While captaining Guisborough in the first round of the 1988–89 FA Cup against Football League club Bury in a match switched to Middlesbrough's Ayresome Park ground, Hankin was involved in a bizarre incident.
While commanding Guisborough in the first round of the 1988–89 FA Cup against Football League club Bury in a match relocated to Middlesbrough's Ayresome Park ground, Hankin was involved in an unusual occurrence.