Bill 'Newhaven' Jackson (13 April 1874 – 11 September 1921) was an Australian cyclist and an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
| Bill Jackson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Charles Jackson | ||
| Date of birth | 13 April 1874 | ||
| Place of birth | Stawell, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 11 September 1921 (aged 47) | ||
| Place of death | Collie, Western Australia[1] | ||
| Original team(s) | Ballarat Imperials | ||
| Position(s) | Follower, forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1898–1900 | Essendon | 27 (22) | |
| 1903 | St Kilda | 6 (3) | |
| Total | 33 (25) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1903. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Football
editJackson, who was nicknamed after a Melbourne Cup winning horse, came to Essendon from Ballarat Imperials. He played as a follower in the 1898 VFL Grand Final loss to Fitzroy but was also used as a forward during his career. Jackson injured his knee early in Essendon's 1900 semi final encounter with Melbourne and retired. He returned in the 1903 season as captain of St Kilda.
1899 team of "champions"
editAt the end of the 1899 season, in the process of naming his own "champion player", the football correspondent for The Argus, Reginald Wilmot ("Old Boy"), selected a team of the best players of the 1899 VFL competition:
- Backs: Maurie Collins (Essendon), Bill Proudfoot (Collingwood), Peter Burns (Geelong).
- Halfbacks: Pat Hickey (Fitzroy), George Davidson (South Melbourne), Alf Wood (Melbourne).
- Centres: Fred Leach (Collingwood), Firth McCallum (Geelong), Harry Wright (Essendon).
- Wings: Charlie Pannam (Collingwood), Eddie Drohan (Fitzroy), Herb Howson (South Melbourne).
- Forwards: Bill Jackson (Essendon), Eddy James (Geelong), Charlie Colgan (South Melbourne).
- Ruck: Mick Pleass (South Melbourne), Frank Hailwood (Collingwood), Joe McShane (Geelong).
- Rovers: Dick Condon (Collingwood), Bill McSpeerin (Fitzroy), Teddy Rankin (Geelong).
From those he considered to be the three best players — that is, Condon, Hickey, and Pleass — Wilmot selected Pat Hickey as his "champion player" of the season.[3]
Cycling
editAlso a successful cyclist, Jackson won Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic in 1897[4] and two Australian Cycling Championships.[5]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ "DEATH OF "NEWHAVEN" JACKSON". Sunday Times (Perth). No. 1237. Western Australia. 18 September 1921. p. 2.
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.432.
- ^ 'Old Boy', "Football: A Review of the Season", (Monday, 18 September 1899), p. 6.
- ^ "WARRNAMBOOL TO MELBOURNE ROAD RACE". Referee. No. 570. New South Wales, Australia. 29 September 1897. p. 3.
- ^ "W. C. JACKSON". Weekly Times. No. 1, 547. Victoria, Australia. 1 April 1899. p. 17.
References
edit- 'Follower', "The Footballers' Alphabet", The Leader, (Saturday, 23 July 1898), p.17.
- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
External links
edit- Bill Jackson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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