Mark Jackson (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark Graham Jackson | ||
| Date of birth | 30 September 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Leeds, England | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Farsley A.F.C. | ||
| 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– | Farsley | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 1997 | England U20 | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:05, 13 March 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Mark Graham Jackson (born 30 September 1977 in Leeds) is an English footballer who plays for reformed Farsley, after his last club Farsley Celtic was wound-up by its administrators on 12 March 2010.
Career
He started his career as a trainee at his hometown club Leeds United, but found first team opportunities scarce. After 2 failed loan spells at Huddersfield Town and Barnsley, he joined Scunthorpe United on a free transfer.
After five successful years there, he moved to Kidderminster Harriers, before coming back to league football at League Two side Rochdale for a fee of £35,000.
He was released by Rochdale on 11 May 2007, joining Conference National new-boys Farsley a month later. Jackson became the football in the community officer in Farsley and ran camps for children during the school holidays. He became the manager of the Under-19s team which were formed at the start of the 2008–09 season. When his first team manager, John Deacy was sacked, Neil Parsley took over and Jackson became the first team assistant manager.