Gary Hackett

Gary Hackett
Personal information
Full name	Gary Stuart Hackett
Date of birth	11 October 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth	Stourbridge, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Bromsgrove Rovers
1983–1987	Shrewsbury Town
1987	Aberdeen
1987–1990	Stoke City
1990–1993	West Bromwich Albion
1993–1994	Peterborough United
1994–1995	Chester City
1995–1997	Halesowen Town
Total
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
Club	Season	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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 332. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
^ ^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.
^ Gary Hackett at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

External links

Gary Hackett at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
Halesowen Town FC Profile^{[permanent dead link‍]}
Stourbridge FC Profile

[The_Encyclopaedia_of_Stoke_City-1] 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.

[Stoke_City_Modern_Era-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)

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