{"id":560341,"date":"2020-07-31T07:48:53","date_gmt":"2020-07-31T11:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=560341"},"modified":"2020-12-28T11:24:39","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T16:24:39","slug":"gillingham-sign-full-back-ryan-jackson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/07\/31\/gillingham-sign-full-back-ryan-jackson\/","title":{"rendered":"Gillingham Sign Full-Back Ryan Jackson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gillingham have signed full-back Ryan Jackson. The club confirmed the signing on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gillinghamfootballclub.com\/news\/2020\/july\/jacko-signs\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official website<\/a> earlier.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson returns to Gillingham for his second spell with the club ahead of the 2020\/21 season.<\/p>\n<h2>Gillingham Sign Ryan Jackson<\/h2>\n<h3>Jackson Returns to Priestfield<\/h3>\n<p>Jackson completed his move back to Gillingham from a three-year spell at Colchester United. He made 140 appearances for the League Two side and scored six goals.<\/p>\n<p>The full-back featured for Gillingham between 2015 and 2017, making 80 appearances for the club during this time.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Gillingham&#8217;s official site following confirmation of his move today, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gillinghamfootballclub.com\/news\/2020\/july\/jacko-signs\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jackson said<\/a>: \u201cI\u2019m happy to be back; I really enjoyed my time here before so it was a bit of a no brainer to come back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember my first year of my first spell; we beat Millwall 3-0 at the Den \u2013 that was a good memory. I am now looking forward to meeting up with the boys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jackson has also played for many Football League clubs in his ten-year career. He has represented AFC Wimbledon, Fleetwood Town, Cambridge United and Macclesfield Town.<\/p>\n<h3>Evans: &#8216;He Needs No Introduction&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p>Gills manager Steve Evans was pleased to confirm the re-signing of Jackson for the club earlier today.<\/p>\n<p>Evans confirmed Jackson received offers from other clubs but was delighted to see off competition and secure the full-back&#8217;s signature ahead of the new season.<\/p>\n<p>Also speaking to the Gills official site, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gillinghamfootballclub.com\/news\/2020\/july\/jacko-signs\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evans said<\/a>: &#8220;We are really pleased; he needs no introduction from me to Gills fans, does he?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe kid had four or five options and at one point I thought he was drifting but we got it back on track and he\u2019s signed and joined us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have spoken to two or three lads that have played for me and Paul at previous clubs who played in League 2 last year and they were raving about him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"8o4czUsHQZBDIRMEcf6ocg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1146910764\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'8o4czUsHQZBDIRMEcf6ocg',sig:'79jSCXw_s9v545aUInlBL3vdhJxhziK5Dk_WeIyM368=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1146910764',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gillingham have signed full-back Ryan Jackson. The club confirmed the signing on their official website earlier. Jackson returns to Gillingham for his second spell with the club ahead of the 2020\/21 season. Gillingham Sign Ryan Jackson Jackson Returns to Priestfield Jackson completed his move back to Gillingham from a three-year spell at Colchester United. 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