Michael Jackson (footballer)

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Michael Jackson
Full name	Michael James Jackson
Date of birth	December 4, 1973 (1973-12-04) (age 34)
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Defender
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1992-1993 1993-1997 1997-2004 2002-2003 2004-2006 2006-2008	Crewe Alexandra Bury Preston North End → Tranmere Rovers (loan) Tranmere Rovers Blackpool	005 0(0) 123 0(9) 243 (17) 006 0(0) 084 0(8) 067 0(1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:03, 23 February 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Michael James Jackson (born 4 December 1973 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English professional football defender currently without a club after being released by Blackpool, for whom he was club captain.

Jackson previously played for Crewe Alexandra, Bury, Preston North End and Tranmere Rovers.

In June 2006, Jackson left Tranmere Rovers to join Blackpool. New Tranmere manager Ronnie Moore did not see a future for Jackson, and let him leave on a free.

Jackson scored his first goal for Blackpool on 19 August 2006, in an 4-2 league win at Bristol City.^[1] On 7 May 2008 he was released by Blackpool.^[2] He hadn't played for the club since late April 2008, after picking up an injury.