Haydn Dackins

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. He 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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4]
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division 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[5] Cheshire County League 35 6 0 0 35 6
1938–39[6] Cheshire County League 10 0 2 2 12 2
Total 45 6 2 2 47 8

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h 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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