Darren Jackson
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| Darren Jackson | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | July 25, 1966 | |
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1985–1986 1986–1988 1988–1992 1992–1997 1997–1999 1998–1999 1999–2001 2001 2001–2002 2002 |
Meadowbank Thistle Newcastle United Dundee United Hibernian Celtic → Coventry City (loan) Hearts → Livingston (loan) St. Johnstone → Clydebank (loan) Career |
48 (22) 69 (7) 87 (30) 170 (50) 29 (3) 3 (0) 56 (7) 9 (1) 9 (1) 13 (2) 493 (123) |
| National team | ||
| 1995-1998 | Scotland | 28 (4) |
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Darren Jackson (born 25 July 1966 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former international footballer who played predominantly as a striker.
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[edit] Career
Jackson began his career in 1985 with Meadowbank Thistle, where 22 league goals won him a move south to English side Newcastle United. In two years with the Magpies, Jackson scored only seven goals and returned to Scotland in 1988 with Dundee United. Jackson spent four years at Tannadice, picking up a Scottish Cup runners-up medal, before joining hometown team Hibernian in 1992. During his five years at Easter Road, Jackson was a runner-up again, this time in the League Cup and his form saw him move to Celtic in 1997. During his time at Celtic, Jackson was treated for hydrocephalus,[1] requiring surgery in September 1997 although he was playing within three months[2] as Celtic went on to win both the League and League Cup. The following season, Jackson had a spell on loan with Coventry City before joining Hearts.
In July 2000, Jackson revealed he intended to move into management once his playing career finished.[3] In October, Jackson was barred from playing for Hearts due to the impending trigger of a clause enforcing a one-year extension to his contract,[4] seeing him discuss a possible return to former club Dundee United.[5] After United signed Charlie Miller instead,[6] Jackson negotiated a deal to return to first-team action at Hearts,[7] only to find himself surplus to requirements when Craig Levein was appointed three weeks later.[8]
In January, Jackson joined Livingston on a month's loan,[9] susbequently exending it until the end of the season.[10] During this time, Hearts released Jackson from his contract.[11] After winning the First Division title with Livi, Jackson was not offered a permanent contract, returning instead to the Premier League with St Johnstone on a one-year contract.[12] Jackson made nine league appearances for the Saints before being allowed to join Clydebank on loan in January 2002, where scored a début goal in a 1-0 win.[13]
Despite Jackson's earlier vow to move into management,[3] he works as one of the SFA's 52 agents (albeit based in London),[14] representing players including fellow Scots Jackie McNamara, Mark Wilson and Steven Thompson.[15]
Jackson won 28 caps for Scotland, scoring four goals. Making his début in March 1995, Jackson was also part of the Scotland squads for Euro 96 and the 1998 World Cup, playing in two of the World Cup matches. Jackson played two further games after the tournament, appearing in the European Championship qualifying matches against Lithuania and Estonia.
[edit] International goals
- Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 October 1996 | Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia |  Latvia |
2-0 | 2-0 | 1998 WC Qualifying |
| 2 | 1 June 1997 | Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta |  Malta |
2-1 | 3-2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 3-2 | |||||
| 4 | 22 April 1998 | Easter Road, Edinburgh, Scotland |  Finland |
1-0 | 1-1 | Friendly |
[edit] Honours
[edit] Dundee United
- Scottish Cup Runner-up: 1
[edit] Hibernian
- Scottish League Cup Runner-up: 1
[edit] Celtic
[edit] Livingston
[edit] References
- ^ "Winners against the odds", BBC Sport website, 2000-07-20.
- ^ "The Scotland Squad", BBC News & Sport website, 1998-05-03. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ a b "Jackson eyes hot seat", BBC Sport website, 2000-07-20. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Contract row freezes out Jackson", BBC Sport website, 2000-10-31. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Jackson at United for talks", BBC Sport website, 2000-11-02. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Two new faces at Tannadice", BBC Sport website, 2000-11-03. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Deal allows Jackson to play again", BBC Sport website, 2000-11-17. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Jackson hurting after Hearts decision", BBC Sport website, 2000-12-07. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Hearts in transfer action", BBC Sport website, 2001-01-13. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Jackson extends life at Livingston", BBC Sport website, 2001-02-06. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Hearts release Jackson", BBC Sport website, 2001-04-04. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Saints sign up Jackson", BBC Sport website, 2001-07-21. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Clydebank 1-0 Cowdenbeath", 2002-01-19. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ The Scottish FA: Players' Agents. SFA website. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ Guidi, Mark. "Back Gordon Strachan for next year's title shot, says Darren Jackson", Sunday Mail, 2008-04-13. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
[edit] External links
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| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Jackson, Darren |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Scottish footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 25, 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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