Andy Jackson (footballer, born 1890)

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]

Andy Jackson
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(1918-09-30) (aged 28)[2]
Place of death Watten, France[3]
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1909 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

Jackson 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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. "Andrew Jackson". Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  2. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  3. "Andrew Jackson – Middlesbrough Footballer". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  4. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 151. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  5. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  6. Mitchell, Andy (2021). The Men Who Made Scotland: The Definitive Who's Who Of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. ISBN 979-8513846642.
  7. "Jimmy, Alex, Archie and The Parson". www.scotsfootballworldwide.scot. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  8. Smith, James Meikle. "Paisley's Fallen in the War 1914–18" (PDF). p. 36. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
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