to escape relegation. The club also exited administration at the end of the season. In his first season, he made thirty-four appearances, scored five goals and was voted the club's player of the year. The following season,Lockwood scored in the opening game against Partick Thistle in which Dundee won 1–0. At the end of the season, Lockwood signed a new deal. Shortly after signing, he revealed he has settled in Scotland which persuaded him to stay at Dundee. Dundee finished in second place in the 2011/2012 season, but advanced to the Scottish Premier League to replace Rangers after they went into liquidation and new club The Rangers were allowed into Division Three. Lockwood made his SPL debut in a 0–0 draw against Kilmarnock on the opening day of the season. Three months later, Lockwood scored his first goal of the season with a trademark freekick which flew into the top corner, as Dundee won 1–0 against Heart of Midlothian Following Dundee's relegation, Lockwood signed a new one-year deal having impressed new manager John Brown while playing at left back, centre back and as a sweeper towards the end of the previous season. Lockwood continued to play sweeper and centre half at the start of the 2013/2014 season but moved to his more familiar left back role a couple of months into the season. Dundee went on a good run of form which saw them top the table at the start of December 2013. His performances were praised by Brown, quoting: "Matt has been great for us since I've been here. You can see why he's played at a much higher level and he's comfortable at full-back and in the middle of the defence. As well as his own game, he's a very good talker and organiser and keeps the younger players right during games." Lockwood's was referred to as "Dens Park's Ryan Giggs" by Dundee fans. As the season progress, Manager John Brown was sacked. Lockwood applied for the vacant manager's position, but Paul Hartley was hired instead. At the end of the season, Lockwood was released by the club. After being released, Lockwood expressed an interest in becoming the Manager of Greenock Morton, who were relegated from the Scottish Championship. His release was later confirmed on 10 June 2014. Upon leaving the club, Lockwood revealed no one from Dundee had contacted him to tell him he wasn't being offered