Mike Jackson (born 25 August 1939) is a Scottish former professional

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er and manager. Jackson played as an

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for

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, Queen of the South and

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in Scotland and Drumcondra in Ireland. Jackson had two spells as the manager of the ''Doonhamers'', (1975–78) and (1986–87), the club in

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where he played for the longest time during his career.

Celtic

Mike Jackson signed for

at the start of season 1957-58 having previously played for Scottish Junior club

. 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

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during the 1962-63 season.

St Johnstone & Third Lanark

Jackson then signed for

, playing in 24 league matches and scoring two goals, before signing for

. Jackson played in 43 league matches for the ''Hi Hi'' and scored 8 goals for the

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club.

Drumcondra and Clyde

Jackson then had a brief spell in Ireland with Drumcondra from the north of

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before he signed for

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.

Queen of the South

Jackson then signed at the start of the 1967-68 season for

club, Queen of the South. Jackson stayed in

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for three seasons at

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and played alongside players such as goalkeeper

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, Billy Collings,

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and

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. 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

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and

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Clydebank and Benburb

Jackson then signed for

for the 1970-71, where he played 12 league games without scoring any goals. Jackson then returned to

where his career had started to then finish his playing career with the ''Bens''.

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,

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, Nobby Clark,

and Iain McChesney. In a

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quarter final versus Rangers, the Ibrox club required

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to eliminate the ''Doonhamers''. Jackson on two occasions led ''Queens'' to the

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. Jackson's second spell as the ''Doonhamers'' manager (1986–87) had players such as

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Jimmy Robertson, utility player

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and

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Alan Davidson playing under his tutelage.Jimmy Robertson interview and career profile on www.qosfc.com
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, Mike Living people 1939 births Footballers from Glasgow Scottish footballers Scottish expatriate footballers Association football inside forwards Queen of the South F.C. players Celtic F.C. players Third Lanark A.C. players St Johnstone F.C. players Clydebank F.C. (1965) players Clyde F.C. players Queen of the South F.C. managers Scottish football managers Scottish Football League players Scottish Football League managers Benburb F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players