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]
| 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) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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]
After retiring from football, Jackson emigrated to Nova Scotia, Canada and became a professional golfer.[2]
Brentford
| 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 | ||