Players - Brian Jackson

Brian Jackson
Birthdate: 1 April 1933
Birthplace: Walton-On-Thames, England
Date of death: 14 February 2020
Other clubs: Arsenal (1949-50), Leyton Orient (1950-51), Port Vale (1958-62), Peterborough United (1962-64), Lincoln City (1964), Burton Albion (1964-65), Boston United (1965-66)
Signed from: Leyton Orient
Signed for LFC: 6500 + Donald Woan, 05.11.1951
Liverpool debut: 10.11.1951
Last appearance: 01.03.1958
Debut goal: 10.11.1951
Last goal: 14.12.1957
Contract expiry: 30.06.1958
Win ratio: 40.6% W:54 D:37 L:42
League games / goals: 126 / 12
Total games / goals: 133 / 12

Player Profile

Walton-born Jackson was an outside-right who was on Arsenal's books as an amateur before moving on to Leyton Orient where he won the admiration of many clubs for creating a number of goals for the struggling third division south club. He was signed by Liverpool in November 1951 when he was still only 18 years old. He was in the Army at the time doing his national service in Hampshire but his commanding officer granted his release to Liverpool. The Reds had been on his trail for some time but Leyton Orient were unwilling to do business without finding an adequate replacement hence Liverpool reserve Donald Woan moved in the opposite direction with an additional £6,500 paid to Orient. Jackson scored on his Liverpool debut against Bolton Wanderers but that was the only time he hit the net in the 15 league games he played that season. Although Jackson was very much part of the Liverpool squad of the time, he never really became a firm 'regular' in the side, with 27 being the highest number of league appearances he made in any single season, 1953/54.

Jackson moved on to Port Vale in July 1958 and played 178 games, scoring 34 goals for the Potteries club before signing for Peterborough United in July 1962. He ended his Football League playing career with Lincoln City, although he did also play non-league football for a while for Burton Albion and Boston United.
Appearances per season
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 126 7 0 0 0 133
1951-1952 15 1 0 0 0 16
1952-1953 5 0 0 0 0 5
1953-1954 27 1 0 0 0 28
1954-1955 23 3 0 0 0 26
1955-1956 15 0 0 0 0 15
1956-1957 19 0 0 0 0 19
1957-1958 22 2 0 0 0 24
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
Apps Minutes Opponent
6 570 Lincoln City
6 540 Stoke City
6 540 Blackburn Rovers
5 450 Swansea City
5 450 Middlesbrough
5 450 Huddersfield Town
5 450 Bristol Rovers
5 450 Rotherham United
5 450 Notts County
4 360 Bury
4 360 Blackpool
4 360 Fulham
4 360 Sheffield Wednesday
3 270 Tottenham
3 270 Wolves
3 270 Bolton Wanderers
3 270 WBA
3 270 Burnley
3 270 Preston North End
3 270 West Ham United
3 270 Nottingham Forest
3 270 Charlton Athletic
3 270 Manchester United
3 270 Derby
3 270 Cardiff City
3 270 Sheffield United
3 270 Doncaster Rovers
2 180 Barnsley
2 180 Portsmouth
2 180 Bristol City
2 180 Plymouth Argyle
2 180 Chelsea
2 180 Manchester City
2 180 Arsenal
2 180 Port Vale
1 90 Leicester City
1 90 Everton
1 90 Hull City
1 90 Sunderland
1 90 Leeds United
1 90 Luton Town
1 90 Ipswich Town
1 90 Leyton Orient
1 90 Grimsby Town
1 90 Southend
1 90 Workington
Total Venue
68 Home
65 Away
Total Competition
126 League
7 FA Cup
Total W D L Win % Manager
90 36 22 32 40% Don Welsh
43 18 15 10 41.9% Phil Taylor
Goals per season
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 12 0 0 0 0 12
1951-1952 1 0 0 0 0 1
1952-1953 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953-1954 4 0 0 0 0 4
1954-1955 2 0 0 0 0 2
1955-1956 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956-1957 3 0 0 0 0 3
1957-1958 2 0 0 0 0 2
A more detailed look at the player's goalscoring
Total Competition
12 League
Total Goal minute period
1 16-30 minutes
3 31-45 minutes
3 46-60 minutes
3 61-75 minutes
2 76-90 minutes
Total Goal origin
12 Open play
Milestone Appearances
# Date Against Stadium Competition
1 10.11.1951 Bolton Wanderers Anfield League
50 21.08.1954 Doncaster Rovers Anfield League
100 09.02.1957 Leicester City Filbert Street League
Milestone Goals
# Minute Date Against Stadium Competition
1 61 10.11.1951 Bolton Wanderers Anfield League
Scrapbook
Liverpool sign Jackson - From 5 November 1951
Liverpool sign Jackson - From 5 November 1951
Other Clubs
Club Season Club rank League apps League goals Total apps Total goals
Arsenal 1949-1950 England First Division 0 0 0 0
Leyton Orient 1950-1951 England Third Division South 21 2 21 2
Leyton Orient 1951-1952 England Third Division South 17 0 17 0
Port Vale 1958-1959 England Fourth Division 37 8 38 8
Port Vale 1959-1960 England Third Division 45 8 51 9
Port Vale 1960-1961 England Third Division 43 8 47 10
Port Vale 1961-1962 England Third Division 34 5 42 7
Peterborough United 1962-1963 England Third Division 22 2 25 2
Peterborough United 1963-1964 England Third Division 25 2 26 2
Lincoln City 1964-1965 England Fourth Division 10 1 10 1
Burton Albion 1964-1965 Southern League 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Boston United 1965-1966 United Counties League N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total 254 36 277 41