| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darren Jackson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1966-07-25)25 July 1966 (age 58)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh,[1] Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| 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 | 173 | (50) |
| 1997–1999 | Celtic | 29 | (3) |
| 1998–1999 | →Coventry City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Heart of Midlothian | 55 | (7) |
| 2001 | →Livingston (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | St Johnstone | 9 | (1) |
| 2002 | →Clydebank (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| Total | 495 | (123) | |
| International career | |||
| 1995–1998 | Scotland | 28 | (4) |
| 1995[3] | Scotland B | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Darren Jackson (born 25 July 1966) is a Scottish former professionalfootballer, who played predominantly as aforward. Jackson played for several clubs in Scotland and England, includingNewcastle United,Dundee United,Hibernian,Celtic andHeart of Midlothian. Jackson played 28 times forScotland and was selected in their1998 FIFA World Cup squad.
Since retiring as a player, Jackson has worked as a footballagent and coach.
Jackson began his career with Broxburn Athletic and in 1985 joinedMeadowbank Thistle inEdinburgh, while he worked full-time as a printer for George Stewarts in Edinburgh. Twenty-two league goals won him a move south. After 9 games at the outset of Meadowbank's 1986–87 league campaign he joinedNewcastle United in October 1986.[4] Jackson made his Newcastle debut as a substitute forIan Stewart in a 2–1 defeat at home toArsenal on Saturday 18 October 1986, in which he won a penalty for his side.[5][6] In two years with theMagpies, Jackson scored seven goals.
He returned to Scotland in late 1988 withDundee United. After being ruled out for six months of his first campaign with a broken ankle which initially went undetected,[5] Jackson spent four years atTannadice, picking up a1990–91 Scottish Cup runners-up medal and finishingthat season as the club's top scorer with 18 goals.
Jackson joinedHibernian in 1992.[5] During his five years atEaster Road, he was a runner-up again, this time in the1993–94 Scottish League Cup.
He moved toCeltic in 1997 asWim Jansen's first signing,[7] but soon had to be treated forhydrocephalus[8] that required surgery in September 1997.[5] He was playing again within three months[9] as Celtic went on to winboth the League and League Cup.[5] The following season, Jackson fell out of favour and had a spell on loan withCoventry City. He scored Celtic's first official goal in the revampedUEFA Champions League competition in 1998.[10]
He next joined his boyhood heroesHearts.[5] In July 2000, Jackson revealed he intended to move into management once his playing career finished.[11] In October, he was barred from playing for Hearts due to the impending trigger of a clause enforcing a one-year extension to his contract,[12] seeing him discuss a possible return to former club Dundee United.[13] After United signedCharlie Miller instead,[14] Jackson negotiated a deal to return to first-team action at Hearts,[15] only to find himself surplus to requirements whenCraig Levein was appointed three weeks later.[16]
In January, Jackson joinedLivingston on a month's loan,[17] subsequently extending it until the end of the season.[18] During this time, Hearts released him from his contract.[19] After winning theFirst Division title withLivi,[20] scoring one goal in the process againstFalkirk,[21] Jackson was not offered a permanent contract. He returned to the Premier League withSt Johnstone on a one-year deal.[22] Jackson made nine league appearances forSaints, scoring once againstDundee,[23] before being allowed to joinClydebank on loan in January 2002, where scored a début goal in a 1–0 win.[24]
Jackson won 28 caps forScotland, scoring four goals. Making his début in March 1995, Jackson was also in the starting line-up for a fixture againstEstonia inTallinn in October 1996, but a scheduling dispute meant the home team did not adhere to a quickly-rearranged afternoon kick-off time, andthe match was abandoned at kick-off with no caps awarded to the Scotland players; the fixture was re-arranged for the following February, but Jackson was not selected.[25][26]
He was part of the Scotland squads forUEFA Euro 96 and the1998 FIFA World Cup,[5] playing in two of the World Cup matches. Jackson played two further games after the tournament, appearing in theUEFA Euro 2000 qualifying matches againstLithuania and Estonia.
Despite Jackson's earlier vow to move into management,[11] he became anSFA agent[27] representing players including fellow ScotsJackie McNamara,Mark Wilson andSteven Thompson.[28] In February 2013, Jackson relinquished his agent status to join client and former Celtic teammate McNamara – recently appointed as manager of Dundee United – as a coach.[29] While at the club, United lost the2014 Scottish Cup and2015 Scottish League Cup Finals.[30] Jackson left Dundee United in September 2015, following McNamara's departure.[31][5] Three months later he was declaredbankrupt.[32] He then served as assistant manager toGary Locke atRaith Rovers, until both were sacked by the club in February 2017.[33]
Jackson was appointed first team coach atSt Mirren in June 2018,[34] but left in September following the departure of managerAlan Stubbs.[35]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Lg Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Meadowbank Thistle | 1985–86 | 39 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 43 | 19 |
| 1986–87 | 9 | 5 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 5 | |
| Total | 48 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 53 | 24 | |
| Newcastle United[36] | 1986–87 | 23 | 3 | 2[a] | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
| 1987–88 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 37 | 4 | |
| 1988–89 | 15 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Total | 69 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 83 | 9 | |
| Dundee United[37] | 1988–89 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| 1989–90 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 32 | 8 | |
| 1990–91 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3[c] | 1 | 46 | 18 | |
| 1991–92 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 11 | |
| Total | 87 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 110 | 37 | |
| Hibernian[38] | 1992–93 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 1 | 43 | 15 |
| 1993–94 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 46 | 8 | |
| 1994–95 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 11 | |
| 1995–96 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 39 | 11 | |
| 1996–97 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2[d] | 2 | 33 | 12 | |
| Total | 173 | 50 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 206 | 59 | |
| Celtic[39] | 1997–98 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3[c] | 1 | 31 | 6 |
| 1998–99 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 7[e] | 1 | 14 | 1 | |
| Total | 29 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 45 | 7 | |
| Coventry City (loan) | 1998–99 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |
| Heart of Midlothian[40] | 1998–99 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 1 |
| 1999–00 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 9 | |
| 2000–01 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 1 | 14 | 1 | |
| Total | 55 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 64 | 11 | |
| Livingston (loan) | 2000–01 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| St Johnstone | 2001–02 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Clydebank (loan) | 2001–02 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| Career total | 495 | 123 | 45 | 10 | 36 | 11 | 24 | 7 | 600 | 151 | |
| Scotland national team[41] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 1 |
| 1997 | 6 | 2 |
| 1998 | 8 | 1 |
| Total | 28 | 4 |
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 |
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