Darren Jackson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darren Jackson | ||
| Date of birth | 25 July 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1986 | Meadowbank Thistle | 48 | (22) |
| 1986–1988 | Newcastle United | 69 | (7) |
| 1988–1992 | Dundee United | 87 | (30) |
| 1992–1997 | Hibernian | 170 | (50) |
| 1997–1999 | Celtic | 29 | (3) |
| 1998–1999 | → Coventry City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Heart of Midlothian | 56 | (7) |
| 2001 | → Livingston (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | St Johnstone | 9 | (1) |
| 2002 | → Clydebank (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| Total | 493 | (123) | |
| National team | |||
| 1995–1998 | Scotland | 28 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Darren Jackson (born 25 July 1966 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former international footballer, who played predominantly as a striker.
He has also worked as an agent and a coach.
Jackson began his career in 1985 with Meadowbank Thistle, while he worked in a part-time job as a printer. Twenty-two league goals won him a move south to Newcastle United for a £40,000 fee. Jackson made his Newcastle debut as a substitute for Ian Stewart in a 2–1 defeat at home to Arsenal. In two years with the Magpies, Jackson scored only seven goals and returned to Scotland in 1988 with Dundee United. Jackson spent four years at Tannadice, picking up a Scottish Cup runners-up medal.
Jackson joined Hibernian in 1992. During his five years at Easter Road, Jackson was a runner-up again, this time in the League Cup. He moved to Celtic in 1997, but Jackson was treated for hydrocephalus that required surgery in September 1997. He was playing again within three months as Celtic went on to win both the League and League Cup. The following season, Jackson had a spell on loan with Coventry City before joining his boyhood heroes Hearts.
In July 2000, Jackson revealed he intended to move into management once his playing career finished. In October, Jackson was barred from playing for Hearts due to the impending trigger of a clause enforcing a one-year extension to his contract, seeing him discuss a possible return to former club Dundee United. After United signed Charlie Miller instead, Jackson negotiated a deal to return to first-team action at Hearts, only to find himself surplus to requirements when Craig Levein was appointed three weeks later.
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