Peter Jackson (footballer)
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| Peter Jackson | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Peter Allan Jackson | |
| Date of birth | April 6, 1961 (age 45) | |
| Place of birth | Bradford, England | |
| Nickname | Jacko | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1979–1986 1986–1988 1988–1990 1990–1994 1994–1997 |
Bradford City Newcastle United Bradford City Huddersfield Town Chester City |
278 (24) 60 (3) 58 (5) 155 (3) 100 (3) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1997–1999 2003–2007 |
Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town |
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Peter Jackson (born 6 April 1961 in Bradford, England) is a former footballer and football manager. He was last in charge of Coca-Cola League One side Huddersfield Town until 6 March 2007.[1]
He played as a central defender for Bradford City, Newcastle United, Huddersfield Town, Chester City and Halifax Town.
He returned to Huddersfield Town when they gave him the opportunity to become manager in October 1997 replacing Brian Horton. He was assisted by former Welsh manager Terry Yorath. In his first two seasons in charge he helped Town avoid relegation, and helped them to 10th place in Division One. However he was controversially sacked by owner Barry Rubery in 1999 to make way for Steve Bruce.
In 2003 he was re-appointed manager of a Huddersfield Town that had slid down to Division Three and were emerging from administration. In the 2003-04 season, Jackson put his faith in a squad containing promising young players. Town finished 4th to gain a place in the promotion play-offs. Town eventually beat Mansfield Town on penalties in the play off finals to be promoted in Jackson's first season back. In the 2004-05 season, Town finished 9th just missing out the play off places for promotion to the Championship. Pawel Abbott was the top scorer with 27 goals. In the 2005-06 season, Town have had a great start to the campaign with Jackson winning Manager of the Month for August 2005 and after eventually finishing 4th and making the League 1 Play-Offs, they lost 3-2 to Barnsley on aggregate. On 18 May 2006, he signed a 2-year extension to his contract that would have seen him managing the club until 2009.
Jackson was sent to the stands on 12 August 2006 after grabbing Bristol City's Lee Johnson around the throat in a touchline altercation 10 minutes from time in Huddersfield's 2-1 win over Bristol City.[2] On 30 August 2006, it was announced that the Football Association would charge Jackson over the incident and Jackson said he would appeal against the charge. He lost the appeal, but was forced to pay £300, rather than serve a touchline ban.
On 6 March 2007, it was announced by Huddersfield Town that Peter Jackson had left the club with his contract cancelled by mutual consent. Jackson's last game in charge was a dismal 5-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest on 3 March 2007. A statement from the board said: "The Board's clearly stated minimum aim at the start of the season was to achieve a Play-Off position, but unfortunately due to our form and the inability to attract key players, this objective is now looking remote."[1]
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| Preceded by Brian Horton |
Huddersfield Town F.C. manager 1997–1999 |
Succeeded by Steve Bruce |
| Preceded by Mel Machin (caretaker) |
Huddersfield Town F.C. manager 2003–2007 |
Succeeded by Gerry Murphy (caretaker) |
