 January 1887 in Llanelli against Wales in the 1887 Home Nations Championship. The match was to have been held at Stradey Park, which would have been that ground's first international rugby union match. The game was arranged for 8 January and a temporary stand was erected to allow a seating area so the club could charge higher ticket prices; but on the day the English team refused to play on the ground as the pitch was frozen. The adjacent cricket ground was in better condition, so the match was moved there along with the entire crowd, many members of which were extremely unhappy as they lost their seating area. Of the 14 matches he played for his national side he was on the winning side on 8 occasions. He played his final match for England on Saturday 3 February 1894 at Rectory Field, Blackheath in the England vs Ireland match.
Rugby league
When Heckmondwike converted from the rugby union code to the rugby league code for the 1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Dicky Lockwood had already transferred to Wakefield Trinity the previous season, consequently, he only ever played rugby union for Heckmondwike, he played rugby league for Wakefield Trinity at centre from October 1895 finishing in the 1900–01 season, having scored 31-tries, and 60-goals, scoring 222-points for Wakefield Trinity.
Drop-goals (field-goals)
Lockwood appears to have scored no drop-goals (or field-goals as they are currently known in Australasia), but prior to the 1974–75 season all goals, whether; conversions, penalties, or drop-goals, scored 2-points, consequently prior to this date drop-goals were often not explicitly documented, therefore '0' drop-goals may indicate drop-goals not recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored. In addition, prior to the 1949–50 season, the archaic field-goal was also still a valid means of scoring points.