Tommy Jackson (footballer, born 1898)

Tommy Jackson
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Jackson
Date of birth	16 March 1898
Place of birth	Benwell, England
Date of death	1975 (aged 76–77)
Place of death	Sheldon, West Midlands, England
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Rutherford College Old Boys
Senior career*
Years	Team
–	Rutherford Juniors
–	Benwell Colliery
–	Durham University
1919–1930	Aston Villa
–	Kidderminster Harriers
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Jackson (16 March 1898 – 1975) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made close to 200 competitive appearances for Aston Villa,^[1]^[2] taking over from Sam Hardy when the veteran English international moved to Nottingham Forest.

Jackson was generally preferred to rival Cyril Spiers for a first team place and featured on the losing side in the 1924 FA Cup Final, but was eventually replaced by Ben Olney. He served with the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers during World War I^[3] and attended Durham University before taking up football full-time; his profession after leaving the game was a schoolteacher.^[4]

References

^ Tommy Jackson, Aston Villa Player Database. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
^ Tommy Jackson, 11v11.com. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
^ Jackson Tommy Image 1 Aston Villa 1921, Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
^ Tommy Jackson, Aston Villa Cards. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

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