Harry Jackson (footballer, born 1918)

Harry Jackson
Personal information
Date of birth	30 December 1918
Place of birth	Blackburn, England
Date of death	19 August 1984 (aged 65)
Place of death	Blackburn, England
Position(s)	Centre forward
Youth career
	Darwen
Senior career*
Years	Team
1942–1946	Burnley
1946–1948	Manchester City
1948–1949	Preston North End
1949	Blackburn Rovers
1949–1950	Chester
	Hyde United
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Harry 'Jacko' Jackson (1918 – 1984) was a footballer who played as a centre forward or inside forward in the Football League for Manchester City, Preston North End, Blackburn Rovers and Chester.^[1] He also appeared for a variety of clubs as a 'guest' player during the war including Accrington Stanley, Tottenham Hotspur and Watford whilst being stationed around London and the South Coast serving in the Royal Navy.

In the 1948–49 season he scored 4 goals in 4 appearances for Mossley.^[2]

After his time with Chester he played for Hyde United, Ashton United, Nelson and Clitheroe.^[2]

References[edit]

^ Brown, Neil (2 September 2012). "Harry Jackson". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Complete A-Z of Mossley Players". Mossley Web. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2019.

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[neilbrown-1] Brown, Neil (2 September 2012). "Harry Jackson". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 2 November 2012.

[mossleyweb.com-2] "Complete A-Z of Mossley Players". Mossley Web. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2019.

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