Robert Edward Hacking (30 March 1918 – 29 March 2001) was an English professional footballer who made nearly 200 appearances in the Football League playing as an inside forward or wing half for Luton Town, Brighton & Hove Albion and Southport.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Edward Hacking[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 March 1918[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Blackburn, England | ||
| Date of death | 29 March 2001 (aged 82)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Hesketh Bank,[3] England | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward, wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1942–1945 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| 1945–1947 | Luton Town | 1 | (0) |
| 1947–1948 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 17 | (2) |
| 1948–1954 | Southport | 181 | (6) |
| 1954–195? | Lancaster City | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Life and career
editHacking was born in 1918 in Blackburn, Lancashire, and attended Blackburn Technical School.[1] He served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, and played for its football team as well as for Blackburn Rovers (1942–1945) and Luton Town.[1][4] Hacking made his Football League debut for Luton in the Second Division in the first postwar season. He moved on to Brighton & Hove Albion of the Third Division South in August 1947 for a £500 fee, and played regularly in the first half of the season before falling out of favour with incoming manager Don Welsh. In August 1948, Hacking returned to his native Lancashire with Southport,[1] where he remained for six seasons and played 181 matches in the Third Division North.[3] He finished his playing career in non-league football with Lancaster City, and then became a market gardener.[1] Hacking died in 2001 in Hesketh Bank at the age of 82.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
- ^ a b c "Bob Hacking". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ a b c "Football League player list". Southport F.C. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "Stars at Biggleswade". Biggleswade Chronicle. June 1945. p. 3.
... the R.A.F. team will also include ... Hacking, who recently transferred from Blackburn Rovers to Luton Town and played for them against Eastern Command last week.
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