Fred Haycock

Fred Haycock
Personal information
Date of birth 1886
Place of birth Smethwick, England
Date of death 1955 (aged 68–69)
Position Forward
Youth career
Smethwick Victoria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Coombs Wood
1904–1906 West Bromwich Albion 15 (8)
– Crewe Alexandra
– Luton Town
– Portsmouth
1910–1911 Lincoln City 25 (5)
1911–1912 Port Vale 24 (11)
– Dudley Town
– Shrewsbury Town
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frederick Haycock[A] (1886–1955) was an English professional footballer who scored 13 goals from 40 appearances in the English Football League playing as a forward for West Bromwich Albion and Lincoln City.[1]

Career

Haycock was born in Smethwick, then in Staffordshire. He began his professional career in the 1904–05 season, playing in the Football League Second Division for West Bromwich Albion. After a couple of years he left the club to join Crewe Alexandra of the Birmingham & District League, and then Southern League clubs Luton Town and Portsmouth, before returning to the Football League with Lincoln City in 1910.[1] In his only season with the club, Haycock was their leading scorer, albeit with only six goals from League and FA Cup games as the team finished bottom of the League.[2] He moved on to Port Vale of the Central League in August 1911. A regular in the first XI, he was part of the side that won the Staffordshire Senior Cup in 1912.[3] He then moved back to the Birmingham & District with Dudley Town at the end of the 1911–12 season, later joining Shrewsbury Town. Haycock died in 1955.[1]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4]
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
West Bromwich Albion 1904–05 Second Division 7 2 0 0 7 2
1905–06 Second Division 8 6 0 0 8 6
Total 15 8 0 0 15 8
Lincoln City 1910–11 Second Division 25 5 3 1 28 6
Port Vale 1911–12 Central League 24 11 0 0 24 11

Notes

A. ^ : The Lincoln City FC Archive gives his full name as George Frederick,[2] whereas Joyce has Frederick J.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 119. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. ^ a b "Frederick Haycock". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 11 September 2010. Access individual season statistics via Season Stats dropdown menu.
  3. ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 131. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  4. ^ Fred Haycock at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)