Mark Jackson (footballer, born 1977)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark Graham Jackson | ||
| Date of birth | 30 September 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Leeds, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leeds United (Under 23s Manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1995 | Leeds United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–2000 | Leeds United | 19 | (0) |
| 1998 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Barnsley (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2000–2005 | Scunthorpe United | 136 | (4) |
| 2005–2006 | Kidderminster Harriers | 39 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Rochdale | 24 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Farsley Celtic | 31 | (1) |
| 2010–2015 | Farsley | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1997 | England U20 | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2020– | Leeds United U23 | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:05, 13 March 2010 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:24, 29 December 2008 (UTC) | |||
Mark Graham Jackson (born 30 September 1977) is an English football Coach at Leeds United. He currently is the Head Coach of Leeds United's Under 23's.
As a player he started his career at Leeds United and last played for reformed Farsley, after his last club Farsley Celtic was wound-up by its administrators on 12 March 2010. He is best known for his playing spell at Scunthorpe United. He is a former England U20 international.
Coaching career
On 10 November 2015, Jackson rejoined his hometown club Leeds United as the Under 15/16's Coach, rejoining his then former Leeds Academy Manager Paul Hart at the club.[1]
On 24 June 2016, Jackson was promoted to co-Under 18's Manager at Leeds United alongside Andy Gray as part of Leeds' academy structure. Before taking the helm as the sole Manager for the 2017–18 season.[2]
In April 2018, His Leeds Under 18's side finished the 2017–18 season Northern league in first place, thus winning the Professional Development Northern League title.[3]
On 14 September 2020, he was promoted to Under 23's Head Coach, replacing Carlos Corberan who had left the role in the summer to take up a position as head coach at Huddersfield Town F.C..[4]
References
- ^ "Leeds United coaching role for former Scunthorpe United captain Mark Jackson". Scunthorpe Telegraph. Retrieved 10 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "ACADEMY: 2016/17 STRUCTURE CONFIRMED". Leeds United Official Site. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ^ "Inside Thorp Arch: 'These lads need to feel what it's like to win something for Leeds United'". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "MARK JACKSON TO LEAD UNDER-23S". Leeds United Official Site. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
External links
- Mark Jackson at Soccerbase
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- 1977 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Leeds
- Association football defenders
- English footballers
- Leeds United F.C. players
- Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
- Barnsley F.C. players
- Scunthorpe United F.C. players
- Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players
- Rochdale A.F.C. players
- Farsley Celtic A.F.C. players
- Premier League players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- England youth international footballers
- Farsley Celtic F.C. players
- Northern Premier League players
- Leeds United F.C. non-playing staff
- English football defender, 1970s birth stubs