Tom Jackson (footballer, born 1878)
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Full name
Thomas Alexander Jackson
Date of birth
12 November 1878
Place of birth
Thornliebank, Scotland
Date of death
9 October 1916 (aged 37)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Alexander Jackson | ||
| Date of birth | 12 November 1878 | ||
| Place of birth | Thornliebank, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 9 October 1916 (aged 37) | ||
| Place of death | Somme, France | ||
| Position | 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[1] | Scottish League XI | 3 | (0) |
| 1904–1907[2] | Scotland | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas Alexander Jackson (12 November 1878 – 9 October 1916)[3] was a Scottish footballer who played as a right back for St Mirren, Bathgate, St Johnstone and Scotland.[4][5][6][7] He is the only serving St Mirren player to have been captain of his country.[8]
Jackson was killed in action during the Battle of the Somme in France during the First World War while serving as a private in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and is buried at Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont.[3][9]