Haydn Dackins

Haydn Dackins
Personal information
Full name	Haydn Vernon Dackins
Date of birth	10 July 1912
Place of birth	Pontypridd, Wales
Date of death	2 August 1943 (aged 31)
Place of death	Sicily, Italy
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1934–1935	Swansea Town
1935–1936	Port Vale
1936–1937	Northwich Victoria
1937–1938	Macclesfield Town
	Hurst
Total
	*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]

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.

Source:^[4]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h 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.
^ Haydn Dackins at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
^ "Stats". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
^ "Stats". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2016.

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