John Jackson (footballer, born 1942)

John Jackson
Personal information
Full name John Keith Jackson[1]
Date of birth (1942-09-05)5 September 1942
Place of birth Hammersmith, England
Date of death 29 December 2022(2022-12-29) (aged 80)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Brentford
Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1973 Crystal Palace 346 (0)
1973–1979 Leyton Orient 226 (0)
1977St. Louis Stars (loan)[2] 17 (0)
1978California Surf (loan)[2] 13 (0)
1979–1981 Millwall 79 (0)
1981–1982 Ipswich Town 1 (0)
1982–1983 Hereford United 4 (0)
Total 686 (0)
International career
England youth team
1971 The Football League XI 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Keith Jackson (5 September 1942 – 29 December 2022) was an English footballer who made 656 appearances in the Football League playing as a goalkeeper for Crystal Palace, Leyton Orient, Millwall, Ipswich Town and Hereford United.[3] He also played for St. Louis Stars[2] and California Surf[2] of the North American Soccer League.

  1. ^ Mike Purkiss & Nigel Sands. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. p. 330. ISBN 0907969542.
  2. ^ a b c d "John Jackson". North American Soccer League Players. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  3. ^ "John Jackson". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 16 September 2009.