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Frank Jackett

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Frank Jackett
Personal information
Date of birth (1927-07-05)5 July 1927[1]
Place of birth Ystalyfera, Wales
Date of death 14 April 2010(2010-04-14) (aged 82)
Place of death England
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
19xx–1949 Pontardawe Athletic ? (?)
1949–1953 Watford 14 (0)
1953–1954 Leyton Orient 4 (0)
1954–19xx Ramsgate ? (?)
Total 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frank Jackett (5 July 1927 – 14 April 2010) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a wing half.

Career

Jackett moved from Pontardawe Athletic to Watford, making 14 appearances in the Football League for them between 1949 and 1953.[2] He then spent a season at Leyton Orient, making a further 4 league appearances,[3] before moving into non-league football with Ramsgate.

Personal life

Jackett was the father of Kenny Jackett, also a professional footballer.

Jackett died on 14 April 2010, at the age of 82.[4]

References

  1. ^ Hugman, Barry J. The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
  2. ^ "WATFORD : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  3. ^ "LEYTON ORIENT : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  4. ^ "JACKETT, Frank : Obituary". YourAnnouncement.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2011.