Mike Jackson (footballer, born 1939)

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Mike Jackson
Personal information
Full name Michael Jackson
Date of birth (1939-08-25) 25 August 1939 (age 84)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
1955–1957 Benburb
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1957–1963 Celtic 57 (23)
1962–1964 St Johnstone 24 (2)
1963–1965 Third Lanark 43 (8)
1966–1967 Drumcondra ? (?)
1966–1967 Clyde 3 (2)
1967–1970 Queen of the South 94 (22)
1970–1971 Clydebank 12 (0)
Total233(57)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mike Jackson (born 25 August 1939) is a Scottish former professional association footballer and manager. Jackson played as an inside forward for Benburb, Celtic, St Johnstone, Third Lanark, Clyde, Queen of the South and Clydebank in Scotland and Drumcondra in Ireland. Jackson had two spells as the manager of the Doonhamers, (1975–78) and (1986–87), the club in Dumfries where he played for the longest time during his career.

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Celtic

Mike Jackson signed for Celtic at the start of season 1957-58 having previously played for Scottish Junior club Benburb. Jackson was at Celtic until the summer of 1963, having scored 23 goals in 57 league appearances. Jackson however did not establish himself as a first-team regular and departed Celtic Park during the 1962-63 season. [1]

St Johnstone & Third Lanark

Jackson then signed for St Johnstone, playing in 24 league matches and scoring two goals, before signing for Third Lanark. [2] Jackson played in 43 league matches for the Hi Hi and scored 8 goals for the Cathkin Park club. [1]

Drumcondra and Clyde

Jackson then had a brief spell in Ireland with Drumcondra from the north of Dublin before he signed for Clyde that same season. Jackson played in three league games for the Bully Wee and scored two goals season played for Clyde in which he scored twice in his three league games before leaving at the end of the 1966-67 season. [1]

Queen of the South

Jackson then signed at the start of the 1967-68 season for Dumfries club, Queen of the South. [1] Jackson stayed in South West Scotland for three seasons at Palmerston Park and played alongside players such as goalkeeper Allan Ball, Billy Collings, Jocky Dempster, Lex Law and Iain McChesney. Jackson played in 94 league matches and scored 22 goals for the Doonhamers and departed Queens alongside Collings at the end of the 1969-70 season, with the club finishing in third place in the Second Division and missing out on promotion to the First Division behind Falkirk and Cowdenbeath.

Clydebank and Benburb

Jackson then signed for Clydebank for the 1970-71, where he played 12 league games without scoring any goals. Jackson then returned to Benburb where his career had started to then finish his playing career with the Bens. [1]

Management

Jackson was the manager of Queen of the South on two occasions. Jackson's first spell (1975–78) had him in-charge of former team-mates Allan Ball, Crawford Boyd, Nobby Clark, Jocky Dempster and Iain McChesney. In a Scottish League Cup quarter final versus Rangers, the Ibrox club required extra-time to eliminate the Doonhamers. Jackson on two occasions led Queens to the Scottish Cup quarter finals before the club was eliminated by both of the Old Firm.

Jackson's second spell as the Doonhamers manager (1986–87) had players such as left winger Jimmy Robertson, utility player George Cloy and goalkeeper Alan Davidson playing under his tutelage. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Mike Jackson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  2. ↑ Third Lanark [documentary], BBC Alba, 27 January 2018
  3. ↑ Jimmy Robertson interview and career profile on www.qosfc.com
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