Mike Jackson

Mike Jackson (born 25 August 1939) is a Scottish former professional footballer and manager. Jackson played as an inside forward for Benburb, Celtic, St Johnstone, Third Lanark, Clyde, Queen of the South and Clydebank in Scotland and Drumcondra in Ireland. Jackson had two spells as the manager of the Doonhamers, (1975–78) and (1986–87), the club in Dumfries where he played for the longest time during his career.

Celtic Mike Jackson signed for Celtic at the start of season 1957-58 having previously played for Scottish Junior club Benburb. Jackson was at Celtic until the summer of 1963, having scored 23 goals in 57 league appearances. Jackson however did not establish himself as a first-team regular and departed Celtic Park during the 1962-63 season.

St Johnstone & Third Lanark Jackson then signed for St Johnstone, playing in 24 league matches and scoring two goals, before signing for Third Lanark. Jackson played in 43 league matches for the Hi Hi and scored 8 goals for the Cathkin Park club.