Archie Jackson (footballer)

Archibald Jackson (25 January 1901 – 11 November 1985) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-half for Sunderland.[1][2]

Archie Jackson
Personal information
Full name Archibald Jackson
Date of birth (1901-01-25)25 January 1901
Place of birth Plumstead, England
Date of death 11 November 1985(1985-11-11) (aged 84)
Place of death Chester, England
Position(s) Centre-half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1921–1922 Rutherglen Glencairn
1922–1924 Sunderland 6 (0)
1924 Southend United 0 (0)
1924–1925 Third Lanark 1 (0)
1925–1928 Chester
1928–1930 Tranmere Rovers 37 (0)
1930 Accrington Stanley 6 (0)
1930–1931 Walsall
1931 Southport
1931–1932 Northwich Victoria
1932–1933 Manchester North End
1933–193? Rossendale United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Born in England but raised in Scotland, his father Jimmy, elder brother James, uncle Andrew and cousin Andy were all footballers;[3] another cousin was Australian cricketer Archie Jackson.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Dykes, Garth; Lamming, Doug (2000). All the Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderland AFC. Great Britain. ISBN 9781899538157.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  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. ^ Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642.
  4. ^ Jimmy, Alex, Archie and The Parson, Scots Football Worldwide