Ryan Jackson (English footballer)

Ryan Jackson

Jackson playing for Newport County in 2014
Personal information
Full name Ryan Oliver Jackson[1]
Date of birth (1990-07-31) 31 July 1990[1]
Place of birth Streatham, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Gillingham
Number 2
Youth career
2008–2009 AFC Wimbledon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 AFC Wimbledon 47 (2)
2011 → Fleetwood Town (loan) 4 (2)
2012 → Cambridge United (loan) 5 (0)
2012–2013 Macclesfield Town 36 (1)
2013–2015 Newport County 63 (0)
2015– Gillingham 46 (3)
National team
2013 England C 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 October 2016 (UTC).


Ryan Oliver Jackson (born 31 July 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays for Gillingham as a defender.

Club career

Born in Streatham, London, Jackson progressed through the youth system of AFC Wimbledon and joined the reserve team in 2008. On 3 April 2010, he made his first team debut for the Dons in a Conference Premier match against Histon in a 3–1 win, coming on as a substitute.[2] In April 2010, he signed a full-time contract after a man-of-the-match display against Tamworth in his first start for the club.[3] He became a first team regular in the 2010–11 season, with 42 appearances in all competitions and goals against Mansfield Town and Hayes & Yeading United,[4] but did not feature in the 2011 Conference Play-off final win over Luton Town, which saw the Dons gain a place in the Football League.[5]

On 10 September 2011, Jackson made his Football League debut in a 1–1 draw with Aldershot Town, coming on as a substitute.[6] On 14 October, he joined injury-hit Conference Premier side Fleetwood Town on a one-month loan.[7] He scored twice on his debut that same day in a 3–1 away win against Lincoln City.[8] On 31 January 2012, he joined Cambridge United on loan until the end of the season.[9] He was released by Wimbledon at the end of the season when his contract expired.[10]

On 7 June 2012, Jackson signed for Macclesfield Town, dropping one tier to return to the Conference National.[11] In July of the following year, he signed for newly promoted Football League Two side Newport County on a free transfer.[12] In May 2015, Jackson turned down a new contract offer at Newport and signed for Football League One side Gillingham on a two-year contract.[13] He was signed by Gillingham manager Justin Edinburgh who had previously signed him for Newport County.

International career

Jackson was called up to represent the England C team in January 2013, for the International Challenge Trophy semi-final tie against Turkey U23s. He then earned another call up to the England C national team in June 2013, Jackson played the full 90 minutes in a 6–1 victory over Bermuda to earn his second cap.

Career statistics

As of match played 31 January 2015.
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AFC Wimbledon 2009–10[14] Conference Premier 3000—0030
2010–11[4] Conference Premier 37230—1[lower-alpha 1]0412
2011–12[6] League Two 7020001[lower-alpha 2]0100
Total 472500020542
Fleetwood Town (loan) 2011–12[15] Conference Premier 42———42
Cambridge United (loan) 2011–12[15] Conference Premier 50——2[lower-alpha 1]070
Macclesfield Town 2012–13[15] Conference Premier 36150—00411
Newport County 2013–14[16] League Two 29030202[lower-alpha 2]0360
2014–15[17] League Two 18010101[lower-alpha 2]0210
Total 470403030570
Gillingham 2015–16[18] League One 37 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 41 2
Career total 139514030701635
  1. 1 2 Appearance in FA Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

References

  1. 1 2 Brown, Tony; Joyce, Michael; Longbottom, David, eds. (2013). English National Football Archive Yearbook 2013. Tony Brown. ISBN 978-1-905891-62-7.
  2. ↑ "Histon 1–3 AFC Wimbledon". AFC Wimbledon. 3 April 2010. Archived from the original on 7 April 2010.
  3. ↑ "AFC Wimbledon sign Ryan Jackson on full-time contract". BBC Sport. 22 April 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  4. 1 2 Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2011). Non-League Club Directory 2012. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 162–163. ISBN 978-1-869833-70-1.
  5. ↑ Marshall, Steve (21 May 2011). "AFC Wimbledon 0–0 Luton Town (4–3 on pens)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Games played by Ryan Jackson in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  7. ↑ "Jackson in Fleetwood loan deal". Yahoo! Eurosport. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "Lincoln City 1–3 Fleetwood Town". BBC Sport. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  9. ↑ "Ryan Jackson joins Cambridge United on loan". BBC Sport. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "AFC Wimbledon release nine players". London 24. London. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  11. ↑ "Macclesfield sign AFC Wimbledon full-back Ryan Jackson". BBC Sport. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  12. ↑ Pearlman, Michael (26 July 2013). "Jackson is a brilliant signing – says Jolley". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  13. ↑ Gills sign Jackson
  14. ↑ Williams, Tony; Wright, James, eds. (2010). Non-League Club Directory 2011. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 26–27. ISBN 978-1-869833-68-8.
  15. 1 2 3 "R. Jackson". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Ryan Jackson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Ryan Jackson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  18. ↑ "Ryan Jackson | Football Stats | Gillingham | Age 25 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
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