Ashley Jackson (field hockey)

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Ashley Jackson
Great Britain v Australia 13 June 2015 (18786476282).jpg
Great Britain v Australia 13 June 2015
Personal information
Full name Ashley Steven Jackson
Born (1987-08-27) 27 August 1987 (age 33)
Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Old Georgians
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2008 East Grinstead 40 (76)
2008–2010 HGC
2010–2015 East Grinstead 38 (58)
2015–2016 Holcombe 12 (6)
2015–2017 Ranchi Rays 42 (36)
2016–2018 East Grinstead 8 (12)
2018–2019 HGC
2019–present Old Georgians
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–present England & GB 250 (137)
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Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  England
Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place 2010 Mönchengladbach
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2009 Amsterdam
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Mönchengladbach
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow Team
Last updated on: 9 June 2021

Ashley Steven Jackson (born 27 August 1987) is a retired[2] English field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Old Georgians'. He has represented the England and Great Britain national teams since 2006. [3][4][5] On 23 March 2021 it was announced that he would be "stepping away" from International hockey. [6]

In December 2014 Jackson began playing ice hockey for Invicta Dynamos, scoring a goal on his debut against London Raiders. [7]

In June 2017, together with his brother, Wesley Jackson, he founded Jackson coaching.[8]

Club career[]

He currently plays club hockey for Old Georgians'.[9] Jackson has also played for East Grinstead. Holcombe, HGC in two spells in the Dutch League, as well as for Ranchi Rhinos in the Hockey India League. He started playing hockey for Tunbridge Wells Hockey Club whilst a schoolboy at Sutton Valence, Kent.[10][11]

International career[]

Jackson made his full international debut for Great Britain in 2007 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy and for England in 2009 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy.[12][13] He was named FIH Young Player of the year 2009 and is the first English player to receive this accolade.[14] He was a member of the Great Britain squad that finished ninth at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and finishing 4th at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Jackson also played in the England squad that won Bronze at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[15]

References[]

  1. ^ Hockey Paper (10 December 2020). "Ice cool Ashley Jackson has 'nothing to prove' in bid for Olympic hockey glory".
  2. ^ "Ashley Jackson Stepping Away from International Hockey".
  3. ^ "Ashley Jackson".
  4. ^ "FixturesLive".
  5. ^ "Senior Squads | England Hockey".
  6. ^ "Ashley Jackson Stepping Away from International Hockey".
  7. ^ "InvictaDynamos | 51. Ashley Jackson".
  8. ^ https://www.jackson7coaching.com/
  9. ^ "Ashley Jackson joins Old Georgians in surprise hockey transfer". 5 November 2018.
  10. ^ "East Grinstead's Ashley Jackson, the one-club striker overcoming pain to map England's golden path". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  11. ^ "EHL Statistics". Fixtureslive.com. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  12. ^ "International Hockey Federation".
  13. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ashley Jackson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  14. ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Ashley Jackson Profile". glasgow2014.com. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  15. ^ "England's men's hockey team win bronze in Glasgow after penalty shoot-out win over New Zealand". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 November 2014.

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