Career
Deacon began his league career with Darlington, making two appearances in the Third Division before joining Second Division Wolverhampton Wanderers in June 1929 for £250. He scored on his Wolves debut, a 2–2 draw at Bradford City on 7 September 1929, and quickly formed a potent attack with Billy Hartill, scoring 42 goals as a duo that season. He scored a total of 56 goals in 158 appearances for Wolves, before being transferred to Southend United in October 1934.
He made over a century of appearances for Southend, before playing out his career with a season at Hartlepool in 1939-1940.
After World World War II, he returned to his native Glasgow where he ran a public