Although frequently a reserve throughout his career Bacon managed an impressive strike rate with 71 league goals in 128 games.
After playing his youth football with New Tupton Ivanhoe Bacon signed for Chesterfield but failed to make an appearance at the club before a move to Derby County.
Bacon failed to gain a first-team place at Derby and an equally unproductive spell at Manchester City followed before he joined Reading.
After Storer added Bacon to his squad in 1933 the striker promptly scored 14 goals over four games, all in the space of 15 days.
[3] Despite this he found opportunities at Highfield Road limited and dropped out of the Football League in 1935 to finish his career at Burton Town.