John Jackson (29 November 1906 – 12 June 1965) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper; he made over 300 appearances in the Scottish League playing for Partick Thistle and the English Football League for Chelsea. in 1930s
Career At Partick, Jackson missed only two league games in his seven seasons at Firhill between 1926 and 1933, making a total of 334 appearances for the club in all competitions.Players J, Partick Thistle History Archive He played for the Jags in the 1930 Scottish Cup Final which they lost to Rangers after a replay,The Cup Final Rangers Win Replay at Hampden, The Glasgow Herald, 17 April 1930 but did manage to claim winner's medals in the Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup in 1927Rout of the Rangers in the Charity Cup Final , The Sunday Post, 15 May 1927, via Partick Thistle History Archive and the one-off Glasgow Dental Hospital Cup in 1928, both against the same opponents.Football Partick Thistle, 2; Rangers, 0 Glasgow Dental Hospital Cup–Final Tie , The Glasgow Herald, 11 December 1928, via Partick Thistle History Archive
Jackson was capped by Scotland at international level on eight occasions (four while with Partick, four with Chelsea) and represented the Scottish League XI four times.
Personal life After retiring from football, Jackson emigrated to Nova Scotia, Canada and became a professional golfer.
Honours Brentford London War Cup: 1941–42
Career statistics +Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPartick Thistle1926–27Scottish Division One360504101927–28380404201928–29380204201929–30380704501930–31380304101931–32380404201932–3338050430Total26403002940Chelsea1933–34First Division6000601934–35270202901935–36100001001936–371000101937–382000201938–39300030Total49020510Career total31303203450
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