Ernest Jackson (footballer)
Appearance
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 11 June 1914 | ||
Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
Date of death | 1996 (aged 81–82) | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Right half | ||
Youth career | |||
Atlas & Norfolk Works | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1930 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | (0) |
1930 | Grimsby Town (trial) | 0 | (0) |
1932–1948 | Sheffield United | 229 | (8) |
Total | 229 | (8) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ernest Jackson (11 June 1914 – 1996) was an English footballer. He played as a right half.
Jackson joined Sheffield United from local amateur side Atlas & Norfolk Works in 1932. He started in the third team, but within two years, he made his debut in a First Division match against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Bramall Lane on 11 February 1933.
He did not win a regular place in the side until 1936, and, but for World War II, would have enjoyed twelve full season for the side. He resumed his playing career with Sheffield United after the war in 1946, and retired a few years later. In total he made 229 appearances for Sheffield United with 8 goals.
References
[edit]- ^ "Sheffield United. Likeliest side for promotion in Division II". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vii – via Newspapers.com.
Categories:
- 1914 births
- 1996 deaths
- Footballers from Sheffield
- English men's footballers
- Atlas Sports & Social F.C. players
- Men's association football wing halves
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- Grimsby Town F.C. players
- Sheffield United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football midfielder, 1910s birth stubs