Introduction
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. in 1930s
Career
At Partick, Jackson missed only two league games in his seven seasons at Firhill between 1926 and 1933, making a total of 334 appearances for the club in all competitions. He played for the Jags in the 1930 Scottish Cup Final which they lost to Rangers after a replay, but did manage to claim winner's medals in the Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup in 1927 and the one-off Glasgow Dental Hospital Cup in 1928, both against the same opponents.
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.
Personal life
After retiring from football, Jackson emigrated to Nova Scotia, Canada and became a professional golfer.
Honours
Brentford
- London War Cup: 1941–42
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Partick Thistle | 1926–27 | Scottish First Division | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| 1927–28 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| 1928–29 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| 1929–30 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| 1930–31 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| 1931–32 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| 1932–33 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| Total | 264 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 294 | 0 | ||
| Chelsea | 1933–34 | First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1934–35 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 1935–36 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1936–37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1937–38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1938–39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 49 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 313 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 345 | 0 | ||