Hancocks, John ‘Johnny’

Position: Outside-right.
Born: Oakengates, 30 April 1919; Died: Telford, 19 February 1994.
Career: Oakengates Fellowship, Oakengates Town Oct 37, Walsall Aug 38, Chester City (guest), Crewe Alexandra (guest), Nottingham Forest (guest), Wrexham (guest), WOLVES May 46, Wellington Town player-manager cs1957, Cambridge United Jan 60, Oswestry Town Jly 60, GKN Sankey Dec 60.

Domestic Honours
Walsall (Division Three (South) War Cup runner-up 1946).
Wolves (Football League champion 1953/54, runner-up 1949/50, 1954/55; FA Cup winner 1949, semi-finalist 1951; Top Scorer 1947/48 (equal), 1954/55, 1955/56; Hat-tricks v West Bromwich Albion (h) 2/12/50, v Chelsea (h) 26/9/53, v Huddersfield Town (h) 12/2/55, v Arsenal (h) 16/4/55, v Cardiff City (a) 3/9/55).

International Honours
England (3 appearances & 1 goal with Wolves; British Championship first 1949/50).
Football League (2 appearances with Wolves).

 

FL   FAC   CS   Total  
A G A G A G A G
1946/47 40 10 3 1 43 11
1947/48 37 16 (3p) 3 40 16
1948/49 38 12 (3p) 7 3 45 15
1949/50 38 10 (4p) 5 3 1 1 44 14
1950/51 31 19 (5p) 7 38 19
1951/52 30 12 (1p) 3 33 12
1952/53 27 10 (1p) 27 10
1953/54 42 25 (5p) 1 43 25
1954/55 32 26 (2p) 3 1 1 1 36 28
1955/56 28 18 (3p) 1 29 18
Total 343 158 33 8 2 2 378 168