Richard Jackson (footballer born 1980)
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Richard Jackson | |
| Date of birth | April 18, 1980 | |
| Place of birth | Whitby, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Luton Town | |
| Number | 12 | |
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| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1997–1999 1999–2007 2007– |
Scarborough Derby County Luton Town |
22 (0) 118 (0) 28 (0) |
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Richard Jackson (born April 18, 1980 in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Luton Town in League One.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Scarborough
Jackson began his career at the then League 2 club, Scarborough, as a trainee in August 1997.[1] He made his first appearance for the club in a league game in November 1997 against Doncaster Rovers but only made two appearances in the 1997-98 season.[1] In March 1998, he signed his first professional contract at Scarborough but a year later, moved to Premier League club, Derby County for a fee of £30,000, having made 22 league and cup appearances for Scarborough in the 1998-99 season.[1]
[edit] Derby County
Jackson joined Derby County in March 1999.[1] His first game for Derby came in a 0-0 draw against Newcastle United in May 2000, which was shortly followed by an appearance in a 4-0 defeat to Chelsea.[1] He made three appearances in the 2000-01 season followed by seven appearances in the 2001-02 season, at the end of which Derby were relegated to the Championship.[1] He broke into the first team on a regular basis in the 2002-03 season, during which he made 21 appearances, and was offered a new contract at the end of the season.[1][2]He consolidated his place in the first team in the 2003-04 season, making 37 appearances, and signing a new two-year contract in May 2004.[3] He made 20 appearances in the 2004-05 season until he suffered a groin injury in a game against Leeds United in January 2005, which ruled him out of first-team action until May as Derby reached the end of season play-off games.[1][4] Jackson made 27 appearances in the 2005-06 season, which was interrupted by another groin injury that saw him ruled out of first-team action for all of September and October 2005 and a hamstring injury that ruled him out for several weeks in the spring of 2006.[1][5][6] By this time, Jackson was the longest serving player at Derby and, in January 2006, signed a contract keeping him at the club until the summer of 2008.[7] However, he made only seven further appearances for Derby in the 2006-07 season and in August 2007, he moved to Luton Town on a free transfer.[1][8]
[edit] Luton Town
Jackson joined Luton Town on a two-year contract in August 2007.[8]
[edit] Career statistics
| Club | Club connection | Club matches | League matches | Club goals | League goals | Period |
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| Scarborough | Contract | 24 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 10/1997 - 03/1999 |
| Derby County | Contract | 127 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 03/1999 - 08/2007 |
| Luton Town | Contract | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 08/2007 - |
As at 07:22, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Richard Jackson. Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- ^ "Rams wait on quartet", BBC, 2003-06-17. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- ^ "Derby duo sign contracts", BBC, 2004-05-12. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- ^ "Derby boosted by Jackson's return", BBC, 2005-04-07. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- ^ "Jackson hoping to overcome injury", BBC, 2005-09-07. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- ^ "Rams defender suffers a setback", BBC, 2006-03-01. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- ^ "Derby duo sign extended contracts", BBC, 2006-01-26. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- ^ a b "Luton sign ex-Derby man Jackson", BBC, 2008-08-08. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
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