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Full Name: Jonathon Hancocks Born: 30th April 1919, Oakengates, Shropshire
Then in May 1946 Wolves paid £4,000 to bring him to Molineux and he made his debut in the 6-1 win over Arsenal on the opening day of the 1946-47 season. The following season he was the clubs joint top goal scorer with 16 goals, and in 1949 he won a FA Cup winners medal when Wolves beat Leicester City 3-1 at Wembley. His form that season led to him winning his first of three full caps for England when he scored twice in a 6-0 win over Switzerland at Highbury in 1948. His other 2 international outgoings were against Wales (WCQ) in 1949 and v Yugoslavia in 1950. He also played for the Football League Xl. He netted his first hat-trick for Wolves in December 1950 in a 3-1 home win over WBA and his second when Wolves beat Chelsea 8-1 during the clubs League Championship winning season of 1953-54. The following season, Hancocks was the clubs leading scorer with 26 goals in 32 games including hat-tricks against Huddersfield Town (home 6-4) and Arsenal (home 3-1). Hancocks topped the goalscoring charts again in 1955-56 when his total of 18 goals in 28 games included his fifth and final hat-trick for Wolves in a 9-1 win at Cardiff City. Sadly it was his last season in the first team, and after scoring 168 goals in 378 league and cup games, he spent a season in the clubs Central League side before becomming player-manager of Wellington Town in the summer of 1957, but then gave up the managerial tag in September 1959. He quit as a player 3 months later. In January 1960 Johnny teamed up with Cambridge United; he switched to Owestry Town in July of that year and ended his playing days with GKN Sankey's in the 1960-61 season. In later years he worked full-time at Maddock & Sons (Ironfounders) in his native Oakengates, taking retirement on his 60th birthday in 1979.
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