Cyril Bacon
English footballer
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Cyril William Bacon (9 November 1919 – 26 March 2001) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half for Leyton Orient, making 118 appearances in the Football League.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cyril William Bacon[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 November 1919[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Hammersmith,[1] England | ||
| Date of death | 26 March 2001 (aged 81)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Broward County,[1] Florida, United States | ||
| Position | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 19??–1946 | Hayes | ||
| 1946–1950 | Leyton Orient | 118 | (3) |
| 1950–1951 | Brentford | 0 | (0) |
| 1951–1952 | Dartford | ||
| 1952–1954 | Tunbridge Wells Utd | ||
| 1954–1956 | Ashford Town | 29 | (9) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bacon joined Orient in June 1946 and made his league debut against Southend United in the following September.[3] He made 121 league and cup appearances for Orient, scoring three goals, in four seasons before being released in May 1950[3] when he signed for Brentford
After a season with Brentford (where he didn't make a first team league appearance) he moved into non-league football: firstly for one season with Southern League club Dartford;[4] then onto two Kent League clubs, Tunbridge Wells Utd[5] again for two seasons, then Ashford Town[6] for just over one season.
