Brian Jackson (footballer, born 1933)

Brian Jackson (1 April 1933 – 14 February 2020) was an English professional footballer of the 1950s. He scored 53 goals in 409 league and cup appearances in a 14-year career in the Football League.

For other people named Brian Jackson, see Brian Jackson (disambiguation).

Brian Jackson
Personal information
Date of birth (1933-04-01)1 April 1933[1]
Place of birth Walton-on-Thames, England[1]
Date of death 14 February 2020(2020-02-14) (aged 86)[2]
Position(s) Outside-right
Youth career
Weybridge Schools
Chase of Chertsey
Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1951 Leyton Orient 38 (2)
1951–1958 Liverpool 125 (12)
1958–1962 Port Vale 159 (29)
1962–1964 Peterborough United 47 (4)
1964 Lincoln City 10 (1)
1964–1965 Burton Albion
1965–1966 Boston United
Total 379 (48)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

An outside-right, he moved from Leyton Orient to Liverpool for £6,500 in November 1951. After playing seven years at Anfield, he was sold on to Port Vale for £1,700 in July 1958. He helped the "Valiants" to win the Fourth Division title in 1958–59, before he was sold to Peterborough United for £2,000 in June 1962. He later played for Lincoln City, Burton Albion, and Boston United.

Playing career

Jackson began his career as an amateur with Arsenal, before he made 38 appearances in the Third Division South for Alec Stock's Leyton Orient in the 1950–51 season. He impressed in his creative performances at Brisbane Road, enough so that Liverpool manager Don Welsh paid £6,500 and part-exchanged Don Woan to bring the 18-year-old to the club in November 1951.[2] He made his debut on 10 November 1951 at Anfield in a league match against Bolton Wanderers; Jackson's first goal for the club in the 61st minute was enough for the "Reds" to get a point from a 1–1 draw.[2] He went on to tally up 15 First Division appearances in the 1951–52 season. However, he never really established himself in the Liverpool side, and featured only five times in the 1952–53 campaign.[2] He scored four goals in 28 games in 1953–54, as Liverpool suffered relegation.[2] He featured in 23 Second Division games in the 1954–55 campaign, before posting 15 appearances in 1955–56 and 19 appearances in 1956–57, as Liverpool twice finished in third place.[2] He played 24 games in the 1957–58 campaign, as Phil Taylor's side finished two points short of promotion.[2] His stay at Liverpool lasted for six and a half years and he managed 133 senior appearances, mostly in his preferred outside right position, never really establishing himself as a first-team regular.[2]

In July 1958, he joined Port Vale for a £1,700 fee, as a replacement for recently sold winger Colin Askey.[1][3] He scored eight goals in 38 games in the 1958–59 season, ad provided many assists as the "Valiants" won the Fourth Division title.[1][3] He scored 11 goals in 53 appearances in the 1959–60 season, including Vale's consolation goal against Aston Villa in the FA Cup Fifth Round defeat at Vale Park.[1] He went on to claim ten goals in 47 appearances in the 1960–61 campaign, as Vale rose to seventh in the league.[1] He then scored seven goals in 42 games in the 1961–62 campaign, before manager Norman Low decided to sell him on to Jimmy Hagan's Peterborough United for £2,000 in June 1962.[1] He helped Jack Fairbrother's "Posh" to finish sixth in the Third Division in 1962–63 and then tenth in 1963–64. Jackson left London Road for Bill Anderson's Fourth Division Lincoln City and succeeded Bud Houghton as club captain in September 1964.[4] He departed the "Imps" at Sincil Bank for Peter Taylor's Southern League side Burton Albion. After leaving Eton Park, he later turned out for Boston United.

Style of play

Jackson was a pacey winger who excelled at providing crosses for the forwards, and also had good technical skills such as penalty taking.[3]

Later life

After leaving the game, Jackson settled in the Ermine in Lincoln, and worked as a teacher, gardener and road worker until his retirement at the age of 65.[5]

Statistics

Source:[6]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leyton Orient 1950–51 Third Division South 2120000212
1951–52 Third Division South 1700000170
Total 3820000382
Liverpool 1951–52 First Division 1411000151
1952–53 First Division 50000050
1953–54 First Division 2741000284
1954–55 Second Division 2333000263
1955–56 Second Division 1500000150
1956–57 Second Division 1920000192
1957–58 Second Division 2222000242
Total 12512700013212
Port Vale 1958–59 Fourth Division 3783100409
1959–60 Third Division 4586100519
1960–61 Third Division 43832104710
1961–62 Third Division 3457210427
Total 159291752017834
Peterborough United 1962–63 Third Division 2223000252
1963–64 Third Division 2520010262
Total 4743010514
Lincoln City 1964–65 Fourth Division 1010000101
Career total 379482753040953

Honours
Port Vale

References
  1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 150. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. "Brian Jackson". lfchistory.net. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
  3. Baggaley, Michael (25 February 2020). "'A very fine player' - Port Vale fans pay tribute to Brian Jackson". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  4. Miller, Harry (22 September 1964). "Lincoln board tells manager Bill: 'Now we pick the team'". Daily Mirror. p. 31. And the shake-up doesn't end there. Lincoln's busy board have changed their captain, too—Brian Jackson, ex-Liverpool and Peterborough player, takes over from Bud Houghton.
  5. Hennessy, Peter (21 February 2020). "Family pay tribute as ex-Lincoln City and Liverpool player dies". lincolnshirelive. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  6. Brian Jackson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  7. Kent, Jeff (1990). "Fame and Fortune (1950–1959)". The Valiants' Years: The Story Of Port Vale. Witan Books. pp. 171–196. ISBN 0-9508981-4-7.
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