| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Alexander Jackson | ||
| Date of birth | 12 November 1878 | ||
| Place of birth | Thornliebank, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 9 October 1916(1916-10-09) (aged 37) | ||
| Place of death | Somme, France | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1895–1898 | Thornliebank | ||
| 1898–1910 | St Mirren | 200 | (3) |
| 1908–1909 | → Clyde (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1909 | → Bathgate (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1910–1912 | St Johnstone | 9 | (0) |
| 1912–1913 | Motherwell | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1902–1905 | Scottish League XI | 3 | (0) |
| 1904–1907 | Scotland | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas Alexander Jackson (12 November 1878 – 9 October 1916) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right back for St Mirren, Bathgate, St Johnstone and Scotland. He is the only serving St Mirren player to have been captain of his country.
Jackson was killed in action during the Battle of the Somme the First World War in France while serving as a Private in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and is buried at Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont.
See also
References
- "[SFL player] Thomas Alexander Jackson". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- "[Scotland player] Tom Jackson". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ Casualty | Private Jackson, Thomas Alexander, Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- (Smith 2013, p. 134)
- John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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- Jackson Tom Image 1 St Mirren 1902, Vintage Footballers
- Internationalists Archived 11 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine, StMirren.info
- "Thomas Jackson". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
- Sources
- Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.
- 1878 births
- 1916 deaths
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scotland men's international footballers
- St Mirren F.C. players
- Bathgate F.C. players
- St Johnstone F.C. players
- British military personnel killed in the Battle of the Somme
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Football League representative players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders soldiers
- People from Thornliebank
- Footballers from East Renfrewshire
- Military personnel from East Renfrewshire
- Burials in Hauts-de-France