Colin Jackson (Scottish footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Colin MacDonald Jackson | ||
| Date of birth | 8 October 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Date of death | 6 June 2015 (aged 68) | ||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Banks O' Dee | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1982 | Rangers | 341 | (23) |
| 1982 | Morton | 6 | (0) |
| 1982–1983 | Partick Thistle | 19 | (0) |
| 1983 | Morton | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 368 | (23) | |
| International career | |||
| 1975–1976 | Scotland[1] | 8 | (1) |
| 1976 | Scottish League XI[2] | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Colin MacDonald Jackson (8 October 1946 – 6 June 2015) was a Scottish footballer, who played predominantly for Rangers and the Scotland national team.
Career
[edit]Jackson, a defender, initially joined Rangers straight from Ruthrieston School in 1962. He had a spell with Aberdeen side Sunnybank Athletic before rejoining the Light Blues in 1963.[3] He made a total of 506 appearances for Rangers between 1963 and 1982 and during his time at Ibrox won 3 League championships, 3 Scottish Cups and 5 League Cups. In the 1978–79 Scottish League Cup Final, he scored a last-minute winning goal.[4] Perhaps the biggest disappointment during his career came when he missed out on Rangers' victory in the 1972 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, having failed a fitness test prior to the game against Moscow Dynamo.[5]
Jackson was also recognised internationally by the Scottish League XI, Scotland under-23 and Scotland. He won a total of eight full international caps between 1975 and 1976, scoring one goal.[1] In his eight full internationals he was unbeaten, with Scotland recording five wins and three draws.[1]
After leaving Rangers, Jackson spent a month with Morton then the rest of the 1982–83 season with Partick Thistle. He retired in the summer of 1983 and became a partner in an East Kilbride printing venture.[3] He lived in Rutherglen for over 30 years.[6]
He died of leukaemia at his home on 6 June 2015.[5][7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Colin Jackson at the Scottish Football Association
- ^ "Colin Jackson". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ a b Lamming, Douglas (1987). A Scottish Soccer Internationalists Who's Who, 1872–1986 (Hardback). Hutton Press. ISBN 0-907033-47-4. ().
- ^ "Colin Jackson: Defender who won multiple honours with Rangers and helped Scotland to victory over England in Glasgow". The Independent. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ a b Jack, Christopher (7 June 2015). "Rangers legend Colin Jackson dies after battle with leukaemia". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ Douglas Dickie (8 June 2015). "Colin Jackson: Rangers star who based himself in Rutherglen looks back on life in the Royal Burgh". Rutherglen Reformer. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ Chris Clements (7 June 2015). "Former Rangers and Scotland defender Colin Jackson dies after battle with leukemia". Daily Record. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
External links
[edit]- Rangers Hall of Fame profile
- Colin Jackson at the Scottish Football Association
- Colin Jackson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- 1946 births
- 2015 deaths
- Scottish men's footballers
- Footballers from Aberdeen
- Banks O' Dee F.C. players
- Rangers F.C. players
- Greenock Morton F.C. players
- Partick Thistle F.C. players
- Scotland men's international footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Football League representative players
- Scotland men's under-23 international footballers
- Deaths from leukemia in Scotland
- Footballers from Rutherglen
- Anglo-Scots
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen