John Jackson (footballer, born 1906)

John Jackson
Personal information
Full name John Jackson[1]
Date of birth 29 November 1906
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 12 June 1965(1965-06-12) (aged 58)[2]
Place of death Nova Scotia, Canada[2]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1926 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
1926–1933 Partick Thistle 264 (0)
1933–1939 Chelsea 49 (0)
1939–1940 Guildford City
International career
1929–1932 Scottish League XI 4 (0)
1931–1935 Scotland 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Jackson (29 November 1906 – 12 June 1965) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper; he made over 300 appearances in the Scottish League playing for Partick Thistle and the English Football League for Chelsea.[3] in 1930s

Career

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At Partick, Jackson missed only two league games in his seven seasons at Firhill between 1926 and 1933,[3] making a total of 334 appearances for the club in all competitions.[4] He played for the Jags in the 1930 Scottish Cup Final which they lost to Rangers after a replay,[5] but did manage to claim winner's medals in the Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup in 1927[6] and the one-off Glasgow Dental Hospital Cup in 1928, both against the same opponents.[7]

Jackson was capped by Scotland at international level on eight occasions (four while with Partick, four with Chelsea) and represented the Scottish League XI four times.[3][8][9]

Personal life

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After retiring from football, Jackson emigrated to Nova Scotia, Canada and became a professional golfer.[2]

Honours

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Brentford

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Partick Thistle 1926–27[3] Scottish First Division 36 0 5 0 41 0
1927–28[3] 38 0 4 0 42 0
1928–29[3] 38 0 2 0 42 0
1929–30[3] 38 0 7 0 45 0
1930–31[3] 38 0 3 0 41 0
1931–32[3] 38 0 4 0 42 0
1932–33[3] 38 0 5 0 43 0
Total 264 0 30 0 294 0
Chelsea 1933–34[11] First Division 6 0 0 0 6 0
1934–35[11] 27 0 2 0 29 0
1935–36[11] 10 0 0 0 10 0
1936–37[11] 1 0 0 0 1 0
1937–38[11] 2 0 0 0 2 0
1938–39[11] 3 0 0 0 3 0
Total 49 0 2 0 51 0
Career total 313 0 32 0 345 0

References

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  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham. p. 151. ISBN 9781905891610. OCLC 841581272.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ a b c d Goodwin, Bob (16 August 2017). The Spurs Alphabet. Lulu.com. pp. 225–226. ISBN 978-0-9540434-2-1.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  4. ^ Players J, Partick Thistle History Archive
  5. ^ The Cup Final | Rangers Win Replay at Hampden, The Glasgow Herald, 17 April 1930
  6. ^ Rout of the Rangers in the Charity Cup Final Archived 3 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine, The Sunday Post, 15 May 1927, via Partick Thistle History Archive
  7. ^ Football | Partick Thistle, 2; Rangers, 0 | Glasgow Dental Hospital Cup–Final Tie Archived 3 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine, The Glasgow Herald, 11 December 1928, via Partick Thistle History Archive
  8. ^ John Jackson at the Scottish Football Association
  9. ^ "John Jackson – Scotland Football League Record from 09 Oct 1929 to 09 Nov 1932 clubs – Partick Thistle". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  10. ^ Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 84. ISBN 1-874427-57-7.
  11. ^ a b c d e f "John Jackson". www.11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
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