Peter Jackson (footballer born 1905)

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Peter Jackson
Personal information
Full name	Peter Jackson
Date of birth	1905
Place of birth	Luddendon Foot, Halifax, England
Date of death	9 May 1986
Playing position	Half back
Youth clubs
	Luddendon Foot Hebden Bridge
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1924–1934 1934–1935	Stoke Southend United	3 (0)
Teams managed
1950–1954 1955–1961	Wrexham Bradford City
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Peter Jackson (1905 – May 9, 1986) was a former footballer and manager.

His twin sons Peter and David were also professional footballers. Both played under their father at Wrexham and Bradford City.

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Managerial career 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Playing career

Born in Luddendon Foot, Halifax, England, Jackson started his career in local football first with his hometown club before joining Hebden Bridge. In 1924, he joined league side Stoke as a half back. He spent ten years at the Victoria Ground during which time the club changed its name to Stoke City and became one of the top clubs in the country. Jackson's career spanned three divisions but he only played 71 games.

In 1934, he moved to Southend United but after just three games he returned to the Stoke City in the role as assistant manager.

[edit] Managerial career

Jackson's return to the Victoria Ground was as assistant manager to the club's new manager Bob McGrory in 1935. In November 1950 he took his first full managerial role at Wrexham. He made history by giving debuts to his twin sons Peter and David.^[1]

Jackson Senior moved to Bradford City in February 1955 after Ivor Powell was sacked. Both his sons followed him from Wales to West Yorkshire. City were forced to apply for re-election in Jackson's first season following a poor run of form under Powell. Jackson's first full season saw the team come 8th in Third Division (North) followed by a 9th place finish in 1956–57. In 1957–58 the club recorded its best post-war position by coming third.

The leagues were re-organised the following season and City's positions dropped to 11th and 19th in Division Three before the club were relegated in 1960–61. Jackson left the club in March 1961. His two sons left with him. Peter Junior had played 199 league games, and David 250 scoring 61 goals. The pair moved to Tranmere Rovers.

Jackson Senior returned to Stoke City as a scout. In March 1969 he moved back to Bradford again as a scout.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Peter Jackson management career stats at Soccerbase

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