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'.

Ashley Jackson
Great Britain v Australia 13 June 2015
Personal information
Full name Ashley Steven Jackson
Born (1987-08-27) 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
Men's field hockey
Representing  England
Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place 2010 Mönchengladbach
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2009 Amsterdam
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Mönchengladbach
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow Team
Last updated on: 2 February 2022

He represented the England and Great Britain national teams from 2006 until 2021.[1][2][3][4]

In December 2014 Jackson began playing ice hockey for Invicta Dynamos, scoring a goal on his debut against London Raiders.[5]

In June 2017, together with his brother, Wesley Jackson, he founded Jackson coaching.[6]

Club career

Jackson plays club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Old Georgians', whom he joined in 2019.[7]

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.[8][9]

International career

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.[10][11] He was named FIH Young Player of the year 2009 and is the first English player to receive this accolade.[12] 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.[13]

References
  1. "Ashley Jackson Stepping Away from International Hockey".
  2. "Ashley Jackson".
  3. "FixturesLive".
  4. "Senior Squads | England Hockey".
  5. "InvictaDynamos | 51. Ashley Jackson".
  6. https://www.jackson7coaching.com/
  7. "Ashley Jackson joins Old Georgians in surprise hockey transfer". 5 November 2018.
  8. "East Grinstead's Ashley Jackson, the one-club striker overcoming pain to map England's golden path". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  9. "EHL Statistics". Fixtureslive.com. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  10. "International Hockey Federation".
  11. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ashley Jackson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  12. "Glasgow 2014 - Ashley Jackson Profile". glasgow2014.com. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  13. "England's men's hockey team win bronze in Glasgow after penalty shoot-out win over New Zealand". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 November 2014.


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