| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | John Hacking | ||
| Date of birth | 22 December 1897 | ||
| Place of birth | Blackburn, England | ||
| Date of death | 31 May 1955 (aged 57) | ||
| Place of death | Barrow-in-Furness, England | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Grimshaw Park Co-operative | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1921–1925 | Blackpool | 32 | (0) |
| 1925–1926 | Fleetwood | ? | (?) |
| 1926–1933 | Oldham Athletic | 223 | (0) |
| 1933–1935 | Manchester United | 32 | (0) |
| 1935–1936 | Accrington Stanley | 17 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1928–1929 | England | 3 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1935–1936 | Accrington Stanley | ||
| 1949–1955 | Barrow | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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John "Jack" Hacking (22 December 1897 – 31 May 1955) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a goalkeeper. He was born in Blackburn. He played for Blackpool, Fleetwood Town, Oldham Athletic, Manchester United, and Accrington Stanley.
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Hacking made his debut for Bill Norman's Blackpool on 24 September 1921, in a 2–0 defeat at Hull City. He was the third goalkeeper Blackpool had used in their first seven league games. He remained in goal for the following five games, all of which Blackpool lost.[1]
With Harry Mingay being Blackpool's first-choice goalkeeper, Hacking didn't start again for the Seasiders until 6 February 1924, under a new manager, Frank Buckley, in a single-goal victory over Manchester United at Bloomfield Road. He went on to appear in the remaining fifteen games of their league campaign, helping them to a fourth-placed finish in Division Two.[2]
Hacking started the first three league games of the 1924–25 season, before being replaced for five games by Algy Wilkinson. He returned for seven games, but another goalkeeper, Len Crompton, took over for 26 of the remaining 27 league games. Hacking returned for a 1–0 defeat at Bradford City on 14 April. It was his final appearance for Blackpool.[3]
At Accrington Stanley, he became player/manager and was the Barrow secretary/manager from May 1949 until his death.
He also made three appearances for England in 1928–29: against Northern Ireland on 22 October 1928 (won 2–1), Wales on 17 November 1928 (won 3–2) and Scotland on 13 April 1929 (lost 0–1). As a result, England finished runners-up in the 1929 British Home Championship.
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