Alec Jackson (footballer, born 1921)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alexander Wilson Jackson[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 2 October 1921||
Place of birth | Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland[1] | ||
Date of death | 22 May 2010 | (aged 88)||
Place of death | City of Campbelltown, South Australia, Australia | ||
Height | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Half-back / Inside forward / Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1939– | Crewe Alexandra | 0 | (0) |
–1946 | Huddersfield Town | 0 | (0) |
1946–1950 | York City | 50 | (5) |
1950– | Goole Town | ||
Total | 50 | (5) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Alexander Wilson Jackson (2 October 1921 – 22 May 2010), generally known as Alex Jackson or Alec Jackson, was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a half-back, an inside forward or a winger in the Football League for York City, in non-League football for Goole Town and was on the books of Crewe Alexandra and Huddersfield Town without making a league appearance.[1][2] He died in the City of Campbelltown, South Australia in May 2010 at the age of 88.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 317. ISBN 978-1-85291-665-7.
- ^ a b Jarred, Martin; Windross, Dave (1997). Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997. Selby: Citizen Publications. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-9531005-0-7.
- ^ "Alec Jackson". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
Categories:
- 1921 births
- 2010 deaths
- Men's association football inside forwards
- Men's association football utility players
- Men's association football wing halves
- Men's association football wingers
- Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Goole Town F.C. players
- Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
- People from Lesmahagow
- Scottish men's footballers
- York City F.C. players
- British expatriates in Australia
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish football midfielder, 1920s birth stubs
- Scottish football forward, 1920s birth stubs