Michael Jackson (rugby league)

English rugby league footballer (born 1969)

For other people named Michael Jackson, see Michael Jackson (disambiguation).

Michael Jackson

Personal information

Born|  (1969-10-11) 11 October 1969 (age 55)

Playing information

Position| Second-row, Loose forward
| Club

Years  | Team  | Pld | T | G | FG | P
1988–91  | Hunslet |  |  |  |  |
1991–93  | Wakefield Trinity | 33  | 10  | 0  | 0  | 40
1994–97  | Halifax |  |  |  |  |
1998–00  | Sheffield Eagles | 46  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 12
| Total  | 79  | 13  | 0  | 0  | 52
Representative
Years  | Team  | Pld | T | G | FG | P
1991–93  | Great Britain | 6  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 8

Source: [1][2]

Michael Jackson (born 11 October 1969) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Hunslet, Wakefield Trinity, Halifax and Sheffield Eagles, as a second-row or loose forward.

## Career

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Jackson started his professional career with Hunslet before being signed by Wakefield Trinity in 1991 for a fee of £60,000.[3] In July 1993, Jackson signed a two-year contract with Halifax.[4]

Jackson was signed by Sheffield Eagles in January 1998 for a fee of £28,000.[5] He appeared as a substitute in Sheffield Eagles' 17–8 victory over Wigan Warriors in the 1998 Challenge Cup Final during Super League III at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1998. Following the club's merger with Huddersfield Giants in 1999, he joined the newly-formed Sheffield Eagles club ahead of the 2000 Northern Ford Premiership season.[6]

### International honours

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Jackson won caps for Great Britain while at Wakefield Trinity in 1991 against Papua New Guinea, in 1992 against France, Australia (sub), and New Zealand (sub), and while at Halifax in 1993 against New Zealand (2 matches) (sub).[1] He was selected to go on the 1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
2. ^ "Player Summary: Michael Jackson". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
3. ^ Huxley, John (16 November 1991). "Trinity's second row pass the Test". The Guardian. p. 20\. ProQuest 187216476.
4. ^ "Rugby League: Widnes place Eyres on the transfer list". The Independent. 15 July 1993. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
5. ^ "Rugby League: Jackson bargain for Eagles". The Independent. 24 January 1998. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
6. ^ Hadfield, Dave (8 December 1999). "Rugby League: Rebirth of the Eagles fulfils an ambition for Aston". The Independent. Retrieved 1 July 2022.

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Sheffield Eagles squad – 1998 Challenge Cup Final winners

* 1 Waisale Sovatabua
* 2 Nick Pinkney
* 3 Whetu Taewa
* 4 Keith Senior
* 5 Matt Crowther
* 6 Dave Watson
* 7 Mark Aston

* 8 Paul Broadbent (c)
* 9 John "Johnny" Lawless
* 10 Dale Laughton
* 11 Paul Carr
* 12 Darren Shaw
* 13 Rod Doyle

* 14 Michael Jackson
* 15 Darren Turner
* 16 Martin Wood
* 17 Lynton Stott

* Coach: John Kear

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Great Britain squad – 1992 Tour

* Ellery Hanley (c)
* Mark Aston
* Denis Betts
* Paul Broadbent
* Phil Clarke
* Gary Connolly
* Neil Cowie
* Lee Crooks
* Martin Dermott
* John Devereux
* Paul Eastwood
* Shaun Edwards
* Kevin Ellis
* Karl Fairbank
* Deryck Fox
* Andy Gregory
* Graeme Hallas
* Steve Hampson
* Karl Harrison
* Les Holliday
* Paul Hulme
* Alan Hunte
* Lee Jackson
* Michael Jackson
* Paul Loughlin
* Ian Lucas
* Joe Lydon
* Steve McNamara
* Billy McGinty
* David Myers
* Paul Newlove
* Sonny Nickle
* Martin Offiah
* Andy Platt
* Daryl Powell
* Dean Sampson
* Garry Schofield (vc)
* Kelvin Skerrett
* Graham Steadman

* Mal Reilly (coach)
* Maurice Lindsay (tour manager)

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