Haydn Dackins

Haydn Vernon Dackins (10 July 1912 – 2 August 1943) was a Welsh footballer.

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+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

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. 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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