- Darren Jackson
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Darren Jackson Personal information Full name Darren Jackson Date of birth 25 July 1966 Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Playing position Striker Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1985–1986 Meadowbank Thistle 48 (22) 1986–1988 Newcastle United 69 (7) 1988–1992 Dundee United 87 (30) 1992–1997 Hibernian 170 (50) 1997–1999 Celtic 29 (3) 1998–1999 → Coventry City (loan) 3 (0) 1999–2001 Heart of Midlothian 56 (7) 2001 → Livingston (loan) 9 (1) 2001–2002 St. Johnstone 9 (1) 2002 → Clydebank (loan) 13 (2) National team 1995–1998 Scotland 28 (4) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Darren Jackson (born 25 July 1966 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former international footballer who played predominantly as a striker.
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Career
Jackson began his career in 1985 with Meadowbank Thistle, where 22 league goals won him a move south to 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 again 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 his boyhood heroes 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] subsequently 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[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.
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 
Latvia2-0 2-0 1998 WC Qualifying 2 1 June 1997 Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta 
Malta2-1 3-2 Friendly 3 3-2 4 22 April 1998 Easter Road, Edinburgh, Scotland 
Finland1-0 1-1 Friendly Career statistics
Club Season League Cup Lg Cup Other Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Meadowbank Thistle 1985–86 - - - - - - - - - - Total 48 22 48 22 Newcastle United 1986–87 - - - - - - - - - - 1987–88 - - - - - - - - - - Total 69 7 69 7 Dundee United 1988–89 - - - - - - - - - - 1989–90 - - - - - - - - - - 1990–91 - - - - - - - - - - 1991–92 - - - - - - - - - - Total 87 30 87 30 Hibernian 1992–93 - - - - - - - - - - 1993–94 - - - - - - - - - - 1994–95 - - - - - - - - - - 1995–96 - - - - - - - - - - 1996–97 28 11 4 1 1 0 0 0 33 12 Total 170 50 4 1 1 0 0 0 175 51 Celtic 1997–98 23 3 3 1 2 1 0 0 28 5 1998–99 6 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 13 1 Total 29 3 3 1 3 1 6 1 41 6 Heart of Midlothian 1998–99 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 1999–00 36 6 3 1 3 2 0 0 42 9 2000–01 11 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 14 1 Total 56 7 3 1 4 2 2 1 65 11 Livingston 2000–01 9 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 13 1 Total 9 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 13 1 St Johnstone 2001–02 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 1 Total 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 1 Clydebank (loan) 2001–02 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2 Total 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2 Career total 490 123 14 3 9 3 8 2 521 131 Honours
- Dundee United
- Scottish Cup Runner-up: 1
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- 1990-91
- Hibernian
- Scottish League Cup Runner-up: 1
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- 1993-94
- Celtic
- Scottish Premier Division: 1
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- 1997-98
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- 1997-98
- Livingston
- Scottish First Division: 1
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- 2000-01
References
- ^ "Winners against the odds". BBC Sport website. 2000-07-20. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/848867.stm. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
- ^ "The Scotland Squad". BBC News & Sport website. 1998-05-03. http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/ukfs_news/hi/newsid_80000/newsid_84200/84229.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
- ^ a b "Jackson eyes hot seat". BBC Sport website. 2000-07-20. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/843042.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Contract row freezes out Jackson". BBC Sport website. 2000-10-31. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/1000082.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Jackson at United for talks". BBC Sport website. 2000-11-02. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/1003586.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Two new faces at Tannadice". BBC Sport website. 2000-11-03. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/1005727.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Deal allows Jackson to play again". BBC Sport website. 2000-11-17. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/1028677.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Jackson hurting after Hearts decision". BBC Sport website. 2000-12-07. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/1057481.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Hearts in transfer action". BBC Sport website. 2001-01-13. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/1113999.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Jackson extends life at Livingston". BBC Sport website. 2001-02-06. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/livingston/1155730.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Hearts release Jackson". BBC Sport website. 2001-04-04. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/1260524.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Saints sign up Jackson". BBC Sport website. 2001-07-21. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/st_johnstone/1436110.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Clydebank 1-0 Cowdenbeath". BBC News. 2002-01-19. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_2/1765727.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
- ^ "The Scottish FA: Players' Agents". SFA website. http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_football.cfm?curpageid=1219. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
- ^ Guidi, Mark (2008-04-13). "Back Gordon Strachan for next year's title shot, says Darren Jackson". Sunday Mail. http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/sport-news/scottish-football/spl/celtic-fc/2008/04/13/back-gordon-strachan-for-next-year-s-title-shot-says-darren-jackson-78057-20381399/. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
External links
Scotland squad – UEFA Euro 1996 
Scotland squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup Categories:- Living people
- 1966 births
- Scottish footballers
- Meadowbank Thistle F.C. players
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- Dundee United F.C. players
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Celtic F.C. players
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
- Livingston F.C. players
- St. Johnstone F.C. players
- Clydebank F.C. players
- Scotland international footballers
- Scotland B international footballers
- UEFA Euro 1996 players
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- Premier League players
- Scottish Premier League players
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