Dick Jackson

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Dick Jackson
Personal information
Full name Richard Jackson
Date of birth c. 1878
Place of birth Middlesbrough, England
Position(s) Central defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
18??–1898 Middlesbrough ? (?)
1898–1905 Sunderland 161 (10)
Managerial career
1912–1919 Darlington
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dick Jackson (born c. 1878) was an English footballer and manager who played for Middlesbrough and Sunderland as a Central defender and later managed the English football club Darlington from 1912 to 1919. Under his management, Darlington won the North Eastern League title in 1913. [1]

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References

  1. "History in brief". Darlington F.C. 7 July 2009. Archived from the original on 13 November 2011.