Tom_Jackson_(footballer,_born_1878)

Tom Jackson (footballer, born 1878)

Tom Jackson (footballer, born 1878)

Scottish footballer (1878–1916)

For other people with the same name, see Thomas Jackson.

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]

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Jackson was killed in action during the Battle of the Somme the First World War in France while serving as a Private in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and is buried at Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont.[3][9]

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    "[SFL player] Thomas Alexander Jackson". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
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    "[Scotland player] Tom Jackson". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
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    Casualty | Private Jackson, Thomas Alexander, Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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    (Smith 2013, p. 134)
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    John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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    WW1 | Conlin and Jackson, Scots Football Worldwide
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    Jackson Tom Image 1 St Mirren 1902, Vintage Footballers
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    Internationalists Archived 11 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine, StMirren.info
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    "Thomas Jackson". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
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