Bill 'Newhaven' Jackson (13 April 1874 – 11 September 1921) was an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er who played for Essendon

Essendon Football Club

The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...

 and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...

 (VFL).

Jackson, who was nicknamed after a Melbourne Cup winning horse, came to Essendon from Ballarat Imperials. He played as a follower in the 1898 VFL Grand Final

1898 VFL Grand Final

The 1898 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Essendon Football Club and Fitzroy Football Club, held in Melbourne on 24 September 1898...

 loss to Fitzroy but was also used as a forward during his career. Jackson injured his knee early in Essendon's 1900 Semi Final encounter with Melbourne and retired. He however returned in the 1903 season as captain of St Kilda.

Also a successful cyclist, Jackson won Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic

Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic

The Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic cycling race is a one day road bicycle race . The race started in 1895 and is Australia's oldest one day race and the world's second oldest one day race, after the Liège–Bastogne–Liège Classic. Historically, the route started in central Melbourne and followed...

in 1897 and two Australian Cycling Championships.