Career
Originally from Farnham, Deacon was one of the first players for Saint Mary"s Y.M.A. (later renamed Street Mary"s), between 1885 and 1892. While working as a clerk at the Southampton Telegraph Office, Deacon joined the football team of the Saint Mary"s Young Men"s Association in November 1885, playing in their first game at the age of 16. He died in October 1893 of a brain tumour.