Haydn Dackins
Personal information
Full name Haydn Vernon Dackins[1]
Date of birth (1912-07-10)10 July 1912[1]
Place of birth Pontypridd, Wales[1]
Date of death 2 August 1943(1943-08-02) (aged 31)[1]
Place of death Sicily, Italy
Position(s) 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+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Haydn Vernon Dackins (10 July 1912 – 2 August 1943) was a Welsh footballer who was killed during World War II.

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.

Career statistics

Source:[4]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Swansea Town 1934–35 Second Division 200020
Port Vale 1935–36 Second Division 910091
Macclesfield Town 1937–38[5] Cheshire County League 35600356
1938–39[6] Cheshire County League 10022122
Total 45622478

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 75. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ↑ "Profile". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Casualty Details". cwgc.org. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
  4. ↑ Haydn Dackins at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  5. ↑ "Stats". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Stats". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
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