Not many a time can a player go down in history at a football club as one of the greats, especially with players moving around so often these days.

A dedicated player is hard to find, however, Johnnie Jackson is an exception. Since joining Charlton in 2010, he’s made 278 appearances, scoring 55 goals. Over half of his senior career has been played at the Valley.

Many people have fond memories of Jackson’s eight-year spell as a player in SE7. He’s created moments that will live long in Charlton’s history - and just to name a few - the two free-kicks against the Sheffield clubs, lifting the League One title and the last-minute goal against QPR that sent the stadium into hysterics.

Personally, my best memory of Jackson was when he came on as a substitute just as we had a corner in the 2-2 draw with Fulham in October 2015. Running straight into the box, he powered a header into the back of the net to halve the deficit, and shortly after, Jordan Cousins equalised in injury-time.

But it was Jackson’s presence on the pitch that was so strongly felt. What other Charlton player, past or present, could come on and instantly lift a team like that?

For me, Jacko will go down as one of the greats along with Clive Mendonca and Mark Kinsella in my time as a Charlton fan. As his playing career comes to an end, I thank him for the good times, including the memories above, as well as being involved and interacting with fans on social media or in person. I may have been roasted by him on Twitter before, but it made me laugh!

To all the fans out there who are currently boycotting home games for your own reasons, I put out a call: Blackburn on Saturday could be Jacko’s last match where we see him in the red of Charlton at the Valley if we don’t make the play-offs (I’ve very confident that we will). But for the final regular league fixture, we need to get down to the Valley and make ourselves heard, not only for the team, but for Jackson.

For all he’s done for the club, through the ups and downs, he deserves the perfect send-off.

Johnnie Jackson, on behalf of all Charlton fans… thank you.