Gary Hackett

Gary Hackett
Personal information
Full name Gary Stuart Hackett[1]
Date of birth (1962-10-11) 11 October 1962 (age 62)[1]
Place of birth Stourbridge, England[1]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bromsgrove Rovers
1983–1987 Shrewsbury Town 150 (17)
1987 Aberdeen 15 (0)
1987–1990 Stoke City 73 (7)
1990–1993 West Bromwich Albion 44 (3)
1993–1994 Peterborough United 22 (1)
1994–1995 Chester City 35 (5)
1995–1997 Halesowen Town 70 (3)
Total 409 (36)
Managerial career
2001–2003 Bromsgrove Rovers (joint manager)
2003–2005 Stourbridge (joint manager)
2005–2019 Stourbridge
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gary Stuart Hackett (born 11 October 1962) is a former footballer who played in the Football League for Chester City, Peterborough United, Shrewsbury Town, Stoke City and West Bromwich Albion.[1][3]

Career

Hackett was born in Stourbridge and began his career with non-league Bromsgrove Rovers before joining Football League side Shrewsbury Town.[3] Hackett played regularly under Chic Bates helping the "Shrews" punch above their weight in the Second Division.[3] After playing 174 times scoring 20 goals for Shrewsbury he joined Scottish Premier Division side Aberdeen in the summer of 1987.[3] He spent the first half of the 1987–88 season at Pittodrie before moving back to England with Stoke City.[3] Under the management of Mick Mills Hackett was an ever-present in 1988–89 playing all of the club's 52 fixtures that season as Stoke finished in a poor mid-table position of 13th.[3] He was sold to West Bromwich Albion in March 1990 with Stoke destined for relegation to the Third Division.[3]

He was never able to establish himself with the "Baggies" making 50 appearances in four seasons which ended with promotion in 1992–93. He ended his career with a season each at Peterborough United and Chester City before entering non-league football with Halesowen Town.[3]

In 2003, Hackett was named co-manager of his hometown club Stourbridge alongside Jon Ford, but became the sole manager in 2005 with Ford as his assistant. Stourbridge won promotion to the Southern League Premier Division with two promotions in three seasons under Hackett's management, as well as reaching the FA Cup proper rounds for the first time in the club's history. In May 2019 Hackett announced he was resigning as manager after sixteen years in charge, following Stourbridge's defeat to Alvechurch in the Southern League play-off semi final.

Career statistics

Source:[4]

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shrewsbury Town 1983–84 Second Division 31 3 3 1 3 1 0 0 37 5
1984–85 Second Division 38 5 1 0 2 0 0 0 41 5
1985–86 Second Division 42 6 1 0 3 1 2 0 48 7
1986–87 Second Division 39 3 1 0 7 0 1 0 48 3
Total 150 17 6 1 15 2 3 0 174 20
Aberdeen 1987–88 Scottish Premier Division 15 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 22 0
Stoke City 1987–88 Second Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1988–89 Second Division 46 5 3 0 2 0 1 0 52 5
1989–90 Second Division 26 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 30 2
Total 73 7 4 0 4 0 3 0 84 7
West Bromwich Albion 1989–90 Second Division 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 2
1990–91 Second Division 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 7 1
1991–92 Third Division 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 0
1992–93 Second Division 10 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 14 1
Total 44 3 1 0 2 1 4 0 50 4
Peterborough United 1993–94 First Division 22 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 28 1
Chester City 1994–95 Second Division 35 5 2 0 0 0 2 0 39 5
Career Total 339 33 15 1 29 3 15 0 398 37
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Anglo-Italian Cup, Full Members Cup, Football League Trophy, UEFA Cup.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 332. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era – A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-39-2.
  4. ^ Gary Hackett at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)