Haydn Dackins

Welsh footballer

Haydn DackinsPersonal 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

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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

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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

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Source:[4]

Club  | Season  | Division  | League  | FA Cup  | Total

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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

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* List of footballers killed during World War II

## References

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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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* Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals