Adam Jackson

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Adam Jackson

Personal information
Full name	Adam Lewis Jackson [1]
Date of birth	(1994-05-18) 18 May 1994 (age 31) [2]
Place of birth	Darlington, [2] England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.87 m) [2]
Position	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Lincoln City
Number	5
Youth career
0000–2011	Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2016	Middlesbrough	0	(0)
2013	→ FC Halifax Town (loan)	3	(0)
2015	→ Coventry City (loan)	0	(0)
2015–2016	→ Hartlepool United (loan)	29	(3)
2016–2019	Barnsley	38	(1)
2019–2020	Hibernian	14	(3)
2020–	Lincoln City	152	(5)
International career
2009–2010	England U16	7	(0)
2010–2011	England U17	13	(2)
2011–2012	England U18	2	(0)
2012	England U19	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:51, 1 November 2025 (UTC)

Adam Lewis Jackson (born 18 May 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Lincoln City.

Career

Jackson began his career with Middlesbrough and joined Coventry City on loan in September 2015. ^[3] Jackson failed to make an appearance for the Sky Blues and moved on loan to Hartlepool United in November 2015. ^[4] He made his Football League debut on 15 November 2015 in a 3 1 win over Leyton Orient. ^[5]

On 30 August 2016, Jackson signed a three-year contract with Championship club Barnsley. ^[6] His first goal for the club came in an EFL Cup tie against Derby County on 12 September 2017. ^[7]

He was released by Barnsley at the end of the 2018/19 season. ^[8]

On 30 May 2019, Jackson signed a two-year deal with Hibernian. ^{[9] [10]}

On 11 August 2020, Jackson signed for Lincoln City. ^[11] He would make his Lincoln debut, starting in the 1 1 draw against Scunthorpe United in the EFL Trophy. ^[12] He scored his first goal for the club 4 days later on the opening day of the League One season against Oxford United. ^[13] He would receive a red card in his fifth league game at home to Bristol Rovers. ^[14] He signed a new contract taking him until the end of the 2024–25 season on 7 May 2023. ^[15] Following the end of the 2024–25 season an option was taken up in his contract. ^[16] In July 2025, he signed a new contract until the summer of June 2027, with an opportunity to trigger a further year based on appearances. ^[17]

Career statistics

As of 1 November 2025 ^[18]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Middlesbrough	2012–13 [19]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2013–14 [20]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2014–15 [21]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2015–16 [22]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FC Halifax Town (loan)	2012–13 [19]	Conference North	3	0	0	0	—		0	0	3	0
Coventry City (loan)	2015–16 [22]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hartlepool United (loan)	2015–16 [22]	League Two	29	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	33	3
Barnsley	2016–17 [23]	Championship	10	0	1	0	0	0	—		11	0
	2017–18 [24]	Championship	22	1	0	0	1	1	—		23	2
	2018–19 [25]	League One	6	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	10	0
	Total		38	1	1	0	2	0	3	0	44	1
Hibernian	2019–20 [26]	Scottish Premiership	14	3	2	1	6	0	—		22	4
	Total		14	3	2	1	6	0	0	0	22	4
Lincoln City	2020–21 [13]	League One	28	1	1	0	1	0	4 [a]	0	34	1
	2021–22 [27]	League One	25	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	26	0
	2022–23 [28]	League One	29	1	1	0	3	0	3 [b]	0	36	1
	2023–24 [29]	League One	34	1	1	0	1	0	1 [b]	0	37	1
	2024–25 [30]	League One	27	2	1	0	1	0	2 [b]	0	31	2
	2025–26 [31]	League One	9	0	1	0	1	0	1 [b]	0	12	0
	Total		152	5	6	0	7	0	11	0	176	5
Career total			236	12	13	1	15	0	14	0	278	13

Notes

1. Appearance(s) in League One Play-offs & Football League Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

References

1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Barnsley" (PDF). English Football League. p. 4. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
2. "Adam Jackson". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
3. "Coventry City: Middlesbrough loan Adam Jackson to Sky Blues". BBC Sport. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
4. "Adam Jackson: Hartlepool United sign Middlesbrough defender". BBC Sport. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
5. "Hartlepool United 3–1 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
6. "Reds land Adam Jackson!". Barnsley F.C. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
7. "Barnsley 3–2 Derby County". BBC Sport. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
8. "Adam Davies & Ryan Hedges: Barnsley offer Wales duo new deals". BBC Sport. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
9. "Adam Jackson becomes second summer signing". hibernianfc.co.uk. 30 May 2019. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
10. "Adam Jackson: Hibs sign defender after Barnsley release". BBC Sport. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
11. "Jackson Joins The Imps". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
12. "EFL Trophy: The Imps V Scunthorpe United". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
13. "Games played by Adam Jackson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
14. "Report: The Imps V Bristol Rovers". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
15. "Jackson signs new contract". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
16. "2025–26 squad update". Lincoln City. 13 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
17. "Jackson commits to Imps". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
18. Adam Jackson at Soccerway
19. "Games played by Adam Jackson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
20. "Games played by Adam Jackson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
21. "Games played by Adam Jackson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
22. "Games played by Adam Jackson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
23. "Games played by Adam Jackson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
24. "Games played by Adam Jackson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
25. "Games played by Adam Jackson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
26. "Games played by Adam Jackson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
27. "Games played by Adam Jackson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
28. "Games played by Adam Jackson in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
29. "Games played by Adam Jackson in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
30. "Games played by Adam Jackson in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
31. "Games played by Adam Jackson in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.

External links

• Adam Jackson at Soccerbase
• England profile at The Football Association website (via archive.org)