Willie Jackson (footballer)

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Willie Jackson
Personal information
Full name William Kennedy Jackson
Date of birth 24 December 1900[1]
Place of birth Renton, Scotland
Date of death 9 February 1986(1986-02-09) (aged 85)
Place of death Aberdeen, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Vale of Leven Juniors
– Duntocher Hibernian
1921–1922 Vale of Leven 28 (9)
1922 Everton
1922–1924 Wrexham
1924–1925 Vale of Leven 24 (12)
1925–1932 Aberdeen 183 (7)
1932–1934 Vale of Leven
1934–1935 Forfar Athletic 10 (1)
1934–1935 St Johnstone 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Kennedy Jackson (24 December 1900 – 9 February 1986) was a Scottish professional football defender who played for clubs including Vale of Leven, Wrexham and Aberdeen.[1][2]

Jackson began his career at Vale of Leven, with his form there earning him a move to England with Everton in March 1922;[3] however he made little impact and moved on to Wrexham six months later,[4] where he won the Welsh Cup in 1924.[5]

Jackson then returned to Vale of Leven, was made captain, soon again attracted attention from bigger teams, and this time signed for Aberdeen in March 1925. For a brief period he was one of four men of the same surname in the line-up at Pittodrie, along with defender James and the brothers Wattie and Alex (who were from the same district as Willie but not related to him).[6] He remained with the Dons until 1932, making 206 appearances in the Scottish Football League and Scottish Cup,[1] albeit with no major trophies won: he played in a Scottish Cup semi-final defeat to Celtic in 1926, and the club finished third in the 1929–30 season, by which time Jackson, who originally played as a centre forward or inside left, had converted to a defender.

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[7][edit]

Club Season League Scottish Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aberdeen 1924-25 Scottish Division One 6 0 0 0 6 0
1925-26 35 6 5 1 40 7
1926-27 21 0 3 0 24 0
1927-28 38 0 1 0 39 0
1928-29 36 0 4 0 40 0
1929-30 5 0 4 0 9 0
1930-31 29 0 6 0 35 0
1931-32 13 1 0 0 13 1
1932-33 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 183 7 23 1 206 8

Honours[edit]

Wrexham

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Willie Jackson, AFC Heritage Trust
  2. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Another Scottish Player for England, Dundee Evening Telegraph, 8 March 1922, via Everton Independent Research Data
  4. ^ Everton Transfers: 1922/23, EFC Statto
  5. ^ "Welsh Cup Final 1923/24". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  6. ^ Aberdeen at Ibrox | Champions Win By Two Clear Goals, The Scotsman, 9 April 1925, via AFC Heritage Trust
  7. ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 9 April 2023.


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