George Jackson (footballer, born 1952)

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George Jackson
Personal information
Full name George Jackson [1]
Date of birth (1952-02-10) 10 February 1952 (age 71) [1]
Place of birth Manchester, England [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1971–1972 Stoke City 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Jackson (born 10 February 1952) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City. [1]

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Career

Jackson was born in Manchester and joined Stoke City as a teenager in 1970. [1] He made twelve appearances for Stoke in the 1971–72 season before suffering a career-ending injury and later became a youth coach at the Victoria Ground. [1]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 1971–72 [1] First Division 8000004 [lower-alpha 1] 0120
Career total80000040120
  1. ↑ Three appearances in Anglo-Italian Cup and one in Texaco Cup

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN   0-9524151-0-0.
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