Ken Jackson (rugby league)

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Ken Jackson
Personal information
Full nameKenneth Jackson
Bornunknown
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1949–61 Oldham 243 24 72
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1957 Great Britain 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Kenneth Jackson (birth year unknown) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Oldham (Heritage № 554), as a prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.

Playing career[]

International honours[]

Ken Jackson won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham in 1957 against France (2 matches).[1]

County Cup Final appearances[]

About Ken Jackson's time, there was Oldham's 2-12 defeat by Barrow in the 1954 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1954–55 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 23 October 1954, the 10-3 victory over St. Helens in the 1956 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1956–57 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 20 October 1956, and the 12-2 victory over St. Helens in the 1958 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1958–59 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 25 October 1958, he played left-prop, i.e. number 8, in Oldham's 13-8 victory over Wigan in the 1957 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1957–58 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 19 October 1957.

Testimonial match[]

Ken Jackson's Testimonial match at Oldham took place in 1960.

Honoured in Oldham[]

Jackson Mews in Oldham is named after Ken Jackson.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

External links[]

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