Johnny Jackson

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Johnny Jackson

● Johnny Jackson, 1927 (VIF) John Jackson was born on Wednesday, 29th November, 1905, in Maryhill, Glasgow. The 5' 9 (10st 12lbs) goalkeeper signed for George Easton's Thistle on Tuesday, 1st June, 1926, having most recently been with Kirkintilloch Rob Roy. Aged 20, he made his debut appearance on Saturday, 28th August, 1926, in a 2-1 defeat away to Rangers in the SFL First Division. Johnny kept his first clean-sheet on Saturday, 11th September, 1926, in a 2-0 win away to Hamilton Academical in the SFL First Division. He registered the last of his 79 clean-sheets on Saturday, 8th April, 1933, in a 0-0 draw away to Cowdenbeath in the SFL First Division. He played his last game for the club on Saturday, 6th May, 1933, in a 2-0 defeat away to Rangers in the Glasgow Charity Cup, having clocked up an impressive 337 appearances as a Jag. His club-list included Kirkintilloch Rob Roy, Partick Thistle, Chelsea, Brentford, Portsmouth, Guildford City and Bath City. Johnny died on Thursday, 10th June, 1965, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 59.

Every Clean-Sheet

compiled from our All Games criteria.

#
1	20y, 9m, 13d		11.09.1926 Hamilton Academical [a] W2-0 (SFL First Division - game 5)
2	20y, 9m, 20d		18.09.1926 Kilmarnock [h] W5-0 (SFL First Division - game 6)
3	20y, 11m, 1d		30.10.1926 Clyde [h] W3-0 (SFL First Division - game 12)
4	21y, 1m, 3d		01.01.1927 Clyde [a] W5-0 (SFL First Division - game 21)
5	21y, 1m, 24d		22.01.1927 Stenhousemuir [h] W3-0 (Scottish Cup 1st Round)
6	21y, 2m, 21d		19.02.1927 Clyde [a] W1-0 (Scottish Cup 3rd Round)
7	21y, 3m, 4d		05.03.1927 Dundee United [h] W5-0 (Scottish Cup Quarter Final)
8	21y, 3m, 18d		19.03.1927 Aberdeen [h] W4-0 (SFL First Division - game 32)
9	21y, 4m, 11d		09.04.1927 Motherwell [h] W3-0 (SFL First Division - game 35)
10	21y, 8m, 15d		13.08.1927 Queen's Park [h] W2-0 (SFL First Division - game 1)
11	21y, 10m, 16d		15.10.1927 Clyde [a] W2-0 (SFL First Division - game 10)
12	21y, 11m, 7d		05.11.1927 Aberdeen [h] W7-0 (SFL First Division - game 13)
13	22y, 0m, 18d		17.12.1927 Celtic [a] D0-0 (SFL First Division - game 19)
14	22y, 1m, 16d		14.01.1928 Raith Rovers [h] W5-0 (SFL First Division - game 25)
15	22y, 2m, 6d		04.02.1928 Nithsdale Wanderers [h] W4-0 (Scottish Cup 2nd Round)
16	22y, 2m, 10d		08.02.1928 Hibernian [h] W3-0 (SFL First Division - game 27)
17	22y, 2m, 13d		11.02.1928 Hamilton Academical [a] W2-0 (SFL First Division - game 28)
18	22y, 2m, 20d		18.02.1928 St Mirren [a] W5-0 (Scottish Cup 3rd Round)
19	22y, 3m, 7d		07.03.1928 Kilmarnock [h] W2-0 (SFL First Division - game 30)
20	22y, 8m, 27d		25.08.1928 Falkirk [a] D0-0 (SFL First Division - game 3)
21	22y, 10m, 7d		06.10.1928 Hamilton Academical [h] W8-0 (SFL First Division - game 8)
22	22y, 10m, 21d		20.10.1928 Clyde [h] W2-0 (SFL First Division - game 10)
23	22y, 11m, 8d		06.11.1928 Third Lanark [h] W1-0 (Glasgow Dental Cup Quarter Final)
24	23y, 0m, 12d		11.12.1928 Rangers [n] W2-0 (Glasgow Dental Cup Final)
25	23y, 0m, 23d		22.12.1928 Dundee [a] D0-0 (SFL First Division - game 18)
26	23y, 1m, 3d		01.01.1929 Clyde [a] W4-0 (SFL First Division - game 20)
27	23y, 1m, 14d		12.01.1929 Celtic [h] W3-0 (SFL First Division - game 22)
28	23y, 2m, 18d		16.02.1929 Hibernian [h] W3-0 (SFL First Division - game 26)
29	23y, 4m, 22d		20.04.1929 Heart of Midlothian [h] W2-0 (SFL First Division - game 36)
30	23y, 8m, 26d		24.08.1929 Airdrieonians [h] W4-0 (SFL First Division - game 3)
31	23y, 9m, 16d		14.09.1929 Cowdenbeath [a] W2-0 (SFL First Division - game 6)
32	23y, 11m, 4d		02.11.1929 Falkirk [h] W5-0 (SFL First Division - game 13)
33	24y, 0m, 15d		14.12.1929 St Mirren [a] W3-0 (SFL First Division - game 19)
34	24y, 0m, 26d		25.12.1929 Queen's Park [h] W1-0 (SFL First Division - game 21)
35	24y, 2m, 3d		01.02.1930 Dundee United [a] W3-0 (Scottish Cup 2nd Round)
36	24y, 2m, 10d		08.02.1930 Heart of Midlothian [a] D0-0 (SFL First Division - game 27)
37	24y, 3m, 4d		05.03.1930 Hibernian [h] D0-0 (SFL First Division - game 30)
38	24y, 3m, 7d		08.03.1930 Falkirk [a] D0-0 (SFL First Division - game 31)
39	24y, 4m, 14d		12.04.1930 Rangers [n] D0-0 (Scottish Cup Final)
40	24y, 6m, 5d		03.06.1930 Brann [a] W2-0 (Friendly)
41	24y, 9m, 8d		06.09.1930 East Fife [h] W8-0 (SFL First Division - game 5)
42	24y, 9m, 15d		13.09.1930 Hibernian [a] W3-0 (SFL First Division - game 6)
43	24y, 9m, 22d		20.09.1930 Clyde [h] W2-0 (SFL First Division - game 7)
44	24y, 10m, 26d		25.10.1930 Cowdenbeath [a] W3-0 (SFL First Division - game 12)
45	24y, 11m, 10d		08.11.1930 Airdrieonians [h] W2-0 (SFL First Division - game 14)
46	25y, 0m, 14d		13.12.1930 Dundee [a] D0-0 (SFL First Division - game 18)
47	25y, 1m, 19d		17.01.1931 Royal Albert [h] W16-0 (Scottish Cup 1st Round)
48	25y, 1m, 26d		24.01.1931 East Fife [a] W2-0 (SFL First Division - game 25)
49	25y, 2m, 12d		10.02.1931 Hibernian [h] W1-0 (SFL First Division - game 27)
50	25y, 3m, 6d		07.03.1931 Celtic [h] W1-0 (SFL First Division - game 30)
51	25y, 3m, 13d		14.03.1931 Airdrieonians [a] W2-0 (SFL First Division - game 32)
52	25y, 3m, 20d		21.03.1931 St Mirren [a] W1-0 (SFL First Division - game 33)
53	25y, 4m, 6d		04.04.1931 Motherwell [a] D0-0 (SFL First Division - game 34)
54	25y, 4m, 13d		11.04.1931 Leith Athletic [h] W2-0 (SFL First Division - game 35)
55	25y, 6m, 9d		07.06.1931 Aarhus [a] W5-0 (Friendly)
56	25y, 8m, 21d		19.08.1931 Airdrieonians [a] W3-0 (SFL First Division - game 3)
57	25y, 8m, 27d		25.08.1931 Heart of Midlothian [a] W1-0 (SFL First Division - game 5)
58	25y, 10m, 25d		24.10.1931 Third Lanark [h] D0-0 (SFL First Division - game 15)
59	25y, 11m, 2d		31.10.1931 Ayr United [a] W2-0 (SFL First Division - game 16)
60	25y, 11m, 30d		28.11.1931 Heart of Midlothian [h] W1-0 (SFL First Division - game 19)
61	26y, 0m, 20d		19.12.1931 Morton [h] W1-0 (SFL First Division - game 22)
62	26y, 1m, 11d		09.01.1932 Dundee United [h] W3-0 (SFL First Division - game 26)
63	26y, 1m, 18d		16.01.1932 Inverness Citadel [a] W3-0 (Scottish Cup 1st Round)
64	26y, 2m, 15d		13.02.1932 Aberdeen [h] W1-0 (SFL First Division - game 29)
65	26y, 4m, 4d		02.04.1932 Motherwell [h] D0-0 (SFL First Division - game 35)
66	26y, 4m, 21d		19.04.1932 Cornwall County [a] W5-0 (Friendly)
67	26y, 4m, 22d		20.04.1932 Torquay United [a] W1-0 (Friendly)
68	26y, 9m, 28d		26.09.1932 Celtic [h] W1-0 (Glasgow Cup Semi Final)
69	26y, 10m, 23d		22.10.1932 Ayr United [h] W7-0 (SFL First Division - game 11)
70	26y, 11m, 7d		05.11.1932 Celtic [h] W3-0 (SFL First Division - game 13)
71	26y, 11m, 14d		12.11.1932 Airdrieonians [a] W1-0 (SFL First Division - game 14)
72	27y, 0m, 4d		03.12.1932 Dundee [h] W4-0 (SFL First Division - game 16)
73	27y, 0m, 18d		17.12.1932 Third Lanark [a] W3-0 (SFL First Division - game 18)
74	27y, 0m, 27d		26.12.1932 Airdrieonians [h] W3-0 (SFL First Division - game 20)
75	27y, 1m, 5d		03.01.1933 Rangers [h] D0-0 (SFL First Division - game 23)
76	27y, 1m, 27d		25.01.1933 St Bernard's [h] W3-0 (Scottish Cup 1st Round replay)
77	27y, 1m, 30d		28.01.1933 Aberdeen [a] D0-0 (SFL First Division - game 26)
78	27y, 2m, 9d		07.02.1933 Ayr United [h] W2-0 (Scottish Cup 2nd Round replay)
79	27y, 4m, 10d		08.04.1933 Cowdenbeath [a] D0-0 (SFL First Division - game 35)

Johnny Jackson's clean-sheet ratio
79/337 ← success rate → 23.4%

Thistle's clean-sheet ratio
1584/6790 ← success rate → 23.3%
@ 02-Sep-2024

Every Penalty Faced

compiled from our All Games criteria.

#	v.
1	William Robertson v. Johnny Jackson		05.02.1927 King's Park [a] W4-2 (Scottish Cup 2nd Round)	1-1, pen 17 mins
2	John Wilson v. Johnny Jackson		09.03.1927 Dunfermline Athletic [a] D1-1 (SFL First Division - game 30)	1-1, pen 55 mins
3	Andrew Haddow v. Johnny Jackson		12.03.1927 Morton [a] L0-3 (SFL First Division - game 31)	saved @ 0-2, 67 mins
4	Alex Ritchie v. Johnny Jackson		17.09.1927 Raith Rovers [a] L2-4 (SFL First Division - game 6)	unconverted @ 1-4, 2nd half
5	Andrew Swallow v. Johnny Jackson		24.03.1928 St Johnstone [a] W2-1 (SFL First Division - game 33)	saved @ 2-1
6	Willie McStay v. Johnny Jackson		21.04.1928 Celtic [h] D3-3 (SFL First Division - game 38)	2-2, pen 68 mins
7	William Imrie v. Johnny Jackson		22.09.1928 St Johnstone [h] W6-2 (SFL First Division - game 6)	3-2, pen 2nd half
8	Edward Gilfeather v. Johnny Jackson		29.09.1928 Hibernian [a] L1-3 (SFL First Division - game 7)	missed target @ 1-1
9	David Meiklejohn v. Johnny Jackson		02.01.1929 Rangers [a] L0-1 (SFL First Division - game 21)	0-1, pen 61 mins
10	John Wilson v. Johnny Jackson		23.02.1929 Hamilton Academical [a] D2-2 (SFL First Division - game 27)	1-2, pen 2nd half
11	Thomas Lilley v. Johnny Jackson		06.04.1929 St Mirren [a] L0-3 (SFL First Division - game 35)	0-2, pen 30 mins
12	David Meiklejohn v. Johnny Jackson		04.05.1929 Rangers [a] L1-2 (Glasgow Charity Cup Quarter Final)	0-1, pen 46 mins
13	Richard Little v. Johnny Jackson		31.08.1929 Morton [a] D2-2 (SFL First Division - game 4)	2-2, pen 60 mins
14	Barney Battles v. Johnny Jackson		21.09.1929 Heart of Midlothian [h] W2-1 (SFL First Division - game 7)	0-1, pen 75 mins
15	Andrew Love v. Johnny Jackson		28.09.1929 Aberdeen [a] L1-2 (SFL First Division - game 8)	1-1, pen 2nd half
16	David Meiklejohn v. Johnny Jackson		30.09.1929 Rangers [h] L0-2 (Glasgow Cup Semi Final)	0-2, pen 89 mins
17	James Ramsay v. Johnny Jackson		05.10.1929 Kilmarnock [h] W3-2 (SFL First Division - game 9)	unconverted @ 0-0, 1 min
18	David Meiklejohn v. Johnny Jackson		02.01.1930 Rangers [a] L1-2 (SFL First Division - game 24)	missed target @ 0-2, 2nd half
19	John McEwan v. Johnny Jackson		22.02.1930 Kilmarnock [a] D1-1 (SFL First Division - game 29)	1-1, pen 85 mins
20	Knut Andersen v. Johnny Jackson		23.05.1930 Frigg [a] W6-1 (Friendly)	missed target @ 2-1, 38 mins
21	John Wilson v. Johnny Jackson		04.10.1930 Hamilton Academical [h] D1-1 (SFL First Division - game 9)	saved @ 0-1, 2nd half
22	Robert Gillespie v. Johnny Jackson		11.10.1930 Queen's Park [h] W5-1 (SFL First Division - game 10)	saved @ 3-1, 45 mins
23	Robert Rankin v. Johnny Jackson		15.11.1930 St Mirren [h] W2-1 (SFL First Division - game 15)	2-1, pen 1st half
24	Barney Battles v. Johnny Jackson		06.12.1930 Heart of Midlothian [h] W2-1 (SFL First Division - game 17)	saved @ 1-1, 2nd half
25	Alex Troup v. Johnny Jackson		13.12.1930 Dundee [a] D0-0 (SFL First Division - game 18)	missed target @ 0-0, 1st half
26	? v. Johnny Jackson		31.05.1931 Kjøbenhavns Boldklub [a] L2-3 (Friendly)	2-3, pen 89 mins
27	Hugh Hamill v. Johnny Jackson		26.12.1931 Falkirk [a] W2-1 (SFL First Division - game 23)	1-1, pen 40 mins
28	James Marshall v. Johnny Jackson		02.01.1932 Rangers [a] L0-4 (SFL First Division - game 25)	0-4, pen 55 mins
29	Robert Wallace v. Johnny Jackson		30.01.1932 Bo'ness [a] D2-2 (Scottish Cup 2nd Round)	2-2, pen 77 mins
30	George McQueen v. Johnny Jackson		05.03.1932 Airdrieonians [a] L1-4 (Scottish Cup Quarter Final)	1-3, pen 55 mins
31	Charlie Napier v. Johnny Jackson		03.05.1932 Celtic [h] L1-2 (Glasgow Charity Cup Quarter Final)	saved @ 0-1, 2nd half
32	John White v. Johnny Jackson		13.08.1932 Heart of Midlothian [h] L1-2 (SFL First Division - game 1)	missed target @ 1-1, 61 mins
33	Charlie Napier v. Johnny Jackson		24.08.1932 Celtic [a] W2-1 (SFL First Division - game 3)	missed target @ 2-1, 2nd half
34	Alex Herd v. Johnny Jackson		27.08.1932 Hamilton Academical [h] L1-2 (SFL First Division - game 4)	missed target @ 0-0, 1 min
35	Alex Herd v. Johnny Jackson		07.01.1933 Hamilton Academical [a] L3-4 (SFL First Division - game 24)	1-1, pen 25 mins
36	Alex Herd v. Johnny Jackson		07.01.1933 Hamilton Academical [a] L3-4 (SFL First Division - game 24)	2-2, pen 33 mins
37	Alex Herd v. Johnny Jackson		07.01.1933 Hamilton Academical [a] L3-4 (SFL First Division - game 24)	3-3, pen 70 mins

Johnny Jackson's penalty goal prevention
15/37 ← success rate → 40.5%

Thistle's penalty goal prevention
248/840 ← success rate → 29.5%
@ 10-Aug-2024

Scrapbook

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Daily Mirror, 7th October, 1933

Gallery

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● Is it the rugby? 5-0 vs Raith at Firhill, 28th Jan 1928. (SP)

● Johnny in action, 12 December 1931. (DET)

● Johnny at Chelsea, mid 1930s. (STB)

● Johnny Jackson, or is it James Cagney? His happy day was pictured in the Sunday Post of 7 July 1935. (SP)

● Johnny Jackson, published in August 1938. (DHL)

● White Point Cemetery, Nova Scotia. R.I.P. (STB)