Michael Jackson (footballer, born 1980)

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Michael Jackson
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-06-26) 26 June 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Cheltenham, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bishop's Cleeve
Youth career
Charlton Rovers
Cheltenham Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–2002 Cheltenham Town 30 (0)
2001 → Weston-super-Mare (loan)
2002 Swansea City 1 (0)
2002 Bath City
2002 Cirencester Town
2002–2004 Weston-super-Mare
2004–2008 Cirencester Town 145 (8)
2008–2013 Bishop's Cleeve 79 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:27, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

Michael Jackson (born 26 June 1980) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder. He played in the Football League for both Cheltenham Town and Swansea City. He retired in Bishop's Cleeve in 2013.

Career

Jackson played youth football for Charlton Rovers in his hometown of Cheltenham and at the age of 16 he was picked up by Cheltenham Town. He progressed through the youth team at Whaddon Road and featured for the first team in a Conference National game against Halifax Town in 1998. Jackson then featured for the Robins in the Football League. [1]

In 2002, Jackson was sent out on loan by manager Steve Cotterill to non-league side, Weston-super-Mare. [2] Jackson was then released by Cheltenham along with five other players. [3]

In June 2002, after a successful trial, Jackson joined Welsh side Swansea City. [4] [5] [6] Jackson made just a single appearance for Swansea as a substitute in a home win over Southend United. [7] Jackson was released and returned to non-league football with Bath City in November 2002 when new Swansea City manager, Brian Flynn, revealed Jackson and two others were not part of his plans at the club. [8]

As soon as Jackson joined Bath, he was loaned out to Cirencester Town to gain match fitness he had lost whilst on the sidelines at Swansea for a month. After a short spell with Bath, Jackson returned to Weston-super-Mare. This time however permanently and Jackson spent two years at Weston.

In the summer of 2004, Jackson returned permanently to Cirencester Town and was part of the Cirencester side that gained promotion to the Southern League Premier Division in April 2004. [9] And Jackson went on to make over 100 appearances for the Centurions in a four-year spell at the club before eventually leaving in 2008 for rival Southern League side, Bishops Cleeve. [10] [11]

Jackson agreed a new deal with Bishop's Cleeve to keep him at the club for the 2012–13 season in June 2012. [12] In May 2013, he became player/assistant manager to John Brough after the departure of Alex Sykes and his backroom team at the club. [13]

Michael announced his retirement from playing in September 2013 due to work and played his last game for Bishops Cleeve against Didcot Town on 21 September [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "One hundred nearly up". ctfc.com.
  2. ↑ "Michael Jackson loaned to Weston-super-Mare". ctfc.com. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  3. ↑ "Robins shed six". Sky Sports.
  4. ↑ "Jackson offered Swansea chance". ctfc.com.
  5. ↑ "Swansea sign Smith". BBC Sport. 14 June 2002.
  6. ↑ "Medical day for new signings". swanseacity.net.
  7. ↑ "Past Players". swanseacity.net. Archived from the original on 10 May 2010.
  8. ↑ "Jackson signs for Dr Martens League side". swanseacity.net.
  9. ↑ "The corks go popping as Cirencester Town clinch promotion". Wilts & Glos Standard. 15 April 2004.
  10. ↑ "Paul: Cleeve switch can heal Jackson's world". thisisgloucestershire. 10 July 2008. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  11. ↑ "Gary Thorne And Andy Minturn Are The Latest To Join The Centurions". cirentownfc.com. 12 July 2008.
  12. ↑ "Sykes targeting the playoffs after sealing deals with his four award winners". thisisgloucestershire.co.uk. 18 June 2012. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  13. ↑ "Former Cheltenham Town defender John Brough to take over at Cleeve". Gloucestershire Echo. 14 May 2013. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013.
  14. ↑ "BISHop's Cleeve have been rocked by player/Assistant manager Michael Jackson's decision to hang up his boots | This is Gloucestershire". Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
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