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
Born	(1987-08-27) 27 August 1987 (age 37) Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Spouse	Ella Sims[1]
Playing position	Midfielder
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
2019–2025	Old Georgians
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
2006–2021	England & GB	250	(137)
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing  England Champions Trophy 2010 Mönchengladbach European Championship 2009 Amsterdam 2011 Mönchengladbach Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow Team

He represented the England and Great Britain national teams from 2006 until 2021^[2][3][4] and appeared at three Olympic Games.

Biography

Jackson first started playing hockey for Tunbridge Wells Hockey Club whilst a schoolboy at Sutton Valence, Kent.^[5][6]

He played club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for East Grinstead from 2003 to 2008 and while there, Jackson made his full international debut for Great Britain in 2007 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy. Jackson then competed for Great Britain at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.^[7]

During his first spell for HGC in the Dutch League, he made his debut for England in 2009 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy and went on to win gold in the 2009 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, where he also won the Player of the Tournament.^[8][9] He was named FIH Young Player of the year 2009 and is the first English player to receive this accolade.^[10] Jackson also played in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.^[11]

He returned to East Grinstead and in 2012, went to his second Olympics, finishing 4th at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.^[12] Jackson also played in the England squad that won bronze at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.^[13]

In December 2014 Jackson began playing ice hockey for Invicta Dynamos, scoring a goal on his debut against London Raiders.^[14]

Jackson played for Holcombe from 2015 to 2016 and Ranchi Rays in the Hockey India League. He competed in his third Olympics at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics^[7][15] before re-joining East Grinstead.

For the 2019/20 season, Jackson joined Old Georgians,^[16] where he later experienced significant success helping the team win two league and cup doubles during the 2021-22 season and 2022-23 seasons and the league title during the 2023-24 season.^[17][18].^[19]