James Jackson (28 April 1890 – 29 August 1976) was an

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er who played with the

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and the

Collingwood Football Club The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed the Magpies or colloquially the Pies, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. ...

in the Victorian Football League (VFL), and with the

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in both the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and the VFL.

Family

The son of Thomas Charles Jackson (1856–1943), and Martha Anne Jackson (1861–1933), Jim Jackson was born at

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in the north-west of Melbourne on 28 April 1890.

Football

For most of his career spanning 14 seasons over 17 years, Jackson played on the wing; however, at the end of his career, at Hawthorn, he played at full-back.

St Kilda (VFL)

Promoted from the St Kilda "Juniors", he only played in one match for St Kilda: against Collingwood, at the Junction Oval, on 8 May 1909.

Collingwood (VFL)

He crossed to Collingwood in 1910, and went on to play in 93 games over 7 seasons (1910 to 1915, 1920). He was injured, and did not play in the 1915 VFL Grand Final against Carlton; and his war service prevented him from playing in Collingwood's 1917 Premiership and its 1919 Premiership.

Representative football

He represented the VFL in the match against South Australia in Adelaide on 12 July 1913; and at the 1914 ANFC Carnival in Sydney. Whilst at the 1914 Carnival, and having beaten

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's ruckman,

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, in a play-off, he represented Victoria in a goal-kicking competition held among the Australian rules footballers at the Carnival, to choose one player to compete against H.H. "Dally" Messenger the champion Eastern Suburbs Rugby League footballer. The competition, held on 8 August 1914, between Walter Abotomey (New South Wales), Jack Ashley (South Australia), F. Burton (Tasmania), Herb Limb (West Australia), and Jim Jackson (Victoria), was won by Herb Limb. On the following Saturday, 15 August 1914, Messenger defeated Limb.

Hawthorn (VFA)

On 4 May 1921, having initially retired from football, Jackson was cleared to Hawthorn (then in the VFA), and went on to play in 53 games (3 goals) over four seasons (1921 to 1924).

Hawthorn (VFL)

Hawthorn joined the VFL in 1925, and he was appointed its inaugural VFL captain.

Coach

In 1932 Jackson returned to Hawthorn as their non-playing coach. The team, with only three wins, took the

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for 1932.

Military service

He enlisted in the First AIF on 16 July 1915. He served overseas, and returned to Australia on 22 May 1919.

Death

He died at

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on 29 August 1976.''Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria'' Deaths Registration no.21508/1976.

Notes

References

* Gordon, Harry & Gordon, Michael (2009), ''One For All: The Story of the Hawthorn Football Club'', Melbourne : Wilkinson Publishing. *
Private James Jackson (3370), ''The AIF Project'', UNSW, Canberra.

First World War Embarkation Roll: Private James Jackson (3370), collection of the ''Australian War Memorial''.

First World War Nominal Roll: Private James Jackson (3370), collection of the ''Australian War Memorial''.

First World War Service Record: Private James Jackson (3370), ''Australian National Archives''.

External links

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Jim Jackson, at ''Collingwood Forever''.

Jim Jackson, at ''The VFA Project''.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, Jim 1890 births 1976 deaths Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents St Kilda Football Club players Collingwood Football Club players Hawthorn Football Club (VFA) players Hawthorn Football Club players Hawthorn Football Club coaches Australian military personnel of World War I People from the City of Maribyrnong Military personnel from Melbourne