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James Jackson

James Jackson

James Jackson, who was "all grit and determination," joined Aberdeen in June 1923 for a club record fee of £2,000 from Motherwell. After plying his trade in the homeland of his parents, the Newcastle-born right-back signed controversially for Liverpool in May 1925. Aberdeen's original asking price was £4,500 which Liverpool were not ready to pay. Jackson had been officially signed for Dons' next season, but requested to be sold to Liverpool, which Aberdeen finally agreed to for "only" £1,750. Jackson established himself at Liverpool towards...

Born:
4 December 1900
Born in:
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England
Died:
1 January 1977
Other clubs:
Queen's Park (1917-19), Motherwell (1919-23), Aberdeen (1923-25)
Signed from:
Aberdeen
Joined Liverpool:
£1,750, 20.05.1925
Debut:
14 Nov 1925
Final appearance:
18 Apr 1933
Debut goal:
17 Dec 1927
Last goal:
18 Apr 1933
Contract until:
May 1933
League: Apps / Goals:
212 / 2
All Competitions: Apps / Goals:
224 / 2
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Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 212 12 0 0 0 224
1925-1926 12 2 0 0 0 14
1926-1927 19 0 0 0 0 19
1927-1928 40 2 0 0 0 42
1928-1929 42 3 0 0 0 45
1929-1930 40 1 0 0 0 41
1930-1931 28 1 0 0 0 29
1931-1932 17 3 0 0 0 20
1932-1933 14 0 0 0 0 14
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 2 0 0 0 0 2
1925-1926 0 0 0 0 0 0
1926-1927 0 0 0 0 0 0
1927-1928 1 0 0 0 0 1
1928-1929 0 0 0 0 0 0
1929-1930 0 0 0 0 0 0
1930-1931 0 0 0 0 0 0
1931-1932 0 0 0 0 0 0
1932-1933 1 0 0 0 0 1

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