- Wattie Jackson
Infobox Football biography
playername= Wattie Jackson
fullname = Walter Jackson
nickname =
dateofbirth =
cityofbirth =Renton, West Dunbartonshire
countryofbirth =Scotland
dateofdeath =
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height = height|ft=5|in=8
currentclub =
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position = Center Forward
youthyears =
youthclubs =Christian Brothers College
years = 1920-1923
1923-1924
1924-1926
1925-1927
1927-1928
1928-
clubs = Kilmarnock
Bethlehem Steel
AberdeenPreston North End
Bethlehem Steel
Philadelphia Centennials
caps(goals) = 74 (29)
23 (13)
47 (18)
13 0(6)
0? 0(7)
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ntupdate =Walter “Wattie” Jackson (born
Renton, West Dunbartonshire ,Scotland ) was a Scottishsoccer center forward who spent five seasons in theScottish Football League , at least one in theFootball League and two in theAmerican Soccer League .Born and raised in Scotland, Jackson, and his brother Alex, both played professionally. In 1920, Jackson began his career with
Kilmarnock F.C. of theScottish Football League . In 1923, while visiting relatives inDetroit, Michigan , he came to the attentionBethlehem Steel F.C. who had recently lost center forwardDaniel McNiven to theNew York Field Club . The team tracked down Jackson in Michigan and offered him $25.00 per week to play for Bethlehem. This was nearly triple his salary in Scotland and on August 25, 1923, signed with the Steelmen. [ [http://www.geocities.com/bethlehem_soccer/gl081323.html August 13, 1923 "The Globe"] ] After one season in the United States, Jackson returned to Scotland where he played the next two seasons withAberdeen F.C. In 1925, he joinedPreston North End in theFootball League . In 1927, he returned to the United States were he resigned with Bethlehem Steel. [cite book | last = Jose | first = Colin | title = American Soccer League, 1921-1931 | format = Hardback | publisher = The Scarecrow Press | year = 1998 | id = (ISBN 0-8108-3429-4) ] He played only thirteen games that season before moving to thePhiladelphia Centennials of theEastern Professional Soccer League . [ [http://www.geocities.com/bethlehem_soccer/gl122828b.html December 28, 1928 "The Globe"] ]External links
* [http://www.geocities.com/bethlehem_soccer/biojacksonw.html Bethlehem Steel player profile]
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