Thomas Andrew Jackson (4 February 1890 – 30 September 1918) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre half in the Football League for Middlesbrough.[4] He also played in the Scottish League for Aberdeen and St Mirren.[5]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Andrew Jackson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1890[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Cambuslang, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 30 September 1918 (aged 28)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Watten, France[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1909 | Ardrossan Winton Rovers | ||
| 1909–1917 | Middlesbrough | 123 | (3) |
| 1916 | → St Mirren (guest) | 2 | (0) |
| 1916–1917 | → Aberdeen (guest) | 10 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editJackson was a member of a sporting family: his father Andrew was capped for Scotland in the 1880s and his uncle Jimmy and cousins James and Archie all played in the Football League.[6][7] A younger cousin Archie Jackson was a prominent Australian cricketer.[7] Prior to becoming a professional footballer, Jackson worked as an apprentice moulder for Fullerton, Hodgart & Barclay in Paisley.[8]
In November 1915, 18 months after the outbreak of the First World War, he enlisted in the Lovat Scouts, shortly afterwards being transferred to the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders and rising to the rank of sergeant in that unit.[8][3] Jackson was wounded during the Hundred Days Offensive in late 1918 and died of his wounds at 36th Casualty Clearing Station, Watten on 30 September 1918.[3] He was buried in the Haringhe (Bandaghem) Military Cemetery, Belgium.[2]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Middlesbrough | 1910–11[3] | First Division | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 1911–12[3] | First Division | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| 1912–13[3] | First Division | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 1913–14[3] | First Division | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 1914–15[3] | First Division | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 | |
| Total | 123 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 137 | 3 | ||
| St Mirren | 1915–16[5] | Scottish Division One | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Aberdeen | 1916–17[1] | Scottish Division One | 10 | 2 | — | 10 | 2 | |
| Career total | 135 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 149 | 5 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Andrew Jackson". Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Andrew Jackson – Middlesbrough Footballer". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 151. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ Mitchell, Andy (2021). The Men Who Made Scotland: The Definitive Who's Who Of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. ISBN 979-8513846642.
- ^ a b "Jimmy, Alex, Archie and The Parson". www.scotsfootballworldwide.scot. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ a b Smith, James Meikle. "Paisley's Fallen in the War 1914–18" (PDF). p. 36. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
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