Adam Jackson

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Adam Lewis Jackson (born 18 May 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Lincoln City.

Adam Jackson

Personal information
Full name	Adam Lewis Jackson[1]
Date of birth	(1994-05-18) 18 May 1994 (age 31)[2]
Place of birth	Darlington,[2] England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.87 m)[2]
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Lincoln City
Number	5
Youth career
0000–2011	Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2016	Middlesbrough	0	(0)
2013	→ FC Halifax Town (loan)	3	(0)
2015	→ Coventry City (loan)	0	(0)
2015–2016	→ Hartlepool United (loan)	29	(3)
2016–2019	Barnsley	38	(1)
2019–2020	Hibernian	14	(3)
2020–	Lincoln City	149	(5)
International career
2009–2010	England U16	7	(0)
2010–2011	England U17	13	(2)
2011–2012	England U18	2	(0)
2012	England U19	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 07:48, 14 September 2025 (UTC)

Career

Jackson began his career with Middlesbrough and joined Coventry City on loan in September 2015.^[3] Jackson failed to make an appearance for the Sky Blues and moved on loan to Hartlepool United in November 2015.^[4] He made his Football League debut on 15 November 2015 in a 3 1 win over Leyton Orient.^[5]

On 30 August 2016, Jackson signed a three-year contract with Championship club Barnsley.^[6] His first goal for the club came in an EFL Cup tie against Derby County on 12 September 2017.^[7]

He was released by Barnsley at the end of the 2018/19 season.^[8]

On 30 May 2019, Jackson signed a two-year deal with Hibernian.^[9][10]

On 11 August 2020, Jackson signed for Lincoln City.^[11] He would make his Lincoln debut, starting in the 1 1 draw against Scunthorpe United in the EFL Trophy.^[12] He scored his first goal for the club 4 days later on the opening day of the League One season against Oxford United.^[13] He would receive a red card in his fifth league game at home to Bristol Rovers.^[14] He signed a new contract taking him until the end of the 2024–25 season on 7 May 2023.^[15] Following the end of the 2024–25 season an option was taken up in his contract.^[16] In July 2025, he signed a new contract until the summer of June 2027, with an opportunity to trigger a further year based on appearances.^[17]

Career statistics

As of 13 September 2025^[18]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Middlesbrough	2012–13[19]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2013–14[20]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2014–15[21]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2015–16[22]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FC Halifax Town (loan)	2012–13[19]	Conference North	3	0	0	0	—		0	0	3	0
Coventry City (loan)	2015–16[22]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hartlepool United (loan)	2015–16[22]	League Two	29	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	33	3
Barnsley	2016–17[23]	Championship	10	0	1	0	0	0	—		11	0
	2017–18[24]	Championship	22	1	0	0	1	1	—		23	2
	2018–19[25]	League One	6	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	10	0
	Total		38	1	1	0	2	0	3	0	44	1
Hibernian	2019–20[26]	Scottish Premiership	14	3	2	1	6	0	—		22	4
	Total		14	3	2	1	6	0	0	0	22	4
Lincoln City	2020–21[13]	League One	28	1	1	0	1	0	4 [a]	0	34	1
	2021–22[27]	League One	25	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	26	0
	2022–23[28]	League One	29	1	1	0	3	0	3[b]	0	36	1
	2023–24[29]	League One	34	1	1	0	1	0	1[b]	0	37	1
	2024–25[30]	League One	27	2	1	0	1	0	2[b]	0	31	2
	2025–26[31]	League One	6	0	0	0	1	0	1[b]	0	8	0
	Total		149	5	5	0	7	0	11	0	172	5
Career total			233	12	12	1	15	0	14	0	274	13

Notes

1. Appearance(s) in League One Play-offs & Football League Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy