James Jackson Jr. (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 December 1900 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle, England | ||
| Date of death | c. 1976 | ||
| Playing position | Full-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1918–1919 | Queen's Park | ||
| 1919–1923 | Motherwell | ||
| 1923–1925 | Aberdeen | 67 | (2) |
| 1925–1933 | Liverpool | 212 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 1922 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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James Jackson (4 December 1900 – c. 1976) was a footballer who played for Liverpool. Between 1925 and 1933, he made 224 appearances, scoring twice.
Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, to Scottish parents (although his father had grown up in Australia), Jackson played in the Scottish Leagues for Queen's Park, Motherwell and Aberdeen before being signed for Liverpool by manager Matt McQueen in May 1925, he made his debut on 14 November 1925 in a Division 1 match against W.B.A at Anfield, a game that saw Cyril Oxley score his first 2 goals for the Reds in a 2-0 win, he scored the first of his 2 goals for the club in a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Spurs at White Hart Lane on 17 December 1927.
His father, Jimmy, and his cousin, Archie, were both professional sportsmen. Jimmy played for several football clubs in both England and Scotland, most notably for Newcastle United and Woolwich Arsenal, whilst Archie was an Australian Test cricketer playing in the same side as the great Don Bradman. His younger brother, also called Archie, played for Sunderland and Tranmere Rovers.
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