Ashley Jackson (field hockey)
Ashley Steven Jackson (born 27 August 1987) is an English field hockey player who plays club hockey as a defender or midfielder for Old Georgians'.
| Great Britain v Australia 13 June 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ashley Steven Jackson | ||
| Born | 27 August 1987 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 | ||
| 2003–2008 | East Grinstead | ||
| 2008–2010 | HGC | ||
| 2010–2015 | East Grinstead | ||
| 2015–2016 | Holcombe | ||
| 2015–2017 | Ranchi Rays | ||
| 2016–2018 | East Grinstead | ||
| 2018–2019 | HGC | ||
| 2019–present | Old Georgians | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2021 | England & GB | 250 | (137) |
Medal record | |||
| Last updated on: 2 February 2022 | |||
He represented the England and Great Britain national teams from 2006 until 2021.[2][3][4][5]
In December 2014 Jackson began playing ice hockey for Invicta Dynamos, scoring a goal on his debut against London Raiders.[6]
In June 2017, together with his brother, Wesley Jackson, he founded Jackson coaching.[7]
Club career edit
Jackson plays club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Old Georgians', whom he joined in 2019.[8]
He has also played for East Grinstead, Holcombe and two spells for HGC in the Dutch League, as well as for Ranchi Rhinos in the Hockey India League.
He first started playing hockey for Tunbridge Wells Hockey Club whilst a schoolboy at Sutton Valence, Kent.[9][10]
International career edit
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. He went on to win gold in the 2009 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship where he also won the Player of the Tournament.[11][12] He was named FIH Young Player of the year 2009 and is the first English player to receive this accolade.[13] He competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, finishing 4th at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and competed in his third at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. Jackson also played in the England squad that won Bronze at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[14]
References edit
- ^ Hockey Paper (10 December 2020). "Ice cool Ashley Jackson has 'nothing to prove' in bid for Olympic hockey glory".
- ^ "Ashley Jackson Stepping Away from International Hockey". 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Ashley Jackson".
- ^ "FixturesLive".
- ^ "Senior Squads | England Hockey".
- ^ "InvictaDynamos | 51. Ashley Jackson". 4 November 2023.
- ^ https://www.jackson7coaching.com/
- ^ "Ashley Jackson joins Old Georgians in surprise hockey transfer". 5 November 2018.
- ^ "East Grinstead's Ashley Jackson, the one-club striker overcoming pain to map England's golden path". The Daily Telegraph. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ "EHL Statistics". Fixtureslive.com. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ "International Hockey Federation".
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Ashley Jackson Profile". glasgow2014.com. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ "England's men's hockey team win bronze in Glasgow after penalty shoot-out win over New Zealand". The Daily Telegraph. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
External links edit
- Ashley Jackson at the International Hockey Federation
- Ashley Jackson at Olympics.com
- Ashley Jackson at Olympedia
- Ashley Jackson at Team GB
- at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)