Colin Jackson (Scottish footballer)

Colin MacDonald Jackson (8 October 1946 – 6 June 2015) was a Scottish footballer, who played predominantly for Rangers and the Scotland national team.

Colin Jackson

Personal information
Full name	Colin MacDonald Jackson
Date of birth	(1946-10-08)8 October 1946
Place of birth	London, England
Date of death	6 June 2015(2015-06-06) (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

Career

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

• List of Scotland international footballers born outside Scotland