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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Allan Jackson | ||
| Date of birth | (1961-04-06)6 April 1961 (age 64) | ||
| Place of birth | Bradford, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1986 | Bradford City | 278 | (24) |
| 1986–1988 | Newcastle United | 60 | (3) |
| 1988–1990 | Bradford City | 58 | (5) |
| 1990–1994 | Huddersfield Town | 155 | (3) |
| 1994–1997 | Chester City | 100 | (3) |
| 1997 | Halifax Town | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 659 | (38) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1997–1999 | Huddersfield Town | ||
| 2003–2007 | Huddersfield Town | ||
| 2007–2009 | Lincoln City | ||
| 2011 | Bradford City | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Peter Allan Jackson (born 6 April 1961) is afootballmanager and former player. He has previously had two spells asHuddersfield Town manager, whom he helped win the Division Three play-off in 2004, and he has also managedLincoln City, before taking charge at his former playing clubBradford City in 2011.
As a player, Jackson started his career with his hometown clubBradford City, where as the club's youngest ever captain, he lifted theThird Division title in 1985 on the day of theBradford City stadium fire. He moved to top flight sideNewcastle United before he returned to Bradford City. He played more than 300 games in total for City, before moving to Huddersfield Town andChester City. He amassed a century of games for both of those before finishing his career withHalifax Town.
Jackson was born inBradford, England. He played as a central defender forBradford City,Newcastle United,Huddersfield Town,Chester City andHalifax Town, enjoying a strong rapport with most supporters and often was club captain.
In May 1985, Jackson collected theDivision Three championship withBradford City, but his day was to turn into a nightmare when 56 spectators were killed in a horrendousstand fire while playingLincoln City. Jackson was a regular at funerals of spectators in the weeks that followed.
Jackson moved toHuddersfield Town in 1990. He became club-captain underEoin Hand,Ian Ross andNeil Warnock, he was Reserve Team Coach, along withKevin Blackwell, in 1993 at Huddersfield until the end of the 1993–94 season. He became a fans' favourite at Huddersfield Town and was included as such in the 2006 book "100 Fans' Favourites" written by Alisdair Straughan and published by Huddersfield Town for their Centenary.
He left Huddersfield for Chester in 1994 and briefly played for non-league Halifax Town in 1997.
Jackson returned to Huddersfield Town when they gave him the opportunity to become manager in October 1997 replacingBrian Horton, after spending a few weeks playing for neighboursHalifax Town and putting them on course for a return tothe Football League. He was assisted at Huddersfield by formerWelsh managerTerry Yorath. In his first two seasons in charge he helped Town avoid relegation, and helped them to 10th place inDivision One. However, he was controversially sacked by owner Barry Rubery in 1999 to make way forSteve Bruce.
In 2003, Jackson was re-appointed manager of a Huddersfield Town that had slid down toDivision Three and were emerging from administration. In the2003–04 season, Jackson put his faith in a squad containing promising young players. Town finished fourth to gain a place in the play-offs. Town eventually beatMansfield Town on penalties in the play-off final to be promoted in Jackson's first season back. The2004–05 season saw Town finish ninth, just missing out the play-off places for promotion to theChampionship. Town had a great start to the2005–06 campaign with Jackson winning Manager of the Month for August 2005 and after eventually finishing fourth and making the League One Play-Offs, they lost 3–2 toBarnsley on aggregate. On 18 May 2006, he signed a two-year extension to his contract that would have seen him managing the club until 2009.
Jackson was sent to the stands on 12 August 2006 after grabbingBristol City'sLee Johnson around the throat in a touchline altercation 10 minutes from time in Huddersfield's 2–1 win over Bristol City.[2] On 30 August 2006, it was announced thatthe Football Association would charge Jackson over the incident and Jackson said he would appeal against the charge. He lost the appeal, but was forced to pay£300, rather than serve a touchline ban.
On 6 March 2007, Jackson left Huddersfield with his contract cancelled by mutual consent. Jackson's last game in charge was a 5–1 defeat toNottingham Forest on 3 March 2007. A statement from the board said: "The Board's clearly stated minimum aim at the start of the season was to achieve a Play-Off position, but unfortunately due to our form and the inability to attract key players, this objective is now looking remote."[3]
On 30 October 2007, Jackson was appointed as manager ofLeague Two sideLincoln City who were bottom ofthe Football League.[4] His first game in charge ended in a 1–0 home defeat to former clubChester City three days later, when he had a disagreement with the referee at the final whistle resulting in a touchline ban.[5] In February 2008, he was diagnosed withthroat cancer and announced that his treatment would commence in March.[6] Lincoln won five of their six games in February to lift them clear of therelegation places and Jackson was named the League Two manager of the month.[7] He was presented with his award in his final game before beginning treatment, when his side defeatedWycombe Wanderers 1–0 to lift them up to 14th in the table.[8] In his absence, Lincoln were managed by Jackson's assistantIffy Onuora, with assistance from Youth Team CoachGrant Brown. In June 2008, Jackson's doctors told him the treatment had been a success, but he will need regular check-ups until 2013, to ensure he does not relapse.[9]
He returned to action and in January 2009 signed a new contract with Lincoln to keep him at the club until 2011.
After a 1–0 loss in a Football League Trophy game to Darlington on 1 September 2009, Lincoln City parted company with Peter Jackson along with assistant Iffy Onoura.[10] The Lincoln board cited the club's poor home form over the previous season and poor start to the present season as reasons for their decision.[11] Jackson applied to succeed his former teammateStuart McCall at Bradford City, the club where he started his career. He was shortlisted for the vacancy but the board appointedPeter Taylor instead of Jackson.[12]
In March 2010, he joined his wife Alison, as a director of home care franchise Caremark Calderdale which provides care at home for elderly and disabled people as well as people with terminal illnesses across Calderdale. The couple will run the franchise from the Elsie Whiteley Innovation Centre, Halifax.[13]
In February 2011, Jackson was appointed as the interim manager of former club Bradford City, on a week-to-week basis, withDavid Wetherall as his assistant,[14] following the departure ofPeter Taylor. Jackson later announced that his permanent assistant would be former Middlesbrough FC assistant manager,Colin Cooper. During the summer, Jackson was given the position of permanent manager on a one-year contract for the2011–12 season. Cooper also signed a one-year contract to continue as Jackson's assistant.[citation needed] On 25 August 2011, Jackson offered his resignation to the club after a, "poor start to the season", and it was accepted.[15]
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Huddersfield Town | 7 October 1997 | 10 May 1999 | 94 | 33 | 27 | 34 | 035.1 | [16] |
| Huddersfield Town | 27 June 2003 | 6 March 2007 | 198 | 81 | 52 | 65 | 040.9 | [16] |
| Lincoln City | 30 October 2007 | 2 September 2009 | 92 | 32 | 21 | 39 | 034.8 | [16] |
| Bradford City | 27 February 2011 | 25 August 2011 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 021.1 | [16] |
| Total | 403 | 150 | 104 | 149 | 037.2 | |||
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