Ryan Jackson (English footballer)

Ryan Jackson
Jackson playing for Sutton United in January 2024
Personal information
Full name Ryan Oliver Jackson[1]
Date of birth (1990-07-31) 31 July 1990 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth Streatham, London, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Sutton United
Number 23
Youth career
2008–2010 AFC Wimbledon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 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)
2015–2017 Gillingham 71 (3)
2017–2020 Colchester United 122 (6)
2020–2022 Gillingham 77 (2)
2022–2023 Cheltenham Town 38 (0)
2023– Sutton United 37 (2)
International career
2013 England C 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:16, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

Ryan Oliver Jackson (born 31 July 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for National League club Sutton United.[3]

Jackson joined the AFC Wimbledon reserve team in 2008 and broke into the first-team in the second half of the 2009–10 season. He made his Football League debut in 2011 following AFC Wimbledon's promotion to League Two, before loan spells at Fleetwood Town and Cambridge United. Following his release by Wimbledon in 2012, he signed for Conference Premier side Macclesfield Town. He joined League Two side Newport County one year later, where he made 63 league appearances before joining League One club Gillingham. He was released after two seasons and 71 league appearances, joining Colchester United in League Two. He signed again for Gillingham in July 2020 after being released by the Essex side.

Jackson has represented England C, making two appearances in 2013.

Club career

AFC Wimbledon

Born in Streatham, London,[4] Jackson joined the reserve team at AFC Wimbledon in 2008 and graduated to the first-team in the latter stages of the 2009–10 season.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7] 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,[8] but did not feature in the 2011 Conference Premier play-off final win over Luton Town, which saw the Dons gain a place in the Football League.[9]

On 10 September 2011, Jackson made his Football League debut in a 1–1 draw with Aldershot Town, coming on as a substitute.[10] He joined Conference Premier side Fleetwood Town on loan on 14 October 2011.[11] He scored twice on his debut the same day in a 3–1 away win against Lincoln City.[12] After four league games with Fleetwood, on 31 January 2012 he joined Cambridge United on loan until the end of the season.[13] He was told that he could leave the club in January, and he was released by Wimbledon at the end of the season when his contract expired.[14]

Macclesfield Town

On 7 June 2012, Jackson signed a one-year contract at Macclesfield Town, dropping down one tier to return to the Conference Premier.[15] He made his debut on 10 August 2012, earning his side a penalty during a 2–1 away defeat to Hereford United.[16] He scored once for Macclesfield in a 2–0 home win against Tamworth on 6 November 2012.[17]

Newport County

After training with Newport County for two weeks during the summer of 2013, Jackson signed for the League Two club on 1 August 2013 following confusion as to whether he was a free agent or not. To settle the issue, Newport agreed to pay Macclesfield a "small compensation fee".[18] On 6 August 2013, he made his debut in a 3–1 extra time win over Brighton & Hove Albion in the League Cup.[19]

Gillingham

In May 2015, Jackson turned down a new contract offer at Newport and signed for League One side Gillingham on a two-year contract, joining up with former Newport manager Justin Edinburgh.[20] On 8 August 2015, he made his debut in a 4–0 home win against Sheffield United.[21] He scored his first Gillingham goal on 28 November 2015 in a 2–2 away draw with Shrewsbury Town.[22]

After making more than 70 appearances for Gillingham during two seasons, he was released at the end of his two-year contract in 2017.[23]

Colchester United

On 30 June 2017, Jackson agreed to return to League Two to join Colchester United on a two-year contract.[23] He made his Colchester debut on 5 August in their 3–1 defeat at Accrington Stanley.[24] He scored his first goal for the club on 9 September in Colchester's 3–1 win against Crawley Town.[25]

He signed a new two-year contract with the club on 15 May 2018.[26] On 28 April 2020 Colchester confirmed that Jackson would be released at the end his contract in June 2020.[27]

Return to Gillingham

On 31 July 2020 it was announced that Jackson had signed again for Gillingham.[28] Following relegation to League Two, Jackson was released at the end of the 2021–22 season.[29]

Cheltenham Town

In July 2022, Jackson signed for Cheltenham Town.[30]

Sutton United

On 23 June 2023, Jackson agreed to join League Two club Sutton United upon the expiration of his Cheltenham Town contract.[31]

International career

In January 2013, Jackson was named in Paul Fairclough's England C team to face Turkey A2 in the International Challenge Trophy.[32] He played in the 1–0 semi-final defeat on 11 February 2013.[33] He made one further appearance for the C team, playing in a 6–1 defeat of Bermuda in June 2013.[34]

Style of play

Jackson is a "pacy right-back" who possesses a long throw-in.[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AFC Wimbledon 2009–10[35][36] Conference Premier 3 0 0 0 – 0 0 3 0
2010–11[36][37] Conference Premier 37 2 3 0 – 1[a] 0 41 2
2011–12[38] League Two 7 0 2 0 0 0 1[b] 0 10 0
Total 47 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 54 2
Fleetwood Town (loan) 2011–12[38] Conference Premier 4 2 – – – 4 2
Cambridge United (loan) 2011–12[36][38] Conference Premier 5 0 – – 2[a] 0 7 0
Macclesfield Town 2012–13[36][39] Conference Premier 36 1 5 0 – 0 0 41 1
Newport County 2013–14[40] League Two 29 0 3 0 2 0 2[b] 0 36 0
2014–15[41] League Two 34 0 1 0 1 0 1[b] 0 37 0
Total 63 0 4 0 3 0 3 0 73 0
Gillingham 2015–16[42] League One 37 2 1 0 2 0 1[b] 0 41 2
2016–17[43] League One 34 1 1 0 2 0 2[c] 0 39 1
Total 71 3 2 0 4 0 3 0 80 3
Colchester United 2017–18[44] League Two 42 2 1 0 1 0 1[c] 0 45 2
2018–19[45] League Two 46 2 1 0 1 0 2[c] 0 50 2
2019–20[46] League Two 34 2 1 0 5 0 5[d] 0 45 2
Total 122 6 3 0 7 0 8 0 140 6
Gillingham 2020–21[47] League One 43 0 2 0 3 0 3[b] 0 51 0
2021–22[48] League One 34 2 2 0 0 0 1[c] 0 37 2
Total 77 2 4 0 3 0 4 0 88 2
Cheltenham Town 2022–23 League One 38 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 43 1
Sutton United 2023–24 League Two 37 2 3 0 2 0 3 0 45 2
Career total 500 18 27 1 19 0 29 0 575 19
  1. ^ a b Appearances in FA Trophy
  2. ^ a b c d e Appearances in Football League Trophy
  3. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  4. ^ Three appearances in EFL Trophy, two appearances in EFL League Two play-offs

References

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