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Bill Jackson (footballer, born 1894)

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English footballer

Bill Jackson
Personal information
Full name William Hickin Jackson
Date of birth 1894
Place of birth Oldbury, England
Date of death 3 May 1917(1917-05-03) (aged 22–23)
Place of death France
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Oldbury Town
Langley St Michael's
1912–1917 West Bromwich Albion 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Hickin Jackson (1894 – 3 May 1917) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for West Bromwich Albion.

Personal life

Jackson served in the Officer Training Corps during the First World War and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the West Yorkshire Regiment on 22 January 1916, a year-and-a-half after the beginning of the war. He was killed in France on 3 May 1917 and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
West Bromwich Albion 1912–13 First Division 3 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 3 0 0 0 3 0

References

  1. ^ "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  2. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 151. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  3. "Player Archive : A To Z - J". Albion Till We Die – An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  4. "No. 29450". The London Gazette. 25 January 1916. p. 1007.
  5. "William Hickin Jackson | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  6. "Season Archive : Player Stats – 1912/13". Albion Till We Die – An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website. Retrieved 22 June 2017.


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