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

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

• London War Cup: 1941–42[10]

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 (2012). 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. Lulu.com. 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 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. "John Jackson". www.11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 10 September 2012.

External links

• John Jackson at the Scottish Football Association