Jack Hacking
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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). | |||
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.
Domestic career
Blackpool
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]
Oldham Athletic
After a season at non-league Fleetwood which finished with a win in the Lancashire Combination Cup Final,[4] Hacking signed for Second Division Oldham Athletic together with close friend and Fleetwood teammate Billy Porter.[5] He went on to make 223 appearances for the club over the next eight seasons, during which he proved to be a model of consistency, being rarely absent from the team. One short spell of absence came at Easter 1930 when the club were candidates for promotion back to Division One, which they had left seven years earlier. With Hacking down with flu, they picked up just one point out of three games, losing home and away to Blackpool, who were promoted with Chelsea at the end of the season, with the Oldham club just two points behind. His three England caps in the 1928-1929 season, against Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland make him Oldham's most capped England international.[6]
He was transferred to Manchester United in March 1934, but eighteen months later as player/manager of Accrington Stanley, he showed his appreciation for his long service at Oldham when he chose to play his final league game in December 1935 at Boundary Park.[7]
Manchester United
When Hacking joined Manchester United in March 1934, they were struggling to avoid relegation to Division Three, with their fate in doubt until the last game of the season, when opponents Millwall needed just one point from the game to avoid the drop. Hacking kept a clean sheet as United won 2-0. He moved to Accrington Stanley as player manager at the end of the 1934-35 season, but ten years later made a very unusual last appearance for United, when his son, Jack junior, who was also a goalkeeper, was appearing as a wartime guest player. In the 1945-46 season Hacking deputised for Jack junior when he was unfit to play, and at the age of 47 became the oldest player to appear in a league match that season.[6]
Accrington Stanley
At Accrington Stanley, he became player/manager and was the Barrow secretary/manager from May 1949 until his death.
International career
His three appearances for England in 1928–29 came 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.
References
- ↑ Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992, Breedon Books Sport, p. 218
- ↑ Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992, Breedon Books Sport, p. 222
- ↑ Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992, Breedon Books Sport, p. 224
- ↑ Garth Dykes: Oldham Athletic Complete Record 1898-1988: Breedon Books 1988
- ↑ Garth Dykes: Legends of Oldham Athletic: Breedon Books 2006
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Garth Dykes: Legends of Oldham Athletic: Breedon Books, 2006
- ↑ Garth Dykes: Oldham Athletic Complete Record 1898-1988: Breedon Books, 1988
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