Mike Jackson is a Scottish

Scottish people

The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...

 former professional association footballer and manager. He played for numerous clubs in Scotland and also had a spell in the Republic of Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

. he played at Inside Forward. As a manager he was in charge of the club for whom he had made his greatest number of appearances as a player, Queen of the South

Queen of the South

For other uses see Queen of the South Queen of the South is an alternative title for the Queen of Sheba. The phrase Queen of the South is used in the New Testament and is attributed to Jesus Christ....

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Celtic

Mike Jackson joined Celtic having been with non league club, Benburb. Jackson was at Celtic for six seasons and contributed 23 goals from his 57 league appearances. However he did not firmly establish himself as a first team regular.

St Johnstone, Third Lanark, Drumcondra & Clyde

Jackson then went to St Johnstone before transferring to Third Lanark during his second season.

He then had a spell in Ireland with a club from Dublin's North side, Drumcondra, and then in the same season played for Clyde in which he scored twice in his three league games.

Queen of the South

In 1967 Jackson joined the club with whom we was to have his greatest association, Dumfries

Dumfries

Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South...

 club Queen of the South

Queen of the South

For other uses see Queen of the South Queen of the South is an alternative title for the Queen of Sheba. The phrase Queen of the South is used in the New Testament and is attributed to Jesus Christ....

. He spent three seasons at Palmerston Park

Palmerston Park

Palmerston Park is a multi-purpose stadium on Terregles Street in Dumfries, south west Scotland. The site of the ground was formerly a farm called Palmers Toun. This is on the Maxwelltown side of the River Nith in Dumfries. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of...

 in the era of the likes of Allan Ball

Allan Ball

Allan Ball is an English former footballer. Born in Hetton-le-Hole, County Durham, Ball played as a goalkeeper, spending most of his professional career with Scottish club Queen of the South. Ball made 731 first team appearances for Queens, a club record, between 1963 and 1982...

, Iain McChesney, Billy Collings

Billy Collings

Billy Collings is a Scottish ex footballer who played for Greenock Morton, Dumbarton, Berwick Rangers, Cambuslang Rangers, Queen of the South, Stranraer and Gretna.-Greenock Morton, Dumbarton & Berwick Rangers:...

 and Lex Law

Lex Law

Lex Law is a former professional association footballer who spent a decade with Queen of the South. Law was a utility forward.-Queen of the South:...

. Jackson played 94 league games in which he scored 22 times. Like Collings 69/70 was his last season playing for Queens in which the club missed out on promotion by one place.

Management

Jackson was twice manager of Queen of the South, the first time in the seventies managing ex team mates McChesney and Ball and also Jocky Dempster

Jocky Dempster

John 'Jocky' Dempster is a Scottish former professional footballer.- Career :Dempster played with junior outfit Muirkirk before signing for Queen of the South F.C. at the start of the 1969-70 season....

, Crawford Boyd

Crawford Boyd

Crawford Boyd from Kilwinning is a Scottish former professional footballer.Crawford Boyd is best known for his time at Dumfries club, Queen of the South The defensive cornerstone of the 1970s returned to Queens during the promotion campaign of 1980-81 to make a total of 321 first team appearances...

 and Nobby Clark

Nobby Clark (footballer)

Nobby Clark is a former Scottish professional footballer who played for Partick Thistle and then served Queen of the South as both player and manager.With Partick Thistle, Clark scored a single goal in a 1-1 draw against Rangers...

. In a league cup quarter final Rangers needed extra time to eliminate Queens. He twice took QoS to the last eight of the Scottish Cup being eliminated by each of the Old Firm.

He returned in the 1980s managing the likes of Jimmy Robertson, George Cloy

George Cloy

George Cloy is former professional footballer who played his entire 12 year senior career with Dumfries side Queen of the South Cloy also played for Kello Rovers, Threave Rovers, Dalbeattie Star and Crichton...

and Alan Davidson.