Bill Jackson (footballer, born 1894)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Hickin Jackson[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1894 | ||
Place of birth | Oldbury, England | ||
Date of death | 3 May 1917[1] | (aged 22–23)||
Place of death | France[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Oldbury Town | |||
Langley St Michael's | |||
1912–1917 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Hickin "Bill" Jackson (1894 – 3 May 1917) was an English professional football centre forward who played in the Football League for West Bromwich Albion.[2][3]
Personal life
Jackson served as a second lieutenant in the West Yorkshire Regiment during the First World War and was killed in France on 3 May 1917.[1] He is commemorated on the Arras Memorial.[1]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
West Bromwich Albion | 1912–13[4] | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Career total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
References
- ^ a b c d e "Casualty Details: Jackson, William Hickin". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 151. ISBN 190589161X.
- ^ "Albion Till We Die – An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website". www.albiontillwedie.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
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Categories:
- 1894 births
- 1917 deaths
- People from Oldbury, West Midlands
- English footballers
- Association football forwards
- Oldbury Town F.C. players
- West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
- English Football League players
- British Army officers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- West Yorkshire Regiment officers
- British military personnel killed in World War I
- English football forward, 1890s birth stubs