Haydn Dackins
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Haydn Vernon Dackins[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 1912[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Pontypridd, Wales[1] | ||
| Date of death | 2 August 1943 (aged 31)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Sicily, Italy | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1934–1935 | Swansea Town | 2 | (0) |
| 1935–1936 | Port Vale | 9 | (1) |
| 1936–1937 | Northwich Victoria | ||
| 1937–1938 | Macclesfield Town | 45 | (6) |
| Hurst | |||
| Total | 56+ | (7+) | |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Haydn Vernon Dackins (10 July 1912 – 2 August 1943) was a Welsh footballer.
Playing career
Dackins played two Second Division games for Swansea Town in 1934–35, before joining Port Vale in July 1935.[1] He played just nine games and scored one goal in the 1935–36 season and was released after the season end.[1] His goal came in a 3–2 win over Bradford Park Avenue at The Old Recreation Ground on 2 November 1935.[1] He then moved on to Northwich Victoria and Macclesfield Town, leaving the "Silkmen" for Hurst after his registration was terminated in November 1938 due to disciplinary action.[2]
World War II
Dackins served in the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and was killed in action during the Second World War on 2 August 1943, at the age of 31.[1] He is buried at Catania War Cemetery in Catania, Sicily.[3] This would indicate that he had lost his life during the Allied invasion of Sicily.
Statistics
- Sourced from Haydn Dackins profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Swansea Town | 1934–35 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Port Vale | 1935–36 | Second Division | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Macclesfield Town | 1937–38[4] | Cheshire County League | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 6 |
| 1938–39[5] | Cheshire County League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | |
| Total | 45 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 8 | ||
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 75. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ↑ "Profile". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ↑ "Casualty Details". cwgc.org. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
- ↑ "Stats". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ↑ "Stats". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2016.