John Jackson (footballer, born 1906)

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]

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 (175 cm)[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
National team
1929–1932 Scottish League XI 4 (0)
1931–1935 Scotland 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

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

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

Honours

Brentford

Career statistics
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
  1. Joyce, Michael. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham. p. 151. ISBN 9781905891610. OCLC 841581272.
  2. Goodwin, Bob (16 August 2017). The Spurs Alphabet. pp. 225–226. ISBN 978-0-9540434-2-1.
  3. 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, The Sunday Post, 15 May 1927, via Partick Thistle History Archive
  7. Football | Partick Thistle, 2; Rangers, 0 | Glasgow Dental Hospital Cup–Final Tie, 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. "John Jackson". www.11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
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