Brian Jackson

Jackson began his career as an amateur with Arsenal before he joined Leyton Orient at the age of 17. He made 38 appearances in the Third Division South for Alec Stock's O's in the 1950–51 season. He impressed in his creative performances at Brisbane Road, enough so that Liverpool manager Don Welsh paid £6,500 and part-exchanged Don Woan to bring the 18-year-old to the club in November 1951. He made his debut on 10 November 1951 at Anfield in a league match against Bolton Wanderers; Jackson's first goal for the club in the 61st minute was enough for the "Reds" to get a point from a 1–1 draw. He went on to tally up 15 First Division appearances in the 1951–52 season. However, he never established himself in the Liverpool side and featured only five times in the 1952–53 campaign. He scored four goals in 28 games in 1953–54, as Liverpool suffered relegation. He featured in 23 Second Division games in the 1954–55 campaign, before posting 15 appearances in 1955–56 and 19 appearances in 1956–57, as Liverpool twice finished in third place. He played 24 games in the 1957–58 campaign, as Phil Taylor's side finished two points short of promotion. His stay at Liverpool lasted for six and a half years and he managed 133 senior appearances, mostly in his preferred outside right position, never really establishing himself as a first-team regular. In July 1958, he joined Port Vale for a £1,700 fee as a replacement for recently sold winger Colin Askey. He scored eight goals in 38 games in…

Jackson was a pacey winger who excelled at providing crosses for the forwards and also had good technical skills such as penalty taking.

After leaving the game, Jackson settled in the Ermine in Lincoln and worked as a teacher, gardener and road worker until his retirement at 65. He had seven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren

Port Vale

Football League Fourth Division: 1958–59