Bill Jackson
Personal information
Full name William Hickin Jackson[1]
Date of birth 1894
Place of birth Oldbury, England
Date of death 3 May 1917(1917-05-03) (aged 22–23)[1]
Place of death France[1]
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.[2][3]

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.[4] He was killed in France on 3 May 1917 and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial.[5][1]

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[6] First Division 3 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 3 0 0 0 3 0

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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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