He played for Canterbury-Bankstown in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition.
Jackson played at five-eighth in 1941 but moved to the wing for the start of the 1942 season.
He was a member of the 1942 Premiership winning team and scored Canterbury's only try in the grand final defeating St. George 11–9 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Jackson then played for Valleys in the local Brisbane competition during the war years and after that moved to Cairns and Townsville.
Jackson captained a North Queensland representative side against the visiting British Lions in 1946.