Lock, Stock... is a 2000 television series offshoot from the 1998 film "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels".
 The series was shown on Channel 4 and starred Ralph Brown, Daniel Caltagirone, Del Synnott, Scott Maslen and Shaun Parkes.
 "Lock, Stock..." was Ginger Productions' first commission.
 The show prominently featured the rhyming slang of London's East End, making it harder for some viewers to comprehend.
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels is a 1998 British crime comedy film written and directed by Guy Ritchie, produced by Matthew Vaughn and starring an ensemble cast featuring Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher, Nick Moran, Jason Statham, Steven Mackintosh, Vinnie Jones, and Sting.
Hard Men is a 1996 British crime gangster black comedy film directed by J. K. Amalou.
 A forerunner to "Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels", it was originally shown at the London Film Festival on 28 October 1996.
 It was released in cinemas on 28 February 1997.
Del Synnott (born 1977) is an Irish actor, perhaps best known for playing Froderick in "Princess of Thieves" and DC Alan Carter in "Murphy's Law".
 He was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland and when he was 11 years old, he and his family moved to Essex, England.
 He has also appeared in the TV version of "Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" titled "Lock Stock" and the Samuelson Productions feature "Stormbreaker".
 In 2013, he appeared in "The Great Train Robbery" as Brian Field.
Vincent Peter "Vinnie" Jones (born 5 January 1965) is a British actor and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder from 1984 to 1999 notably for Wimbledon, Leeds United, Sheffield United, Chelsea and Wales.
Alan Ford (born 23 February 1938) is an English actor.
 He is best known for his roles in the Guy Ritchie crime capers "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" and "Snatch", and from guest starring in "The Bill".
Guy Ritchie (born 10 September 1968) is an English filmmaker known for his crime films.
 He left secondary school and got entry-level jobs in the film industry in the mid-1990s.
 Ritchie eventually went on to direct commercials.
 He directed his first film in 1995, a 20-minute short that impressed investors who backed his first feature film, the crime comedy "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" (1998).
 He then directed another crime comedy, "Snatch" (2000).
 Ritchie's other films include "Revolver" (2005), "RocknRolla" (2008), "Sherlock Holmes" (2009), and its sequel "" (2011).
Stephen Marcus (born Stephen Mark Scott; 18 June 1962) is a British actor, best known for his role as Nick the Greek in the film "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels".
Dexter Fletcher (born 31 January 1966) is an English actor and director.
 He has appeared in the Guy Ritchie film "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels", Crime comedy "Smoking Guns" as well as television roles in such shows as the comedy-drama "Hotel Babylon", the HBO series "Band of Brothers", and earlier in his career, the children's show "Press Gang", and the film "Bugsy Malone".
 He also had a short-lived stint at presenting the third series of Channel 4's "GamesMaster" that aired between 1993 and 1994.
 In 2016, he directed the feature film "Eddie the Eagle".
Mean Machine is a 2001 British drama film directed by Barry Skolnick.
 It stars former footballer Vinnie Jones.
 The film is an adaptation of the 1974 American film "The Longest Yard", featuring association football rather than American football.
 It also reunites most of the cast who have starred in the Guy Ritchie blockbusters "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" and "Snatch".

Question: Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels is a 1998 British crime comedy film starring  British actor and former professional footballer who played what position?
Answer: midfielder