Sallie Ann Jackson (born 21 February 1966) is a former

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who played as a

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. She won 6 caps for the England Women's national team and was the 66th women capped by England, receiving her legacy number in 2022. She won the

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four times with four different clubs during the 1980s before going to play in

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Club career

Jackson's first victory in the Women's FA Cup came in the

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final playing for Lowestoft Ladies when they beat Cleveland Spartans 2–0 at

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. Her second came in

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whilst playing for Howbury Grange when they beat

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4–2 in the final at

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. Her third win was with Friends of Fulham in

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when they beat Doncaster Belles 2–0 at

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. Jackson got an assist for the opening goal with a through ball to forward Cheryl McAdam. Her victory in 1985 made her the first women to win the competition with three different clubs. Her fourth and final victory was achieved at

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who beat Doncaster Belles 4-3 at

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, with Jackson scoring Norwich's third goal. Her former Lowestoft teammates from the 1982 final

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, Vicky Johnson and Jackie Slack all played for Norwich that day under manager Maureen Martin. The win with Norwich in 1986 saw Jackson become the first women to win the competition with four different clubs, an achievement first matched by Debbie Bampton in 1996. She later played for a ladies team in

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and then returned to England. In 1989 she was playing for Maidstone United.

International career

Jackson made her international debut during the 1984 Mundialito tournament held in

, under England manager Martin Reagan. Her first game was against

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which finished 1–1. In total Jackson won 6 caps for England and was awarded legacy number 66 by England. In 2022 England Football announced that all 227 women that had represented England since 1972 would be given an official cap with their legacy number written on it. The caps were awarded on 18 November 2022 which was symbolic as it marked the 50th anniversary of England Women's first ever international against

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. Kay Cossington, the

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's head of women's technical, said "we hope they can reflect with pride on being part of a small group of women who have transformed football and made an everlasting impact on society".

Honours

Lowestoft Ladies *

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: 1981-82 Howbury Grange *

: 1983-84 Friends of Fulham *

: 1984–85 Norwich City *

: 1985–86

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, Sallie 1966 births Living people English women's footballers England women's international footballers Howbury Grange players Lowestoft Ladies F.C. players Norwich City Women F.C. players Fulham F.C. Women players ACF Milan players Serie A (women's football) players English expatriate women's footballers Expatriate women's footballers in Italy English expatriate sportspeople in Italy 20th-century English sportswomen Women's association football defenders