Darren Jackson

Date of birth25 July 1966
Place of birthEdinburgh
NationalityScottish
Weight68 kg
Height1.78 m
PositionForward

Being used in a number of positions probably didn't help Darren's cause at Newcastle after joining from part-time football. He gained full international honours when he returned to the north of the border.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Meadowbank Thistle 01 Jul 1984 13 Oct 1986
Newcastle United 13 Oct 1986 16 Nov 1988
Dundee United 16 Nov 1988 14 Jul 1992
Hibernian 14 Jul 1992 14 Jul 1997
Celtic 14 Jul 1997 30 Mar 1999
Coventry City 20 Nov 1998 17 Jan 1999 L
Heart of Midlothian 30 Mar 1999 03 Apr 2001
Livingston 12 Jan 2001 03 Apr 2001 L
Livingston 04 Apr 2001 30 Jun 2001
St Johnstone 06 Jul 2001 11 Jul 2001 T
St Johnstone 12 Jul 2001 20 Jan 2002
Clydebank 20 Jan 2002 28 Apr 2002

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1986-87 Newcastle United FA Cup 2
1986-87 Newcastle United League Division One 16
7
3
1987-88 Newcastle United FA Cup 3
1
1987-88 Newcastle United League Cup 3
1
1987-88 Newcastle United League Division One 24
7
2
1988-89 Newcastle United League Cup 2
1988-89 Newcastle United League Division One 13
2
2
1998-99 Coventry City Premier League
3
1999-00 Heart of Midlothian Scottish FA Cup 3
1
2
1999-00 Heart of Midlothian Scottish League Cup 2
1
2
1
1999-00 Heart of Midlothian Scottish Premier League 31
4
6
5
2000-01 Heart of Midlothian Scottish League Cup
1
2000-01 Heart of Midlothian Scottish Premier League 6
5
1
2000-01 Heart of Midlothian UEFA Cup 2
1
2000-01 Livingston Scottish Division 1 8
1
1
2000-01 Livingston Scottish FA Cup 3
1
1
2001-02 Clydebank Scottish Division 2 5
3
2
2001-02 St Johnstone Scottish League Cup
1
2001-02 St Johnstone Scottish Premier League 6
3
1
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
18 Oct 1986 Newcastle United v Arsenal L 1-2 League Division One
22 Nov 1986 Chelsea v Newcastle United W 1-3 League Division One
30 Nov 1986 Newcastle United v West Ham United W 4-0 League Division One
06 Dec 1986 Charlton Athletic v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
13 Dec 1986 Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest W 3-2 League Division One
21 Dec 1986 Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United L 2-0 League Division One
26 Dec 1986 Newcastle United v Everton L 0-4 League Division One
27 Dec 1986 Watford v Newcastle United L 1-0 League Division One
01 Jan 1987 Manchester United v Newcastle United L 4-1 League Division One
03 Jan 1987 Newcastle United v Coventry City L 1-2 League Division One
21 Jan 1987 Newcastle United v Northampton Town W 2-1 FA Cup 3rd round
24 Jan 1987 Liverpool v Newcastle United L 2-0 League Division One
07 Feb 1987 Newcastle United v Luton Town D 2-2 League Division One
21 Feb 1987 Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United L 1-0 FA Cup 5th round
07 Mar 1987 Newcastle United v Aston Villa W 2-1 League Division One
21 Mar 1987 Manchester City v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
08 Apr 1987 Newcastle United v Norwich City W 4-1 League Division One
11 Apr 1987 Oxford United v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
14 Apr 1987 Arsenal v Newcastle United W 0-1 League Division One
18 Apr 1987 Newcastle United v Manchester United W 2-1 League Division One
20 Apr 1987 Everton v Newcastle United L 3-0 League Division One
25 Apr 1987 Newcastle United v Chelsea W 1-0 League Division One
02 May 1987 West Ham United v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
04 May 1987 Newcastle United v Charlton Athletic L 0-3 League Division One
09 May 1987 Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United L 2-1 League Division One
19 Aug 1987 Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United L 3-1 League Division One
22 Aug 1987 Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United W 0-1 League Division One
29 Aug 1987 Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest L 0-1 League Division One
01 Sep 1987 Norwich City v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
12 Sep 1987 Manchester United v Newcastle United D 2-2 League Division One
20 Sep 1987 Newcastle United v Liverpool L 1-4 League Division One
23 Sep 1987 Blackpool v Newcastle United L 1-0 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
26 Sep 1987 Newcastle United v Southampton W 2-1 League Division One
03 Oct 1987 Chelsea v Newcastle United D 2-2 League Division One
07 Oct 1987 Newcastle United v Blackpool W 4-1
Agg: 4-2
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
17 Oct 1987 Newcastle United v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
24 Oct 1987 Coventry City v Newcastle United W 1-3 League Division One
28 Oct 1987 Wimbledon v Newcastle United L 2-1 League Cup 3rd round
31 Oct 1987 Newcastle United v Arsenal L 0-1 League Division One
07 Nov 1987 Luton Town v Newcastle United L 4-0 League Division One
14 Nov 1987 Newcastle United v Derby County D 0-0 League Division One
19 Dec 1987 West Ham United v Newcastle United L 2-1 League Division One
26 Dec 1987 Newcastle United v Manchester United W 1-0 League Division One
28 Dec 1987 Liverpool v Newcastle United L 4-0 League Division One
02 Jan 1988 Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday D 2-2 League Division One
09 Jan 1988 Newcastle United v Crystal Palace W 1-0 FA Cup 3rd round
23 Jan 1988 Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur W 2-0 League Division One
30 Jan 1988 Newcastle United v Swindon Town W 5-0 FA Cup 4th round
06 Feb 1988 Wimbledon v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
13 Feb 1988 Newcastle United v Norwich City L 1-3 League Division One
20 Feb 1988 Newcastle United v Wimbledon L 1-3 FA Cup 5th round
27 Feb 1988 Newcastle United v Chelsea W 3-1 League Division One
05 Mar 1988 Everton v Newcastle United L 1-0 League Division One
19 Mar 1988 Arsenal v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
26 Mar 1988 Newcastle United v Coventry City D 2-2 League Division One
09 Apr 1988 Newcastle United v Queens Park Rangers D 1-1 League Division One
12 Apr 1988 Newcastle United v Watford W 3-0 League Division One
19 Apr 1988 Watford v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
23 Apr 1988 Charlton Athletic v Newcastle United L 2-0 League Division One
30 Apr 1988 Newcastle United v Oxford United W 3-1 League Division One
02 May 1988 Portsmouth v Newcastle United W 1-2 League Division One
07 May 1988 Newcastle United v West Ham United W 2-1 League Division One
27 Aug 1988 Everton v Newcastle United L 4-0 League Division One
03 Sep 1988 Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur D 2-2 League Division One
10 Sep 1988 Derby County v Newcastle United L 2-0 League Division One
17 Sep 1988 Newcastle United v Norwich City L 0-2 League Division One
24 Sep 1988 Charlton Athletic v Newcastle United D 2-2 League Division One
27 Sep 1988 Sheffield United v Newcastle United L 3-0 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
01 Oct 1988 Liverpool v Newcastle United W 1-2 League Division One
08 Oct 1988 Newcastle United v Coventry City L 0-3 League Division One
12 Oct 1988 Newcastle United v Sheffield United W 2-0
Agg: 2-3
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
22 Oct 1988 West Ham United v Newcastle United L 2-0 League Division One
26 Oct 1988 Newcastle United v Middlesbrough W 3-0 League Division One
29 Oct 1988 Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest L 0-1 League Division One
05 Nov 1988 Queens Park Rangers v Newcastle United L 3-0 League Division One
12 Nov 1988 Newcastle United v Arsenal L 0-1 League Division One
19 Nov 1988 Millwall v Newcastle United L 4-0 League Division One
03 Dec 1988 Luton Town v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
10 Dec 1988 Newcastle United v Wimbledon W 2-1 League Division One


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1994-95 Scotland B International 1
1
1994-95 Scotland Kirin Japan Cup 2
1994-95 Scotland UEFA European Championship 3
1995-96 Scotland International Friendly 1
3
1995-96 Scotland UEFA European Championship 1
2
1996-97 Scotland FIFA World Cup 7
1
1996-97 Scotland International Friendly 2
2
1997-98 Scotland FIFA World Cup 2
2
1997-98 Scotland International Friendly 4
1
1998-99 Scotland UEFA European Championship 1
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
21 Feb 1995 Scotland v Northern Ireland W 3-0 B INTER
29 Mar 1995 Russia v Scotland D 0-0 UEFA European Championship Group 8
26 Apr 1995 San Marino v Scotland W 0-2 UEFA European Championship Group 8
21 May 1995 Japan v Scotland D 0-0 KIRIN JAPAN CUP
24 May 1995 Scotland v Ecuador W 2-1 KIRIN JAPAN CUP
07 Jun 1995 Faroe Islands v Scotland W 0-2 UEFA European Championship Group 8
16 Aug 1995 Scotland v Greece W 1-0 UEFA European Championship Group 8
06 Sep 1995 Scotland v Finland W 1-0 UEFA European Championship Group 8
11 Oct 1995 Sweden v Scotland L 2-0 International Friendly
15 Nov 1995 Scotland v San Marino W 5-0 UEFA European Championship Group 8
27 Mar 1996 Scotland v Australia W 1-0 International Friendly
24 Apr 1996 Denmark v Scotland L 2-0 International Friendly
26 May 1996 USA v Scotland L 2-1 International Friendly
05 Oct 1996 Latvia v Scotland W 0-2 FIFA World Cup Group 4
09 Oct 1996 Estonia v Scotland D 0-0 FIFA World Cup Group 4
10 Nov 1996 Scotland v Sweden W 1-0 FIFA World Cup Group 4
29 Mar 1997 Scotland v Estonia W 2-0 FIFA World Cup Group 4
02 Apr 1997 Scotland v Austria W 2-0 FIFA World Cup Group 4
30 Apr 1997 Sweden v Scotland L 2-1 FIFA World Cup Group 4
27 May 1997 Scotland v Wales L 0-1 International Friendly
01 Jun 1997 Malta v Scotland W 2-3 International Friendly
08 Jun 1997 Belarus v Scotland W 0-1 FIFA World Cup Group 4
25 Mar 1998 Scotland v Denmark L 0-1 International Friendly
22 Apr 1998 Scotland v Finland D 1-1 International Friendly
23 May 1998 Scotland v Colombia D 2-2 International Friendly
30 May 1998 USA v Scotland D 0-0 International Friendly
10 Jun 1998 Brazil v Scotland L 2-1 FIFA World Cup Finals Group A
16 Jun 1998 Scotland v Norway D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Finals Group A
05 Sep 1998 Lithuania v Scotland D 0-0 UEFA European Championship Group 9
10 Oct 1998 Scotland v Estonia W 3-2 UEFA European Championship Group 9


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.