- Date of Birth: 04/12/1973(48 years)
- Country of Birth: England
- Status: Active
Premier League Records
- Matches: 8
- Wins: 3
- Draws: 2
- Losses: 3
- Goals For: 9
- Goals Against: 9
- Premier League Seasons: 1
1-x Manager of the Month
- April 2022
MANAGER BIOGRAPHY
Michael James Jackson (born 4 December 1973) is an English football manager and former professional footballer. He is an under-23 coach for Burnley and served as caretaker manager for the first team.
As a player, Jackson was a defender who played in the Football League for Crewe Alexandra, Bury, Preston North End, Tranmere Rovers, Blackpool and Shrewsbury Town. He moved into management in 2014 and has been in charge of both Tranmere Rovers and Shrewsbury Town
Mike Jackson was appointed as interim head coach of Burnley in April 2022.
In his 18-year career as a centre-back, Jackson played in the EFL for Crewe Alexandra, Bury, Preston North End, Tranmere Rovers, Blackpool and Shrewsbury Town.
He captained Blackpool to promotion from League One to the Championship via the playoffs in 2007.
At Shrewsbury, he took his first steps into management, joining the coaching staff in 2010.
From January 2014, he took charge of the first team for the rest of the 2013/14 season, but then reverted to assistant manager at the club, before departing for the same role at Tranmere in October 2016.
In July 2020, he was promoted to manager at Tranmere, but left the club three months later.
At the start of the 2021/22 season, Jackson was appointed Burnley’s Under-23 manager but was then placed in charge of the first team following Sean Dyche’s departure in April 2022.
