Education
Locke finished his career at Kilmarnock where he scored once against Dunfermline.
Locke finished his career at Kilmarnock where he scored once against Dunfermline.
Locke has both played for and managed Heart of Midlothian and Kilmarnock. 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 picked up 10 caps for Scotland U21s while at Hearts.
Locke played under manager Jim Jefferies at all of his clubs.
He retired aged 34, at the end of the 2008/09 season. After retiring as a player, Locke was in line to join the Kilmarnock coaching staff, but the collapse of Setanta led to reduced television 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 2013-2014 season.
In March 2013 Locke"s Hearts lost 3–2 to Street 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 2013-2014 Scottish Premiership season. 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.
He resigned from the Kilmarnock job on 30 January 2016, with the club sitting second-bottom of the 2015-2016 Scottish Premiership.