Overview
- Bristol Rovers confirmed Lockyer’s return on a contract running to the end of the 2025–26 season after several weeks training with the squad.
- He was named in the starting XI at Crawley Town on Saturday, positioning him for a first competitive appearance since December 2023.
- The Wales defender suffered a cardiac arrest during Luton Town’s Premier League match at Bournemouth and later received an implantable cardioverter defibrillator.
- Manager Darrell Clarke praised Lockyer’s character and work-rate, as the club integrates him back into a League Two campaign.
- Lockyer will wear the No. 12 shirt with supporters’ permission, marking a homecoming after 280-plus appearances and back-to-back promotions in his first Rovers spell.