Jackson Longridge (born 12 April 1995) is a Scottish professional

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who plays as a

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for club

Hamilton Academical Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Accies, or The Accies, is a Scottish football club from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, who currently compete in . They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilto ...

. Longridge previously played for

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Ayr United Ayr United Football Club are a football club in Ayr, Scotland, who play in the , the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League. Formed in 1910 by the merger of Ayr Parkhouse and Ayr F.C., their nickname is The Honest Men, fro ...

Stranraer Stranraer ( , in Scotland also ; ), also known as The Toon or The Cleyhole, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, on Loch Ryan and the northern side of the isthmus joining the Rhins of Galloway to the mainland. Stranraer is Dumfries ...

, Livingston and

Dunfermline Athletic Dunfermline Athletic Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the city of Dunfermline, Fife. Founded in 1885, the club currently compete in the after winning the 2022–23 Scottish League One title. Dunfermline play at ...

Career

Longridge made his debut for

in a

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match against

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, that Ayr won 3–2, winning the 'Man of the Match' award. In the play-off semi-final match, against

Airdrie United Airdrieonians Football Club is a Scottish professional football team in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, who are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in the . They were formed in 2002 as Airdrie United Football Clu ...

on 12 May 2012, he was sent off by referee Steven McLean for an over the ball challenge on Ricki Lamie. On 18 June 2014, he signed for

. Longridge scored his first senior goal in a 4–2 victory over

Forfar Athletic Forfar Athletic Football Club are a Scottish semi-professional football club from the town of Forfar, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League and currently play in . They play their home games at Station Park, in t ...

on 10 January 2015. Longridge signed for

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in June 2015. He helped them win successive promotions in 2016–17 and 2017–18. In June 2018, Longridge signed for

on a two-year contract. He signed for the club at the same time as his brother

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. After one season with Dunfermline, he signed a two-year contract with

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club

for an undisclosed fee. He moved on loan to

in January 2020. On 19 January 2021, Longridge left

by mutual consent, and returned to

. Longridge was loaned to Cove Rangers in March 2023. Longridge signed for

on 19 June 2023.

Career statistics

Honours

Livingston *

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: 2016–17

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Longridge, Jackson 1995 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Ayr United F.C. players Stranraer F.C. players Livingston F.C. players Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players English Football League players National League (English football) players Cove Rangers F.C. players Hamilton Academical F.C. players Footballers from Glasgow 21st-century Scottish sportsmen