Full Name:
John Hancocks
Born:
30th April 1919, Oakengates, Shropshire
Died: 19th February 1994, Oakengates, Shropshire aged 74 England Career:
1948 - 1950
Positions:
Outside Left and
Outside Right
Clubs (and caps):
Wolverhampton Wanderers (3) FA Legacy Number:
680
Career Summary:
Johnny Hancocks (30th April 1919 - 19th February 1994) was an international footballer who represented England 3 times scoring 2 goals. His first cap was against Switzerland on 2nd December 1948 at 29 years old, and his last was vs Yugoslavia on 22nd November 1950 aged 31. Hancocks, born on 30th April 1919, in Oakengates, Shropshire, has a FA Legacy Number of 680 and played as a Outside Left and
Outside Right for his country.
England Career Statistics
Debut: v 2nd December 1948 aged 29 years, 7 months, 2 days Last Cap: v 22nd November 1950 aged 31 years, 6 months, 22 days First Goal: v 2nd December 1948 aged 29 years, 7 months, 2 days Career Length: 1 year, 355 days Starts: 3
Substitute: Withdrawn: Full Games: 3
England Match Statistics
Friendly FR 2
2
0
0
0
World Cup Qualifier WCQ 1
0
0
0
0
Competitive
1
0
0
0
0
Home
2
2
0
0
0
Away
1
0
0
0
0
Won
2
2
0
0
0
Drawn
1
0
0
0
0
Outside Left
2
2
0
0
0
Outside Right
1
0
0
0
0
Walter Winterbottom
3
2
0
0
0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
Sources
An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990) England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013) 7 sources from 3 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 3. Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 2. Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 1. * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.
Switzerland (FR) on 2nd December 1948 aged 29 years, 7 months, 2 days
Yugoslavia (FR) on 22nd November 1950 aged 31 years, 6 months, 22 days
0
0
WAL, 4 - 1, 15th Oct 1949 (WCQ) 