Keep the Christmas lights burning in LS15, Stix !!!!!!
Archive - November 2022
We did a stadium tour the morning we played Derby in Elland road back in 2019, same morning Spy Gate came out. We got lucky enough to have Stix as our tour guide. His knowledge of the club and players past and present is unbelievable. Had us all in tears laughing too.
At one point he got a text from Tom Pearce asking for a couple of extra tickets for the game that night, Stix left it to a young lad in the group to decide and just text Tom back saying NO.. very funny.
He told us what time we could catch the player”s coach arriving to the ground and all about our favourite players of the past.
Absolute definition of club legend and wish him all the best. Top man Stix!
In 2018, I had my second kidney transplant at the LGI in Leeds. Once I had my surgery, my Mum and school teacher got in contact with the club and Stix organised me to have a Get Well Soon card signed by all the players and a letter from Marcelo Bielsa inviting me and my family to a game of my choice at ER when I was feeling better. I ended up going to Sheffield Wednesday at home in 2019. On the day of the game, we arrived at ER and met Stix where he organised us with tickets at the very front of the East Stand. After the game, we went back to the players exit and he made sure I got photos with as many a players as possible and made sure I had the best time. I never got the chance to say bye properly to him after that, but my family and I were all so grateful for how kind he was with us all and the hospitality he provided us. So I personally just want to say, thank you Stix and you made that one of the best days and experiences of my life and it”s a day I personally will never forget. Marching On Together💛💙
My hometown is Castleford, I am a Leeds Utd supporter, I”m an ex professional with Middlesbrough, I found myself without a job and through the PFA I landed at Leeds Utd working within the football in the community section, I worked closely with Cess Podd, eventually working within the academy at Thorp Arch, at the time of Howard Wilkinson I was introduced to Stix, I spent approximately fifteen or so years working in different departments at Leeds, coaching, scouting & stadium tours, Stix was/is a pivotal person around the club doing anything to promote our fantastic club in any was possible, he is the perfect gentleman and made my life so easy , a ” no frills” approach he made it so easy to settle in for me, I watched him manage players of all levels whilst my time there and did everything to help them settle, he is a credit and a talisman for our amazing club, what an amazing person !! MOT
89/90 ish .. I remember coming up to Elland Road from South Wales. Doing the tour .. being in awe of the whole set up .. something stuck in my head from my first trip .. it was the bloke taking us around on tour.. full of enthusiasm.. stories .. just oozed Leeds United. Showed us about everywhere. I never forgot how grateful I was of that first tour. It”s really was everything to me.
later I find out it was stix on that tour. Years later I”m grateful to have met stix numerous times, one of the nicest thoughtfull people I”ve ever met. MOT 💙
I see Stix regularly at my local pub, lovely bloke and always has time to talk with his lovely wife. Mr Leeds United for me and always will be
Stix is the definition of a true gentleman! My brother is a massive Leeds fan and was diagnosed with non hodgkins lymphoma last October at the age of 26. I contacted the club to see if I could arrange anything for my brother to cheer him up, and that”s where Stix came in! He sent Ryan a lovely letter from the team and signed by Marcelo Bielsa himself – my brother adored him! Needless to say he was over the moon with it, and it now takes pride of place in a frame on his bedroom wall. I am so very grateful to Stix for arranging this, I can”t explain how much it meant to both me and Ryan and it really did give him a boost during a very tough time. Stix was so lovely, quick to respond, so fast getting it sent to Ryan and was full of well wishes himself, I can never thank you enough for what you did for us! Ryan is now in the all clear and looking forward to travelling over to some matches soon – Stix I will never forget what you did for us, thank you! MOT
I first met Peter “Stix” Lockwood while I was a serving member of HMS Ceres when we were invited to attend games at Elland Road during the remembrance period. Afterwards, in the Players” Lounge, you could tell by his reception from both players and invited guests that Stix is a highly respected member of the Leeds United Community, along with the City of Leeds as an entirety. His smile and can-do-attitude have been instrumental in achieving his status as a club legend and is deservedly so when you look at his achievements for charities, as well as civic pride. His community spirit and willingness to help people has been reiterated by Jermaine Beckford recently on television when commending Stix personally for his attitude in helping young players at Elland Road – not many backroom staff are complemented on national TV by modern players and Jermaine”s gratitude was heart felt and genuine. In 2016 I suffered a life changing injury which has left me permanently disabled. During my early recovery phase I literally “bumped” into Stix at Starbucks, and he remembered me from attending games at Elland Road as part of HMS Ceres ship company. We had a chat, and he was concerned about the nature of my injuries and showed kindness in helping me out with my wheelchair manoevures, as well as helping my wife with coffees etc. He was his ever-positive self and several weeks later I was surprised to receive an invitation from Leeds United to attend a game in one of the boxes. Stix was able to arrange a box for myself and a seriously ill Warrant Officer who was also in a wheelchair. I can wholeheartedly say that we both had a tremendous day and even witnessed a Leeds United victory. I know that the both of us will always be indebted to Stix for his caring and community spirit for achieving this not too small concession for two injured servicemen. I would like to thank Stix for his hard work and dedication to Leeds United, as well as the City of Leeds, and wish him well in his future endeavours.
Andrew Mitchell
I have been a Leeds fan since I was 4 back in 1973, been up and down with them. Being Irish my affinity with them was purely by chance but I never wavered, once a white always a white. This was taken to a whole other level when I was bringing my 2 boys over for their first Leeds game 7 years ago. Ryan Air being a bunch of xxxxx wouldn’t let my youngest travel as they ask for passports, so I had to leave him behind. It was Easter weekend and we lost due to a stupid sending off. On the Sunday we were hanging around in the city centre with everything closed wasting time before flying home all dressed up in Leeds gear. A gentleman and his Mrs walked up to us and started talking about the game and was very interested in why we were hanging around. Turned out it was Stix and he said he would send my son at home a signed pic of the squad which he did. Brought my Son to the next home game and Stix took care of us. We met the players, their families and also the manager.
Fantastic Man, he is Leeds to me.
MOT !